In case you haven’t noticed, I’m way behind on my goal of 52 apps in 52 weeks. I’m going to try and catch up this week, and post a bunch of ideas.

A few weeks ago, I was up in the New York Finger Lakes Wine Region touring wineries. I was the designated driver, so I only tasted a few wines. Still, I found myself loosing track of the wines I liked as we hopped from one to the other.

The winery buddy would help you with your wine tour. It could:

• Scan barcodes of wines you like, and archive them.
• Check wines for recent awards in competitions
• Compare winery prices and inventory against those at your local liqueur store.
• Help you plan a route through wine country, so you can visit as many as possible.
• Track how many tastings you’ve had to keep you sober.
• Allow for some synergy with your recipe assistant application, and suggest wines that would best go with your favorite meals.
• Track your purchases, and hold you to some predetermined credit limit, so you don’t overspend in your judgment weakened state.

The goal would be to create a tour with a unified experience, to what is largely a highly competitive and privately owned winery area. It would assist people in tasting and purchasing wines, who may know little about how to go about it, and give them an enjoyable tour and confidence that they’ll like what they’re buying.