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OPERATING MANUAL
The Wine Enthusiast Wine Master
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Layout of Wine Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
Functions of Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
An Overview: What Wine Master Can Do for You . . . . . . .page 6
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Searching Rated Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7
Selecting a Unique Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8
Choosing from Multiple Varietals . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Selecting a Vintage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Selecting a Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Screen Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Using the 3X buton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11
Using the ABC button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11
Reviews of Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
More Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Searching by Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13
Saving Wines to Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
Pairing Food and Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15
Help with Wine Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Your Guide to the Art of Wine Tasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Using the Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17
Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17
Automatic Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18
Special Care & Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Wine Master Overview Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 19
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
Wine Enthusiast Wine Master gives you the
information you need to make the best choices!
Suggested
Retail Price
Wine Rating
Winery
Vintage
Bottle
Size
Select for an official
Wine Enthusiast®review!
You can scroll down to see three lines at a
time to reveal complete information on more
than 10,800 wines!
Do not drink unless you are of legal age.
If you have been drinking, please use a designated driver.
Be safe.
NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE!
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ongratulations on your purchase of The Wine Enthusiast Wine
Master SE! You’ve acquired the finest electronic guide to wine
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Magazine and Excalibur Electronics. Wine Master SE contains all the
essential information you’ll need to fully enjoy the experience of drinking
wine. Wine Master SE offers an impressive volume of knowledge normally reserved for the true wine connoisseur, yet this information is available
to you with just the press of a button. And thanks to its compact design,
Wine Master SE slips conveniently into your pocket or purse, always ready
to be your personal wine sommelier, a wine expert to guide you in a restaurant or wine shop.
available—thanks to the team effort of Wine Enthusiast
Installing Batteries
Display
HOME
SAVE
Layout of Wine Master
UP
ENTER
DOWN
Your Wine Master SE requires 2
AAA batteries. Be sure to review
“Battery Information” on page 18.
To install batteries, carefully turn
Wine Master SE over so that the top
side is face-down on a soft surface,
such as a towel or magazine. You’ll
find the battery compartment on the
unit’s back.
Using your finger or thumb to push
in the locking tab on the compart-
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ment lid, lift the lid off.
Install 2 AAA batteries, making
sure to match the polarity (+ and -)
with the diagram inside the battery
compartment. Place the battery
compartment lid’s two smaller tabs
in their slots and snap the compartment door shut again. If, after you
install batteries, the LCD display is
blank, press the
.
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RESET button.
BACK
ON/OFF
3X
ABC
Functions of Buttons
Wine Master SE’s buttons are easy
to use.
ON/OFF Use this button to turn Wine
Master SE on or off. (When you
turn Wine Master SE back on, it
will return you to the point where
you last left off.) If you wish to start
a new search, simply press the
HOME (starting) button.
HOME Push this key at any time
when Wine Master is turned on to
return to the starting menu for Wine
RESET
Master. An icon of a house appears
in the upper left corner when
you’ve returned to the home
screen..
ENTER Push down on the neck of
the bottle for
choose an item in a list after you
have scrolled to it. Also, if the "line
scroll mode" is turned on, push
ENTER to view the next line of a
review. If the line scroll mode is
turned off, press
review from right to left.
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ENTER. Use ENTER to
ENTER to scroll a
BACK ARROW Use the BACK ARROW
to return to a previous screen. If the
line scroll mode is turned off, the
BACK ARROW scrolls a line of a
review backward from left to right.
The
BACK ARROW is also used to
cancel a wine search when using a
search screen.
DOWN ARROW Turn the neck of the
bottle downward to scroll down one
line at a time. Also turn the bottle
neck in the direction of the
ARROW
after pressing the 3X button
DOWN
(when that feature is available) in
order to jump down three lines at a
time. Turn the neck in the direction
DOWN ARROW after pressing
of the
the key
ABC (if available) to move
down to the next alphabetical first
letter in a list. And turn the neck in
the direction of the
DOWN ARROW to
view the next lines of a review if
the line scroll mode is turned on.
UP ARROW Turn the bottle neck in
the direction of the
UP ARROW to
move up in a list one line at a time.
Also turn the neck upward after
pressing
3X (when that feature is
available) in order to move up three
lines at a time. Turn the neck
upward after pressing the
ABC key
(if available) to move up to the previous alphabetical first letter in a
list.
