WineSpectator.com has launched a new version of its website, Wine Spectator Mobile, optimized for Internet-enabled smartphones, PDAs and other mobile devices. Wine Spectator Mobile includes some of WineSpectator.com's most popular features: Wine Ratings Search, Vintage Charts and Personal Wine List.

WineSpectator.com subscribers can log in with their existing account information at mobile.winespectator.com. If you're not a WineSpectator.com member, subscribe now to get access.

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Originally posted by Joe Meyerson:
Wine Ratings Search, Vintage Charts and Personal Wine List.

Nice features.
What about the blogs, Insider, etc. Any chance there'll be access to some of these areas of the site as well?

omg..I ve been using my Treo for years to access the entire site.. This will probably be like Ebays version and severely restrict basic usage.
All for the sake of a 2 second faster download.
Ill give it a try and report back

I don't think you are required to use the mobile site with your treo.

It's a great feature especially if you are in the wine shop or restaurant ordering a wine and wanted to know what the rating of the wine was.

Looking forward to using it.

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Originally posted by KSC02:
Nice features.
What about the blogs, Insider, etc. Any chance there'll be access to some of these areas of the site as well?

Thanks, KSC02. The short answer is, not right away -- we'll see how it does before we start adding more features.

Winegirl58 is correct that WS Mobile is a stripped-down version of the site, meant to improve download speeds and be generally easier to use on small-screen devices. Please let us know whether or not you find that useful.

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
It's a great feature especially if you are in the wine shop or restaurant ordering a wine and wanted to know what the rating of the wine was.

Exactly! Great use for the site access for now. Pretty handy, IMO.

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Originally posted by Joe Meyerson:
Please let us know whether or not you find that useful.

Joe - I do find a stripped down mobile site very useful. I've been using the main site via a Treo (Palm OS) and Samsung device (Win Mobile) for several years, and navigating has always been a huge frustration.

As you develop this, if you want a superb example of a mobile site that trims the fat while preserving content, take a look at NYTimes.com. Interestingly enough, it "knows" when you are on a mobile device even if you just go to the main site - any chance you guys can do that?

Anyway, thanks for the addition - I do find it valuable.

Joe,

Great addition. Browsing any site with a mobile phone is always difficult. If your out and about and your looking to get a rating on a wine from a wine list, wine shop shelf this will do the trick.

Regards,
Conor

Just tried it.

Thanks

Now I won't need to carry books with me for ratings

I have been using it since yesterday, great work!

I used to access the actual web page before this but it was simply too slow to access...

Mr. Meyerson,

Will you put the forums in the mobile format ?

I have a Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 5 and I can read the forums but I'm not able to post.
Maybe it's my version?
I have no problem with other BB's running vbulletin.

Not that it's a big issue, but it would be fun.

Just a thought.

Very cool. I've used the regular site on my Blackberry and, like others here, have found it slow and difficult to use. The mobile site is a huge improvement. Thanks!

I tried it for the first time tonight. I used by Blackberry to check out some ratings while at the local LCBO. Very useful.