Bottlenotes

{{Short description|Wine community site in Palo Alto, California}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Bottlenotes Inc

| logo =

| type = Private

| foundation = Palo Alto, California
(June 2005)

| location = Palo Alto

| industry = Internet

| num_employees = 6{{Cite web

| title = Bottlenotes Team Page

| url = http://www.bottlenotes.com/our-team

| url-status = dead

| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090227042758/http://www.bottlenotes.com/our-team

| archivedate = February 27, 2009

| df = mdy-all

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| homepage = [http://www.bottlenotes.com/ www.bottlenotes.com]

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Bottlenotes is a wine community site founded in June 2005 in Palo Alto, California by Kim Donaldson and Alyssa Rapp. The original business plan was completed by Rapp with the help of classmates from the Stanford Graduate School of Business between 2003 & 2005. The site was developed as an e-commerce site that matched users’ taste preferences with wine options and was featured in numerous publications including Wine Enthusiast Magazine. It has now become a media platform with both marketing and social media capabilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.inc.com/30under30/2008/profile/24-rapp.html |title=Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Alyssa Rapp, Bottlenotes, Leading Your Company Article - Inc. Article |website=www.inc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925053128/http://www.inc.com/30under30/2008/profile/24-rapp.html |archive-date=2008-09-25}} The company's use of social media and user feedback has been featured in the Entrepreneur Magazine blog, SUCCESS Magazine, and Fox News.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bottlenotes/id388382020?mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905032956/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bottlenotes/id388382020?mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2010|title=Connecting to the iTunes Store.|website=iTunes|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/180062|title=Poll Vaulting|publisher=Entrepreneur Magazine Blog |date=July 1, 2007 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.success.com/articles/1173-success-stories-alyssa-rapp-of-bottlenotes-com|title=The Power of Community|publisher=SUCCESS Magazine|date=October 2010|accessdate=June 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041548/http://www.success.com/articles/1173-success-stories-alyssa-rapp-of-bottlenotes-com|archivedate=July 23, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web|url=http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1258921209001/wine-tastings-good-investments-for-vineyards/?playlist_id=87237|title=Wine Tastings: Good Investments for Vineyards?|publisher=Fox News |date=November 4, 2011 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1146236543001/innovation-in-the-wine-industry/?playlist_id=87237|title=Innovation in the Wine Industry|publisher=Fox News |date=September 6, 2011 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}}

Bottlenotes hosts wine tastings in cities across the U.S. called Around the World in 80 Sips that have been featured in The New York Times Dining Calendar,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/dining/dining-calendar-from-jan-17.html?_r=1&r=1|title=Wine Events Galore|work=New York Times |date=January 17, 2012 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}} produces The Daily Sip, a daily e-newsletter with over 150,000 subscribers edited by Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible,{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS94898+23-Mar-2009+MW20090323 |title=Bottlenotes.com Serves up Daily Dose of Wine with The Daily Sip |publisher=Reuters |date=March 23, 2009 |accessdate=September 16, 2010 |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911164504/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS94898+23-Mar-2009+MW20090323 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/22/karen-macneil-of-bottlenotes-com-on-the-gender-difference-in-wine.html|title=What Women Drink |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=August 22, 2011 |accessdate=June 13, 2012}} and has created an iPhone app that allows users to rate, remember, and record notes on wines they've tried, and share that information with other users. The app was an official Honoree of the 2011 Webby Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=704&season=15|title=15th Annual Webby Awards|publisher=The Webby Awards|date=April 2011|accessdate=June 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415055621/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=704&season=15|archivedate=April 15, 2011|df=mdy-all}}