Faq

What is taste-a-wine?

Taste A Wine is a tasting note database created for wine lovers all around the world.

Taste-a-wine.com is an extension of the Taste A Wine iPhone app : the tasting notes you create within the app are automatically synchronized with your taste-a-wine.com account.taste-a-wine.com.

What can I do on taste-a-wine.com?

taste-a-wine.com.is an awesome source of wine related information. Search for a wine on our website and access all the tasting notes our members have written about it.

Sign up and browse the tasting notes you have created on your iPhone with ease? and style (detailed information, bigger pictures, etc.)!

Moreover, once signed in, you will be able to follow users, create wishlists and export your tasting note journal as an Excel file.

How can I create a tasting note on taste-a-wine.com?

Currently, it is not possible to enter tasting notes through the taste-a-wine.com website. You have to use our Taste A Wine iPhone app to create new tasting notes.

What if I don't have an iPhone?

Currently our app is only available for iPhone.

We are thinking about making our app compatible with other smart phone platforms, so if you own an android, blackberry (or any other phone for that matter), send us an email at smartphone@taste-a-wine.com... And don't forget to specify which phone and operating system you use!

What does the "follow" link found next to tasters' names mean?

Over time, you're likely to stumble upon users that like the same kind of wines you do and write very interesting and information rich tasting notes.

Clicking "follow" will give you easy access to the tasting notes of your favourite users on your dashboard (the page you see when you sign in).

What does "Add to wish list" mean?

It adds the selected wine to your wish list. Easy, right?

What does "recommended" mean?

A wine that is featured as "recommended" has been flagged as "to buy" by at least one of the people who tasted it.

This means that the taster found it good enough to buy, thus enabling us to label it as "recommended".

Can I share my tasting notes on Facebook?

Yes, simply follow +++this link+++ or use our iPhone app (Settings > Facebook).

Can I share my tasting notes on Twitter?

Sure! simply follow +++this link+++ and enter your login and or use our iPhone app (Settings > Twitter ? Don't forget to hit "back" once you've entered your login and password information!)..

What are the "points" you sometimes mention across the website?

Whenever a member tastes a wine and archives it (meaning it appears on taste-a-wine.com), he is awarded points. These points are meant to reward our tasters. The better the tasting note, the more points. Consequently, you can also tell if a taster is trustworthy or not by checking out his points.

How do you evaluate the quality of a tasting note (and give points accordingly)?

The quality of a tasting is evaluated as follows :

                                                                                                           

Picture	1 pt
Audio comment	1 pt
Written comment (manual), min. 140 caractères	1 pt
Written comment (wizard)
less than 5 criteria	1 pt
5 criteria or more	3 pts
Price and place of purchase (with full address)	2 pts
Tasting context	1 pt
Thorough review bonus      (Everything is filled out except perhaps Audio Comment and Written Manual OR Wizard comment)	3 pts

What is the approval rate?

This rate is the ratio between people who find that your notes are useful and people who find them useless.

I do not understand the difference between "standardized rating" and "original rating". Any help?

Our iPhone app enable our users to choose the rating scale that suits them best (100 points, 5 stars, etc.).

Why should I let the iPhone app access my Localization information?

Whenever you create a new tasting note, we store the date and the place you are recording it in. This is a great way to remember your past wine tastings more vividly. "I remember, it was last December in Napa".

What is archiving?

Archiving a tasting note allows one to precisely identify the wine it refers to.

The goal is to enable you to :

- search among your tasting notes (by producer, appellation, region, etc.)
- sort and filter your tasting notes (by rating, appellation, region, etc.)
- save, publish and access your tasting notes on www.taste-a-wine.com