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Chemists Build App That Could Identify Cheap Replacements For Luxury Wines

Posted by samzenpus on from the tastes-great dept.

schliz writes "Australian startup Wine Cue is combining the chemical composition of wines with customer ratings for what it hopes to be a more objective wine recommendation engine than existing systems that are based on historical transactions. The technology is likely to reach the market as a smartphone app, and could be used to identify cheap alternatives to expensive bottles."

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  1. Re:Technology can't replicate everything.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Strad's aren't any better sounding than brand new violins.