3X When available and selected, a
3X icon appears on the screen.
Press this button to scroll up or
down three lines at a time by turning the neck in the direction of the
UP or dOWN arrows. Press 3X a sec-
ond time to turn this mode off.
ABC When available and selected,
ABC icon appears on the screen.
an
Press this button if you wish to
scroll through a list quickly by turning the bottle’s neck toward the
or DOWN ARROWS, jumping from
one alphabetical first letter to the
next. Press
ABC a second time to
turn this feature off.
SAVE Press this button to store
information on up to 25 rated wines
in Wine Master SE’s memory. The
memory icon
MEM will appear at the
top of the screen. Press the
button a second time to erase a wine
from your saved list.
—AN OVERVIEW: WHAT WINE-
MASTER CAN DO FOR YOU—
No one will suspect you aren’t a
knowledgeable connoisseur of wine
as long as you have Wine Master
SE within your reach! This indispensible tool provides you instant
access to information on 10,800
rated wines, arranged alphabetically by the wineries that produce the
wines. 2,600 wineries (or brands)
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UP
SAVE
are included in this listing.
Wine Master SE also lets you save
in its memory up to 25 wines of
special interest to you for quick reference. WineMaster SE can also
help you select the best type of
wine to enjoy with the food you’ll
have for dinner tonight or that
you’ll serve at your next dinner
party.
The specialty vocabulary used to
describe wine is easily consulted
simply by selecting Wine Master
WINE TASTING menu, and
SE’s
Wine Master SE’s
GLOSSARY con-
veniently defines common wine
terms for you. Select
WINE BASICS
for information on storing, drinking, serving and researching wine.
Finally, the helpful wine reviews by
Wine Enthusiast Magazine are particularly helpful when determining
which wines to buy or enjoy.
—GETTING STARTED—
After you have inserted new batteries, Wine Master SE then displays:
WINE MASTER
CONTENT BY
WINE ENTHUSIAST
MAGAZINE
C 2003
Push any key and the HOME (starting) menu will appear on the
screen. (Please see the illustration
at the top of the next column.)
The house icon at the top of the
screen indicates you are at the
home screen. The “+” at the end of
each item indicates that another
screen will follow if you select that
item. (See page 10 for further discussion of screen symbols. (The
“[03]” shown here after “SAVED”
indicates that you have saved information on three favorite wines.)
The home screen offers seven lines
of information. Scrolling down, you
can see them all, any three lines at a
time.
RATED WINES
SAVED WINES
FOOD + WINE
WINE BASICS
WINE TASTING
GLOSSARY
SETUP
Scroll through this list by turning
the neck toward the
UP or DOWN
arrow keys. (A right arrow marks
your position in this list.) Turn the
neck of the bottle
UP or DOWN
repeatedly if you want to proceed
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one line at a time. After scrolling to
a desired item, simply press ENTER
to make your choice.
—SEARCHING RATED WINES—
Press ENTER to choose RATED
WINES
from Wine Master SE’s
home menu. A new screen appears:
WINERY-BRAND
TYPE
GRAPE-VARIETAL
COUNTRY
RATING
PRICE
ONLY REVIEWS
Note: If a word or term is longer
than 12 characters, such as
VARIETAL,
it is too long to fit
GRAPE-
entirely on the screen. Use the
direction buttons to scroll to that
line. If the line scroll mode is turned
on, Wine Master SE will scroll to
the left to let you read the remaining
characters. (See SETUP, be l ow. )
Next press ENTER to choose WIN-
ERY-BRAND
from this new menu.
A list of 2,600 wineries (brands)
will appear alphabetically on your
screen. (Wine Master SE provides
you with information on 10,800
wines in all…right in your pocket!)
Note the
ALL icon on the upper
screen. It reminds you that the
entire data base is being searched
You’ll see that the arrow at the first
line now points to
2820 WINE CO.
This is the first brand of wine in
Wine Master SE’s database. At the
top of the screen you’ll see the
number
2, which is the number of
wines for this brand stored in Wine
Master SE’s information system.
(See page 10 for an explanation of
additional screen symbols.)
—SELECTING A UNIQUE WINE—
As you have read above, after you
have selected
the home screen, and
BRAND on the next screen, a list
of wineries appears.
tle’s neck toward the arrow keys to
scroll through the list of wineries.
