Open SmartCellar on the web or iPhone to see what you own, where it is resting and whether now is a good time to pull the cork.
A list of wine names is not enough. A worthwhile cellar app should find the bottle, show how many remain and bring back your last tasting note before you decide what to open.
One cellar and up to 50 bottles, free. No card required.
Producer, vintage, quantity, price, rack position and drinking window are available from a phone or browser. That is useful in front of the rack, in a wine shop or halfway through a restaurant list.
A label photograph can start the record and a bottle profile can supply useful background. You review the producer, wine and vintage before anything joins the cellar.
Drinking windows and tasting history help you decide what deserves more time and what is ready for dinner. Cella can narrow the choice when several bottles would suit.
A worked cellar example
The value of a cellar app appears when the record answers the next practical question without sending you back to a notebook or spreadsheet.
Look up the producer, vintage and quantity before another case is bought.
Use the cellar and location, such as Rack B · Row 3, to reach the bottle directly.
Reduce the quantity, add a tasting note and reconsider the remaining bottles’ drinking window.
SmartCellar uses the same private record on web and iPhone, so a small update made beside the bottle is there when the next decision arrives.
Use the same cellar record wherever the next bottle choice happens.
See which regions, vintages and styles are already well represented before adding another case.
Search the cellar, rack or shelf rather than relying on memory and a torch.
Consider the drinking window, quantity and previous tasting notes before opening.
Save what you thought and adjust the remaining quantity while the bottle is still fresh in mind.
At minimum, it should keep the wine, vintage, quantity and exact location. Purchase details, drinking windows and tasting notes then make the record far more useful when choosing a bottle.
Yes. SmartCellar is available on the App Store for iPhone and through a desktop browser, using the same account and cellar records.
No. Your collection is private by default. You decide whether to share a cellar with another user or publish a link to a particular bottle or tasting note.