Smart Wine Rack Makes You Feel Like a Sommelier

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The Caveasy One wine rack lets you know when your wine is best to drink and has an app that will help you pair it with food.

LAS VEGAS — I wish I knew more about wine, other than that I like the taste of a good malbec and, in general, I prefer red to white. But if you're starting a collection and want to feel like an expert, you might want to look into the Caveasy One: a smart wine rack at CES 2018.

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Sensors on the rack know which bottles are still on the shelf, and the app automatically removes bottles that you've already drunk.

The rack also connects to your phone via Bluetooth to monitor the temperature of your wine cellar. When I pointed out that many people don't have wine cellars, a representative for Caveasy suggested that owners may consider putting the One in basements or other cool places.

Additionally, the app can scan your current collection of wines to suggest pairings for meals, and also suggest other wines that you may want to seek out based on your previous purchases.

If you buy more racks, the Caveasy One can track up to 256 trays, creating a massive collection of 1,280 bottles of wine.

The Caveasy One is a pricey solution to what may be, for many consumers, a non-existent problem. But thinking about how this works makes me feel like I could fake knowing a lot about wine. This particular technology may be more useful in the restaurant industry, though a Caveasy rep told me that the company is looking to sell both to eateries and directly to consumers.

Andrew E. Freedman
Andrew E. Freedman

Andrew E. Freedman is an editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming as well as keeping up with the latest news. He holds a M.S. in Journalism (Digital Media) from Columbia University. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Kotaku, PCMag, Complex, Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag among others.