(See page 11 for information on
scrolling a list more quickly by
using the
when the arrow is positioned at the
winery
ABBEY ROCK. In this exam-
ple, you’ll see the number “
top of the screen indicating only
one wine is in Wine Master SE’s
database for this winery.
Next press
ROCK. T
appears on your screen:
#86 $10 ALL
ABBEY ROCK
2000 BEST BUY
RED
CABERNET-MERLOT
SOUTH EASTERN/
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RATED WINES on
WINERY-
Turn the bot-
ABC or 3X buttons.) Stop
1” at the
ENTER TO select ABBEY
he following information
AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
In this example, Wine Master SE
shows you
Magazine’s
Wine Enthusiast
rating for the wine, the
selling price, and that it has
searched
ALL of its database for this
information. It next tells you the
vintage and that this wine is considered a value, a
BEST BUY. (See
Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Rating
System,
page 14.) The color of the
wine and grape varietal is listed
next, followed by the wine’s appellation and country of origin.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine rat-
The
ing is provided for any rated wine
you select and appears with a
sign at the top left of the display. To
the right of the rating, Wine Master
SE provides you with the price you
can expect to pay per bottle. The
type of information that then follows for a wine varies, depending
on what information applies to the
particular wine. In general your
screen allows you to scroll through
the following types of information
in this order:
brand name (winery), special designation,
year, distinction, bottle size and alcohol content, review, type, varietal, appellation and
country.
In the ABBEY ROCK example
above, only one wine was in Wine
Master SE’s data base for that particular winery. The information for
that wine appeared without your
needing to make additional choices.
In other cases, there may be information on more than one wine
given for a winery. In that case
you’ll need to make additional
choices. Wine Master SE needs to
know four types of information to
find a unique wine for you—the
brand, varietal, vintage and desig-
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nation of the wine. The three
remaining choices appear on
screens only if Wine Master SE has
information on more than one varietal, vintage or designation of wine
from the brand you have chosen.
(See below for choosing varietals,
vintage and designations of wines.)
—CHOOSING FROM MULTIPLE
VARIETALS
Many wineries will offer more than
one varietal of wine. If you select
—
If no button is pushed for four minutes, Wine Master
will switch off to save your batteries.
Just push the
ON/OFF button to
continue where you left off.
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WOODBRIDGE, for example, a
screen will appear with a list of different varietals to choose from:
BARBERA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
CHARDONNAY
MERLOT
PINOT GRIGIO
PORT
SAUVIGNON BLANC
SYRAH
ZINFANDEL
After you scroll through this list
and select a varietal of wine by
pressing
ENTER, a new screen will
appear. If, for example, you select
PORT, the following information
will then appear:
#90 $20 ALL
WOODBRIDGE
PORTACINCO
1994 750CL 18.4%
You see that this wine has a rating
of 90 and sells for about $20. In
addition to the name and vintage,
the size of the bottle and the alcohol
content are included.
Note that
N/V will be displayed if
a wine has no vintage. If a wine has
a special designation, such as
RESERVE, that information will
also appear. The screen will also let
you know if this wine is considered
BEST BUY, EDITOR’S PICK or
a
CELLAR BUY
by Wine Enthusiast
Magazine
Magazine Rating System
. (See Wine Enthusiast
, page 14.)
looking for will appear on the
screen.
—SCREEN SYMBOLS —
—SELECTING A VINTAGE—
Sometimes after you select a
varietal of wine, a new screen
will appear offering you a
selection of vintages. For
example, if you choose
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
from the WOODBRIDGE winery list, a screen appears with
the following choices:
1997
1998
1999
2000
Scroll to the vintage of your
choice and press
ENTER to
select the year for the wine
you are interested in reading
about.
—SELECTING A DESIGNATION—
In some cases, you might be
given a screen for choosing a
wine’s designation. For
example, if you are searching
for Acacia Winery’s 1997
Pinot Noir, you would be
asked to choose between
VINEYARD
ST. CLAIR VINEYARD. After you
and
LEE
select a vineyard (a designation) the
information on the wine you are
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Wine Master SE uses the following
screen icons or symbols.
A icon indicates you are
looking at the home screen.
+ at the end of an item in a list
means that a new information
screen will be displayed if
you select that item by pressing ENTER.
