Reviewed by: Greg Martz

Visit the Pocket Vineyard page at Neohand for more information.

Imagine if you could take a wine expert with you every time you went to a restaurant or wine shop. Someone who could tell you if 1996 was a good year for that Bordeaux you were looking at, or what wine goes best with the spicy Asian noodles you ordered from the local Thai joint down the street.

neohand, inc. has teamed up with noted wine writer Amy Reiley to create the ultimate wine guide you can take anywhere. Amy Reiley's Pocket Vineyard is made up of four sections, each designed to enhance your enjoyment of wine.

1. My Tasting Notes - A place for you to enter your own views on wines you have tasted.
2. Glossary - Explains many common wine and wine tasting terms.
3. Vintage Chart - Tells you whether a particular area of the world had a good wine for a particular year.
4. Food Pairing - Lets you choose a type of meal and it will make wine selections.

This is a good application for someone with a general interest of wines, but not a whole lot of knowledge. Anyone well versed in wines will find this product well short of information. However, for someone just getting into wine tasting, it will hold it's own to other similar products. Nothing outstanding though.

Product was easy to use, no major problems.

Likes

1. Not a lot of likes.

Dislikes

1. Too simplistic, not enough in depth information.

Who should buy: A beginner
Who shouldn't: Someone with more in depth wine knowledge

Cost: $19.95

Rating: 2 needles (out of five).