Initial Thoughts
Response from developer
Thank you for posting your review and interesting suggestion. We are happy to consider all suggestions and will include them in the app if possible. If you would like to provide some additional information on your suggestion (through Support on the app), it would be much appreciated. Cheers.
Fantastic and detailed recommendations
Response from developer
We are delighted you are enjoying the app and find it helpful. Good food and wine pairings can greatly increase your enjoyment of both the food and the wine. Thank you for taking the time to post your review and may you enjoy many more great pairings.
Used to be great
Response from developer
The app structure has not changed. The free version gives you limited access to all areas of the app. This to allow users to determine if the app is right for them and meets their needs. If they decide it is, they can then subscribe on a monthly or annual basis, or purchase the app outright. If you tap on a restricted element in the free app the subscribe / purchase option will appear. The appearance of this screen is determined by the users actions. Hopefully, you will find a free wine app that meets you needs.
Go to app for wine education
Fall 2023
I may be biased but there is scant information about the Canadian wine industry. The Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario have matured into notable wine regions. Hence down to 4 stars on the app.
Response from developer
Thank you for your review and we’re glad you find the app so handy and helpful. We do our best to provide accurate information on a wide range of grape varieties and regions, as well as food pairing advice and recommendations and a unique cellar management function to record and track your wines in a visual and meaningful way. Your points on Okanagan Valley and the Niagara Peninsula are noted and will be reviewed in light of your comments. Your feedback is much appreciate and very welcome. Thank you.
Amazing tool!
I highly recommend! I use it all the time as a sommelier .
Response from developer
As a Sommelier, a wine industry professional, we really do appreciate your very positive review of Pocket Wine Pairing. Independent reviews such as yours are very helpful to those who wish to expand their wine knowledge and understanding, as well as to find great pairings that elevate both the wine and the food. We strive to make the app accessible and valuable to all enthusiasts, from the wine novice to the wine expert, and reviews such as yours greatly support this objective. Thank you very much for sharing your views with everyone.
Sneaky upcharges
Response from developer
The app is free to download to enable you to see the structure of the app and to sample the contents. If you like what you see you can take a free trial with access to all of the apps content and features – you can cancel the trial (or subscriptions) anytime: open Setting app > tap your name > tab subscriptions. If the app meets your needs you can then purchase it outright or take out a monthly or annual subscription. A simple analogy would be retail stores, which are free to walk into. You can have a look at the goods and then decide if you want to make a purchase or not. If you do make purchases the prices you pay are not “sneaky upcharges”, they are just the price for the goods you buy.
Food Choices
Response from developer
Thank you for your review and feedback. There have been numerous improvements to the app in recent years, although much of this has centred on areas outside of the recipe index. Having said that, many new grape varieties have been added, which enhances the choices available when finding a good pairing. New dishes are in the pipeline and will be added soon. Your observation and feedback are much appreciated and help inform the update process. Thank you for taking the time to post your review.
Wine Nerds will love this.
One of the few paid apps I’m glad I purchased.
The team behind this love Wine and are really responsive. Looking forward to the new features.
Response from developer
We are “Wine Nerds” and obviously we do love the app. We set out to demystify food and wine pairing and to make it easy to find great matches. Saving your wines to the My Wines section of the app also allows you to add as many photos as you like to a wine. So, as well as photos of the wine, you can add photos of your meal, the recipe, the restaurant menu etc. Many thanks for taking the time to post your review.
Hard to use
Response from developer
The free version of the app you downloaded is indeed quite limited, as it is only intended to show the structure and main content areas of the app. To get a full appreciation of the app you would need to select the Free Trial option, which gives you access to all the content and features. At any time you can opt out of the trial. Perhaps it’s worth mentioning that you can manage or cancel subscriptions to any app through the Settings app on your device. Here is a link to Apple’s advice page on this, which you might find helpful: https://cutt.ly/7nC1EFO. Should you take the Free Trial you might feel differently about the app, as it generally considered very user friendly and easy to use. Nonetheless, thank you for making your concerns known.
I work at a winery
Response from developer
Thank you for your review, which is much appreciated. As a wine professional your comments are most welcome. There is no doubt that good pairings elevate both the wine and the food, and a little knowledge can go a long way to enhancing our enjoyment. Good to know your winery works with many different grapes – variety is the spice of life.
A must for wine lovers
A bountiful resource with great interface!
Response from developer
We are delighted you are enjoying the app and thank you for such a well-considered and constructive review. There is a great deal of content, and many sections, within the app and we have done our best to make navigation as easy and user friendly as possible. Wine is one of life’s great pleasures and may we wish you continued enjoyment.
Dinner Party Success Partner
Response from developer
Thank you for such a positive and informative review of the app. Good wine pairings make such a difference and fortunately it’s not “Rocket Science”, although many people seem to think it is. An understanding of wine styles and some basic rules is all it takes. Your comment on dessert wines and pairings is appreciated and noted. In relation to serving temperatures there is a section in the app’s Glossary under the heading “Serving Temperatures for Wines”, which you might find helpful.
In restaurant or at home
Response from developer
Delighted you find the app’s food pairing advice and recommendations helpful. The cellar feature is something we are very proud of, and glad to read that you are using it to sync your wines between your devices. Thank you for your comments and for taking the time to review the app.
Disappointing customer service
Response from developer
So sorry to hear of your issue. Unfortunately we have no record of your support request. We pride ourselves on customer service and answer 95% of requests within 24 hours. Our communication with Apple on this issue is still ongoing. As most users have no problem upgrading to the premium version of the app, Apple have suggested that the issue is likely with user’s devices. However, we suspect that the issue may be related to iOS software update 13.5.1 as many developers have reported similar issues with this update. If you contact us by mail at support@wineparadigm.com we will be happy to provide you with more information.
Lots of Uses
Response from developer
Thank you for an excellent and well considered review of the app. We are delighted you are enjoying its many features and finding them so useful. The app is designed to be easy to use, informative, educational and as a journal to enable you to manage your cellar and record your own adventure in wine. Your feedback is very much appreciated.
Terrific App!
Great wine app
Response from developer
Thank you sharing your views of the app and helping others to understand its benefits, especially those who work in the restaurant trade and related sectors. The time and consideration you have taken to post your review is very much appreciated.
Really Good Wine App
Response from developer
Thank you for your well-considered and positive review. The app is indeed quite detailed – with more content than two average sizes novels – and we have tried to make the information as easy to access as possible. It takes time and effort to write reviews and we really do appreciate you comments, which will be very helpful to other wine enthusiasts. Cheers!
Excellent Wine App
Response from developer
We are delighted you like the app. One of our priorities is to ensure that it is easy to use, so that users can enjoy navigating the content and all of the wines they have saved to the app. Thank you for taking the time to share your views on the App Store. It is greatly appreciated.
