Vintage Cellars ESOMM004 - Manual (Page 22)

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Direct-Entry Searches
In addition to being able to browse the contents of your collection with the filtering
options, you can also perform a direct search for a particular wine. Simply type your
search term into the Search box and eSommelier will return all matches meeting this term.
You can directly enter a search term into the Search box without using criteria filters.
Direct-entry is useful when searching for a wine with an attribute that's not available via
any of the filters. For example, you may want to include specific vineyard designations
(such as Dragonfly Vineyard from Nickel & Nickel, or the Clos Pepe Vineyard from
Brewer-Clifton, etc.) or keywords that you may have entered in the notes section ("floral",
"citrus", "gentle tannins". You can also enter associative terms, such as "duck," or
personal criteria, such as "wife's favorite.")
Using Existing Wine Lists
If you already have your wine collection in an Excel spreadsheet, eSommelier can import
the data in a single step. This optional software package is available from your dealer.
To use this optional software, you must have an active Internet connection. Download
http://www.esommelier.net/eSommelier_template.zip which includes two files:
To enter data into the eSommelier Excel wine template:
1. Open the downloaded Excel template using Microsoft Excel.
2. In cell "B1" of the template, enter your eSommelier unit's serial number
3. Enter your wine collection, one wine per line, following the instructions in the
template's column headers.
4. When you're done, touch the spreadsheet button labeled "Validate and Upload" to
validate and upload your data. You can also add wines from scratch by touching
the "Add New Wine(s)" button. Both these buttons are under column G on the
spreadsheet.
eSommelier can also provide you with intelligent help when adding new wines to the
spreadsheet. For example, as you start to type a winery, eSommelier will show you a list of