Vine Catcher

My son, Eric, has been doing some freelance web development for the past year. One of the sites that he's been working with is really interesting.

Derek Bennington started Vine Catcher as a community forum for people to share their interest in wine, and pairing with food. I think that his idea is to help make wine more accessible for the common person who isn't a wine connoisseur or expert.

You can either browse the wines and recipes in the database, or search for particular criteria. The site uses a very simple and straight-forward rating system of 1-5 starts, instead of the traditional 100 point scale (which really starts at 80?).

Its very easy to setup a free account, and enter notes on wines that you try, which you can keep private or share with others.

I've been entering the wines that I've been trying, mostly German Rieslings, on VineCatcher for the past few months. Check it out!