+ at the bottom right of a screen
showing a review, definition or
other paragraph indicates that more
text will appear on the screen if you
turn the neck of the bottle in the
direction of the
scroll down. If no
DOWN ARROW to
+ appears at the
bottom of the screen, that indicates
you have reached the end of the
review, definition or paragraph.
MEM indicates you have saved a
wine to memory.
3X indicates you have selected to
scroll three lines at a time.
ABC indicates you have selected to
scroll through a list alphabetically
by first letter.
ALL indicates that Wine Master SE
has searched its entire database for
a wine.
# indicates a Wine Enthusiast
Magazine
rating.
$ indicates the price you can expect
to pay for a wine at a store.
—USING THE 3x BUTTON—
Turn the neck of the bottle in the
direction of the
UP or DOWN ARROW
to scroll through a list line by line-to find a winery you are looking for
perhaps. If you want to scroll
through a list more quickly, press
the
3X key. (The 3X icon will
appear at the top of the screen.)
Then turn the neck
scroll three lines at a time. Press
UP or DOWN to
3X
again to turn this mode off and
return to scrolling line by line.
—USING THE ABC BUTTON—
If you’d like to jump through the
list of wineries (or another list)
even more quickly by alphabetical
first letter, press
will appear at the top of the screen.
Then turn the neck either
DOWN to proceed through the list
by alphabetical first letter. (Note
that the list begins again with the
initial letter “A” after you have
scrolled through the "Z" listings.)
When you reach the desired initial
letter, press
mode off. Then turn the neck of the
bottle
UP or DOWN to scroll line by
line until you have found the winery you are searching for. Press
ENTER to select that winery.
ABC. The ABC icon
UP or
ABC again to turn this
—REVIEWS OF WINES—
Often Wine Master SE even provides you with a helpful review of
the wine you are searching. For
example, if you select
GIO
from the screen which shows
the grape varietals for WOOD-
BRIDGE
, the following screen will
appear.
#84 $8
WOODBRIDGE
2000 750CL
REVIEW
You see that in addition to rating,
price, vintage and bottle size, a
review has also been provided here.
By scrolling down and then select-
REVIEW, you will see the fol-
ing
lowing information. (There will be
a pause, and the screen will display
PLEASE WAIT, LOADING...)
APPLEY, WITH
CITRUS AND
PEACH
FLAVORS, AND
VERY DRY.
THE CLEAN
FRUIT
FLAVORS ARE
HIGHLIGHTED
BY REFRESHING
ACIDITY. IT
FINISHES ON
A SWEETSPICY GREENAPPLE NOTE.
PINOT GRI-
The review is offered to give you a
good idea of the wine’s taste and
special qualities. Press
turn the neck in the
ENTER or
DOWN direction
to view the next three lines of a
review if the line scroll mode is
turned on. (See
SETUP, below.) Or if
line scroll mode is turned off, hold
ENTER to scroll from right to
down
left and read the review like a tickertape. If the scroll mode is turned
off, holding down the
BACK arrow
moves the text backward, from left
to right. (See SETUP, page 17.)
There are 9,385 reviews in Wine
Master SE’s database. The first
three lines of a review appear first
on your screen, along with a small
+" after the third line if there are
"
more lines in the review.
Remember, if the “line scroll
mode” is turned on, continually
turning the neck toward
pressing
ENTER lets you read down
DOWN or
the entire review. To return to the
previous menu, press the
BACK but-
ton.
—MORE SEARCH OPTIONS—
Choosing RATED WINES on the
starting menu allows you many
additional options. Rather than
searching for wines by winery, you
can also search by type of wine,
grape variety, country, rating or
price This narrows your search of
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the database. You can choose also
to see only wines with reviews.
For example, if you know what type
of wine (red, white or rose) you are
looking for, select
RATED WINES
on the starting menu, and then
select TYPE. Selecting
RATED WINES menu produces the
TYPE on the
following screen:
RED
WHITE
ROSE
After selecting either red, white, or
rose, you then can choose from the
following items:
VIEW RESULTS
GRAPE-VARIETALS
COUNTRY
RATING
PRICE
ONLY REVIEWS
Selecting VIEW RESULTS gives
you a listing of wines of the color
you have just selected. Or if you
GRAPE-VARIETALS, you’ll
select
get an alphabetical list of wine varietals to further choose from, such
BARBARESCO, BARBERA,
as
BAROLO
Selecting
, etc.
