July 19thWine Guru has been designed to be a convenient pocket sommelier that can be used when dining in a restaurant, planning a meal at home or shopping for wine. Since Wine Guru launched in June 2011, it has already been downloaded over a thousand times from the iTunes App Store .
December 17thInertia Beverage Group has secured $14 million in new capital, from existing investors Allegis Capital and Sid R. Bass Associates, and new investors, including PEI Funds "to support the vision of IBG to deliver a fully integrated, comprehensive solution for the direct-to-market wine industry."