Wine Collection App
Vitrine is a wine collection app that helps collectors manage their cellar by producer, vintage, appellation, and bin location. Track drinking windows, record tasting notes, and value bottles for insurance. A dedicated wine cellar manager with no community data concerns.
Why wine collectors choose Vitrine
CellarTracker's data quality is community-sourced
CellarTracker relies on user-submitted tasting notes and valuations. Data quality varies significantly. Vitrine puts you in control of your own data without depending on what others have entered.
Most wine apps are phone-first
Vivino and similar apps are designed for scanning bottles on the go. Managing a serious cellar with hundreds of bottles needs a proper desktop interface.
Insurance documentation is an afterthought
Most wine apps have no way to generate a structured inventory for insurance purposes. Vitrine stores purchase price and estimated value per bottle and lets you export the full list.
Features for wine collectors
Cellar fields
Record producer, wine name, vintage, appellation, region, grape variety, and format (bottle, magnum, etc.).
Cellar location notes
Record cellar location for every bottle using the location field. Find any wine in your cellar in seconds.
Drinking window notes
Record drink-from and drink-by dates in the notes fields alongside your tasting notes.
Tasting notes
Record your own tasting notes per bottle or per case using the description field. These are yours, not community data.
Value tracking
Log purchase price and current estimated value. See total cellar value across all bottles.
Public collection page
Optionally share your cellar with guests or other collectors.
How to catalog your bottles with Vitrine
- 1
Create your account
Sign up free. Your cellar is private by default.
- 2
Add your wines
Enter producer, name, vintage, appellation, and quantity. Record bin location.
- 3
Record drinking windows and tasting notes
Add drink-from and drink-by dates to the notes alongside tasting notes. All notes are searchable.
- 4
Track values
Record purchase price and estimated value per bottle. Vitrine totals these across your cellar.
Vitrine vs other bottles tools
| Tool | Limitation |
|---|---|
| Vitrine | Web-based, free to start, full cataloguing with public collection page |
| CellarTracker | Community-sourced data with variable quality. Dated interface. Tasting notes and valuations rely on what other users have entered. |
| Vivino | Designed for discovering and buying wine. Not built for managing a serious cellar or generating insurance documentation. |
| Spreadsheets | No bin location fields, no drinking window tracking, no value totals, difficult to share. |
Pricing for wine collectors
Community — Free. Up to 100 items, public collection page, core cataloguing.
Hobbyist — £5/month. Up to 1,000 items, collection analytics, CSV import, wanted list, and 100 MB document storage.
Professional — £79/month. Up to 5,000 items, full dashboard, visitor analytics, event ticketing, compliance tools, staff accounts, and 1 GB document storage.
Frequently asked questions
Can I track wine by bin location in my cellar?
Yes. Vitrine has a bin location field for every bottle or case. Enter your cellar grid reference, rack number, or any location system you use. Filter your collection by location to find any bottle.
How do I value my wine collection for insurance?
Enter a purchase price and current estimated value for each wine. Vitrine totals these across your cellar. On Professional plans you can export the full list as CSV.
Can I record bottles I have received as gifts?
Yes. Leave the purchase price field empty or enter zero, and note the gift in the provenance field. All other fields work the same.
Can I track en primeur purchases?
Yes. Add the wine with the vintage and note in the status or notes field that it is an en primeur purchase awaiting delivery. Update the record when the bottles arrive.
How is Vitrine different from CellarTracker?
CellarTracker is community-driven. Its data and tasting notes come from other users. Vitrine is your private cellar manager. Your data and notes are entirely your own, with no dependence on what others have contributed.
Start cataloguing your bottles
Free to start. No credit card required. Your collection stays private until you choose to share it.
Create your free account →