COUNTRY gives an
alphabetical list of countries to
choose from. If you search by
PRICE you narrow your search by
choosing among price categories,
such as wines costing $9 or under,
or those costing $100 or over.
Selecting
ONLY REVIEWS lets you
choose from an alphabetical listing
of all wines of that color for which
reviews are provided.
Note: If you select, for example,
RED as the TYPE of wine with
PINOT BLANC as the GRAPEVARIETAL
, when you choose VIEW
RESULTS, Wine Master SE will
search its entire database and eventually display
FOUND
, because Pinot Blanc is not
SORRY NO WINE
a red wine. During a lengthy search
such as this, you may abort the
search by simply pressing the BACK
key.
—SEARCHING BY RATING—
If you select RATING after choosing
RATED WINES on the starting
menu, you’ll see the following
screen:
If you scroll down, you’ll find additional options on this screen:
BEST BUYS
EDITORS PICK
CELLAR BUYS
95-99
90-94
85-89
80-84
You can also select to have those
wines grouped according to
or you can choose to see only the
wines of that category for which
BEST BUYS
provides you with an
reviews have been provided.
alphabetical list of the wines which
Wine Enthusiast Magazine considers the best values.
is the magazine’s favorite wines
specially selected for delivering
high quality. And
are wines you might want to put
away for awhile. And there’s no
need to worry, because Wine
Master lets you know how long to
store the wine as well. By selecting
95-99, 90-94, 85-89 or 80-84,
you are choosing to see information
only about wines of one of those
Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s rating
categories.
After selecting a rating from the
list, you can then select
RESULTS
to see an alphabetical list of
those wines.
EDITORS PICK
CELLAR BUYS
VIEW
—WINES SAVED TO MEMORY—
The home menu also allows you to
save up to 25 wines in Wine
Master’s memory for easy access
and review. If you have nothing
saved in Wine Master’s memory,
[NONE] will appear next to SAVE on
the menu.
To save a wine to memory, simply
go to the wine of your choice and
then press
SAVE. MEM will appear
at the top of the screen which lists
the information for that wine. (If
you change your mind about saving
the information on this wine at this
point, simply push
SAVE a second
time. The wine’s information will
be removed from your saved list,
Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s WINE RATINGS
98-100: Classic—the pinnacle of quality.
94-97: Superb—a great achievement.
90-93: Excellent—highly recommended.
87-89:
Very Good—often a good value; well recommended.
83-86: Good—suitable for everyday consumption; often a
good value.
80-82: Acceptable—can be employed in casual, less
critical circumstances.
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PRICE,
and MEM will disappear from the
top of the screen.)
After saving a wine to Wine
Master’s memory, if you return to
the starting screen, you will see that
[1] now appears next to SAVE on
the menu.
To retrieve the information for a
wine which you have saved in Wine
Master’s memory, simply select
SAVED from the starting menu and
then choose from the list of wines
saved to memory by scrolling and
then pressing
ENTER.
If you try to save a wine to Wine
Master’s memory after having
saved 25 wines, you will hear a
sound indicating that the memory is
full. If you wish to save the new
information, you’ll need to first
return to the home menu and select
SAVED. Scroll through your list to
decide which wine you can delete
from your saved list, and then press
ENTER to select the wine.
Next simply press the
SAVE button
to erase the information from your
saved list. You can now return to
the new wine you want to save to
Wine Master’s memory and
ENTER. Press the SAVE button
push
to add the new information to
your list.
—PAIRING FOOD AND WINE—
Wine Master also helps you with
pairing appropriate food and wines.
Return to the starting menu and
select FOOD AND WINE. You will
see the following screen:
BY FOOD
BY WINE
If you select BY FOOD, you get an
alphabetical list of foods, beginning
with ASIAN FOODS, ASPARAGUS,
AVOCADO, etc. Use the UP and
DOWN ARROWS to scroll through this
list one line at a time, or press
scroll three lines at a time. (Press
3X a second time to turn off this
mode.)
