Abstract
It is estimated that 893 million gallons of wine were consumed in 2014, according www.wineinstitute.org, which is an increase of 228 million gallons from ten years ago. In addition mobile phone usage has soared with 90% of American adults owning a cell phone and 50% of those cell phone users, use their phones to download mobile applications, according to the Pew Research Center. Due to increases in both wine consumption and cell phone usage/mobile downloads it showed a clear need for a mobile application to assist consumers in making an informed decision prior to purchasing wine. The prototype was created using mokeupphone.com, a free online tool. Cooley’s theory of Human Centered Design was used during the creation of this mock up to insure that it would be all around user friendly. The mock ups created aide in the understanding of why this mobile application is needed, furthermore this paper explores the need for this mobile application through research in wine consumption, wine marketing and cell phone usage. The protoypes created for this project are embedded as images throughout the paper with clearly labeled image numbers to coincide with the labeling in the paper.
