Germany: Buying Wine Via Smartphone App?

Consumers can already order all sorts of things via smartphone using numerous apps. In the wine trade, mobile applications tailored specifically for wine purchases are still rare. However, shopping via app is becoming increasingly common.

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The Rise and Fall of Drizly, the Alcohol Delivery App

Drizly was supposed to reinvent DtC, offering consumers a way to access wine and other drinks whenever they wanted. Jeff Siegel reports on what went wrong.

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the World of Wine, From Vineyard to Wine Glass

Artificial intelligence is currently on everyone's lips. Meininger's Wine Conference offered the industry a platform to discuss how modern technology will influence the world of wine. Felicity Carter reports. 

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Uber to Close Drizly, its Billion Dollar Alcohol Delivery Business

In February 2021, Uber paid $1.1bn for a young start-up called Drizly. Now that business is to close.

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Devil's Advocate: Why I'm Looking Forward to ´Wine Goes Tech`

On the eve of ProWein, Robert Joseph will be joining a number of illustrious speakers to discuss the way technology is changing the wine industry.

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The 11 Threats and Opportunities for Wine in 2024

Robert Joseph considers where wine sits in the context of tectonic global events, and offers a few signposts...

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Wine Goes Tech

MEININGER'S INTERNATIONAL and our German sister magazine WEINWIRTSCHAFT have chosen "Wine Goes Tech" as the theme for the next Meininger's Wine Conference. Across a range of talks and presentations, we will be looking at the opportunities and challenges that technology in its various forms now offers the wine business.

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New AI-Powered Guidance for Wine Investment Emerges

The Virtual Wine Advisor from eWibe recommends wines based on algorithms and AI - not for consumption, but as an investment.

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Is AI the Solution for Everything?

Alexandra Wrann explores ChatGPT's potential in the wine industry – but notes there are limits.

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