Then press
food for which you desire a wine
pairing. For example, if you select
ASIAN FOOD, WineMaster will rec-
ommend you drink a Sauvignon
Blanc. With AGED CHEESE? Try a
Merlot. And with CAVIAR? A nice,
sparkling wine or Champagne.
If you select BY WINE from the
FOOD AND WINE menu, Wine
Master tells you which foods are
recommended for a varietal of
wine. Make your selection from an
alphabetical list of varietals of
wines—
CHARDONNAY
you select
example, Wine Master suggests
ASPARAGUS, AVOCADO, LOB-
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ENTER to choose the
CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
, MERLOT, etc. If
CHARDONNAY, for
3X to
STER and POULTRY as appropriate
food pairings.
—HELP WITH WINE BASICS—
Wine Master makes sure you’re
informed about the basics of enjoying wine as well. Simply select
WINE BASICS from the starting
menu, then choose from the following menu by first scrolling by turning the neck toward the
DOWN ARROWS and then pressing
ENTER:
BUYING
DRINKING
STORING
SERVING
UP and
By selecting BUYING you can get
information on recent vintages,
where to research or purchase
wines, ordering wine, what to do if
you order a bad bottle of wine, and
more. If you select
WINE BASICS menu, you’ll
the
find information on
SMELLING and TASTING wine.
DRINKING from
SWIRLING,
You can also choose tips on
REMEMBERING wines, and learn
new strategies on
If you select
WINE BASICS menu, you’ll find
tips on selecting a
store wine based on
MENT
and TEMPERATURE. You’ll
PAIRING wines.
STORING from the
LOCATION to
ENVIRON-
also get information on the duration
of time a wine can be stored.
If you select
WINE BASiCS menu, Wine Master
SERVING from the
provides you with information on
the serving
TEMPERATURES of
wines. Wine Master also contains
information on
ING, BREATHING and DECANTING
OPENING, POUR-
a wine, as well as on choosing
appropriate
ACCESSORIES.
—
YOUR GUIDE TO THE ART
OF WINE TASTING
GLASSWARE and
—
Wine Master also helps you learn
the art of wine tasting. Return to the
starting menu and select
TASTING. You can then select
AROMA or TEXTURE. If you
either
AROMA, you’ll see a list of
select
WINE
common words used to describe a
wine’s aroma, such as
Then by selecting
FLORAL.
FLORAL, for
be long before this vocabulary
becomes second nature to you as
you learn to assess the wines you
are drinking.
—USING THE GLOSSARY—
Still another helpful feature of Wine
Master is the wine
GLOSSARY,
which can be selected from the
starting menu. Here you can select
from an alphabetical list of words
used to discuss wine and quickly
get a definition for a word.
(Remember to press
3X or ABC in
order to scroll more quickly.)
Choose
CHAPTALIZATION, for
example, and the term will be
defined as follows
THE PROCESS
OF ADDING
SUGAR TO
FERMENTING
:
example, you can read more specif-
ic descriptive words, such as
CIA. GARDENIA, LAVENDER
If you choose
WINE TASTING menu, a list of
TEXTURE from the
ACA-
, etc.
common words used in describing a
wine’s texture appear on the screen,
such as
By selecting
ACIDITY or COMPLEXITY.
ACIDITY, for example,
you can read more specific descrip-
tive words, such as
PUCKERY, SHARP, SOUR. It won’t
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METALLIC,
Wine Master SE may lock up due to static discharge
or other electrical disturbances.
If this should happen, use a slim, pointed object to press
the button marked “
RESET” on the front of the unit.
GRAPES IN
ORDER TO
INCREASE
ALCOHOL
—SETUP—
Selecting SETUP from the starting
menu lets you make changes to the
following:
LINE SCROLL
SCROLL SPEED
SOUND
Use the UP or DOWN ARROWS TO
MOVE
through the SETUP list, and
ENTER to make your selection.
