App-etite: Hello Vino

Whether it’s navigating a wine list on date night or trying to pick the perfect pairing for a home-cooked meal, we could all use a little expert help when it comes to wine. Luckily, Hello Vino, a handy free app, fits in your pocket far more conveniently than a professional sommelier. You needn’t know anything about wine—just tell Hello Vino what’s on the menu, or provide your taste preferences, and it will pick the perfect bottle for you from their enormous database. Got a bottle and don’t know what to serve it with? Snap a picture of the label with the app’s image-recognition software, and Hello Vino will automatically provide tasting notes, ratings, recommended pairings and more. It even lets you make lists of your favorite wines to reference later. Free for iPhone and Android smartphones.