Connected wine cellars: how do you find your way around?

What is the purpose of a connected wine cellar ?

The question on every wine lover's mind is whether there's any real point in buying a connected cellar, the answer is YES. Keeping a precise inventory of your wines, whether on paper or on computer, quickly proves complicated as the number of bottles stored increases, bearing in mind that some ageing cellars can store up to 300 bottles. As for finding or knowing which bottle to consume and when, the oenophile is quickly lost. This simple observation has given rise to a new type of cellar: the connected wine cellar.

Its objective, make your wine management easier thanks to a precise inventory, accessible from your smartphone, you'll finally know what you own and where your bottles are aging.

To meet the needs of even the most demanding customers, some wine cellars even offer identify and detect your bottles, to hold a real-time inventory your wines, you alert you of your stocks and peak date or you investment advisor of your bottles.

With all its variations, the connected wine cellar provides wine lovers with a solution for intuitive, intelligent management to save you time and ensure unforgettable tasting moments.distinguish between the different types of connectivity ?

With this new craze, several types of connected wine cellars are flourishing on the market. To make your choice, you need to learn to distinguish between them since connectivity is not the same between all these models. From a simple application to cutting-edge on-board technology, the "connected" label must be skilfully deciphered:

• The "assisted" connected wine cellar

We will call "assisted connected cellar", the cellars linked to a simple wine cellar management application. This "connectivity" replaces traditional paper or computer inventories. Based on the same principle, it provides smartphone access, a graphic representation of the cellar is usually available. A graphic representation of the cellar is generally available, making it easier to plot and identify the location of bottles. Without the need for additional technology, these cellars offer an easy-to-use wine management solution without real connectivity since it resides solely in a digital inventory accessible via a dedicated application. Here, oenophiles have full control over their inventory - and, above all, responsibility, since it has to be updated manually !

Which models are on the market? 136 brand references La Sommelière, , Climadiff and Avintage compatible with vinotag® wine cellar management application.

Find out more on : vinotag-app.com

• The "semi-connected" connected wine cellar

More technical than its counterpart, the "semi-connected" cellar offers additional features with the remote parameter setting. Lighting, temperature and even alarms can be accessed and modified from a dedicated application. This connectivity makes it possible to consult and access a digital book ofe of its wines, as with assisted connected cellars, without benefiting however, that it is updated in real time, as bottles added to and removed from the cellar are not automatically detected as they are on an intelligent cellar.

Which models are on the market? The range Wine Bank 50 Series 7 from Haier.

• The "intelligent" connected wine cellar

Connected in the truest sense of the word, the "intelligent" connected wine cellar benefits from a unique, patented technology which enables it to manage your wines autonomously. Connectivity resides here in the cellar, which is equipped with smart shelves with sensors. Unlike other types of connected wine cellar, this differentiating technology enables exact inventory of wines in real time and without any action on the part of the wine cellar owner (keeping track of bottles added and removed).

It allows you to view in real time from his smartphone a digital register of the contents of his cellar, from instantly pinpoint the exact location of a wine precise find sites that are still available or to be alerted to peak dates, or the need to restock a wine. The "intelligent" connected wine cellar knows precisely the position of each bottle. It offers bottle location with a single click of wine, even if it's been stored for several years. A light in the cellar indicates the exact location of the bottle you're looking for.

It even goes so far as to advise on optimal location to guarantee the ageing of its wine thanks to the eSommelier® assisted placement. Depending on the data and the natural temperature distribution, it determines the ideal location for aging your wine in the best possible conditions.

A jewel of technology, the "intelligent" connected wine cellar is in a league of its own the only one to truly deserve the label "connected". Autonomy and real-time updates personify this new type of sommelier 2.0.

Only one model on the market: The only smart, connected wine cellar on the market, the ECELLAR185, a French innovation by La Sommelière.

On sale at Boulanger and Darty.

• The table below shows the characteristics of each type of connectivity

Remote control: lighting, temperature and alarms for semi-connected cellars. Different models available.

*Survey conducted in May 2018, Several answers were possible. Only the 8 favorite objects were selected. Source: Promotelec / Sociovision.

**In a survey conducted by the British group OnePoll on behalf of the renowned German e-commerce company Reichelt Elektronik, a thousand French consumers were asked about the Internet of Things (IoT).

*** Sales linked to the connected home in France from 2017 to 2022* (in millions of euros). * Based on estimates. Source: Statista Digital Outlook Market.