press
You can then choose to turn
SCROLL
OFF by turning the bottle neck UP
or SOUND either ON or
LINE
and DOWN. (When turned on, the
sound option lets you know when
you’ve reached the end of a menu
when scrolling.) You can adjust the
—AUTOMATIC POWER OFF—
RATED WINES
SAVED[25]
FOOD + WINE
WINE BASICS
WINE TASTING
GLOSSARY
SETUP
WINERY BRAND
TYPE
GRAPE VARIETAL
COUNTRY
RATING
PRICE
ONLY REVIEWS
SELECT
BRAND
SELECT
VARIETAL
SELECT
YEAR
SELECT
DESIGNATION
WINE BRAND
DESIGNATION
BY FOOD
BY WINE FOOD PAIRING
WINE PAIRING
BUYING
DRINKING
STORING
SERVING
BUYING MENU
DRINKING MENU
STORING MENU
SERVING MENU
BUYING TEXT
DRINKING TEXT
STORING TEXT
SERVING TEXT
AROMA
TEXTURE
HOME MENU
LIST OF WORDS
LINE SCROLL
SCROLL SPEED
SOUND
ON/OFF
1 TO 8
ON/OFF
DEFINITION
AROMA MENU
TEXTURE MENU
AROMA DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
TEXTURE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
YEAR, DISTINCTION,
SIZE, ALCOHOL
REVIEW
REVIEW TEXT
WINE TYPE
WINE VARIETAL
APPELLATION,
COUNTRY
UNIQUE WINE MENU
WINE MENU
(ALL ICON)
(VIEW RESULTS)
(VIEW RESULTS)
(VIEW RESULTS)
(VIEW RESULTS)
(VIEW RESULTS)
WINE MASTER OVERVIEW
Remember, Wine Master SE turns itself off if no buttons are
pushed for 4 minutes. This feature is intended to help save your
batteries. Simply press the ON/OFF key to wake Wine Master up
and return the LCD to its former display.
SPECIAL CARE & HANDLING
• Avoid rough handling such as
bumping or dropping.
• Avoid moisture and extreme
temperatures. For best results, use
between the temperatures of 39ºF
BATTERY INFORMATION
• CAUTION: Batteries should be
removed and replaced by adults
only.
• Turn unit off when installing
batteries.
• Your Wine Master SE uses 2
AAA batteries, not included.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard
(carbon-zinc) or rechargeable
(nickel-cadmium) batteries.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Remove exhausted batteries
and 100ºF (4º C and 38º C).
• Clean using only a slightly
damp cloth. Do not use cleaners
with chemical agents.
from the unit.
• Do not short circuit battery terminals.
• Remove batteries and store
them in a cool, dry place when not
in use.
• To avoid explosion or leakage,
do not dispose of batteries in a fire
or attempt to recharge alkaline or
other non-rechargeable batteries.
• Install batteries so that the polarity (+ and -) matches the diagram
in the battery compartment.
• Use only batteries of the same
type and equivalency.
SEARCH MENU
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LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY
EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC.,
warrants to the original consumer that its
products are free from any electrical or
mechanical defects for a period of 90
DAYS from the date of purchase. If any
such defect is discovered within the warranty period, EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., will repair or replace
the unit free of charge upon receipt of the
unit, shipped postage prepaid and insured
to the factory address shown at right.
The warranty covers normal consumer
use and does not cover damage that
occurs in shipment or failure that results
from alterations, accident, misuse, abuse,
neglect, wear and tear, inadequate maintenance, commercial use, or unreasonable
use of the unit. Removal of the top panel
voids all warranties. This warranty does
not cover cost of repairs made or attempted outside of the factory.
Any applicable implied warranties,
including warranties of merchantability
and fitness, are hereby limited to 90
DAYS from the date of purchase.
Consequential or incidental damages
resulting from a breach of any applicable express or implied warranties are
hereby excluded. Some
states do not allow limitations on the duration of
implied warranties and do
not allow exclusion of
incidental or consequential damages, so the
above limitations and
exclusions in these
instances may not apply.
The only authorized service center in the
United States is:
Excalibur Electronics, Inc.
13755 SW 119th Ave
Miami, Florida 33186 U.S.A.
Phone: 305.477.8080
Fax: 305.477.9516
www.ExcaliburElectronics.com
Ship the unit carefully packed, preferably
in the original carton, and send it prepaid,
and adequately insured. Include a letter,
detailing the complaint and including
your daytime telephone number, inside
the shipping carton.
If your warranty has expired and you
want an estimated fee for service, write to
the above address, specifying the model
and the problem.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND
YOUR UNIT WITHOUT
RECEIVING AN ESTIMATE FOR
SERVICING. WE CANNOT
STORE YOUR UNIT!
We make you think.
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