Frequently Asked Questions

General

What is Adegga?
Adegga is a Social Wine Discovery service. You can read all about Adegga here.

Is Adegga free?
Yes. Although we might have some extra goodies for wine shops and producers in the future that will be paid

Are you for sale ?
No, we’re not. But if we were it would be in Euros ;) .

What can I do at Adegga?
You can find about some of Adegga features here.

Is Adegga only available in English?
For the time being English is the only language we will bring into play.

What do I need to get started?
If you are not reading this on paper you have all the things to start otherwise you need an internet connection and web browser and an invite code.

How can I get an invite code?
If you really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really want one… send us an e-mail

Are you going to make money? How?
Yes. That’s the idea. And we know how. You’ll find out how soon.

General account issues

Why is Adegga currently invite only
Without a invite you can see who’s on Adegga, search for wines, producers and wine shops, but you can’t manage your cellar. Why?

the two main reasons are:

How do I change my password?
You must be logged in, then you can change it here.

Can you see my password in the database?
Passwords are encrypted and we do not have access to them.

I’ve forgot my password, e-mail or username, what can I do?
You can always ask to reset your password here.

I can’t sign-in, how do I solve this problem?
If we aren’t in maintenance mode, check if your username or email address are well written.
You might be mistyping your password. Make sure CAPS LOCK is off. If you still can’t login, try to reset your password here.

How do I update my profile?
You can easily update your profile at any time by going to Edit your profile on your profile page. If you want to update your profile now click here.

How to contact a user from Adegga?
We don’t disclose the e-mails of our users, but if you add a user to your watchlist, that user will receive an e-mail acknowledging you have added him. In other hand you can comment his profile.

What are A-team users?
A-team is the type of account that we (the people who made Adegga) have.

Can I export my wines?
For the time being… no, but we are working in a way to provide you with your information.

Miscellaneous

How can I give you guys some feedback, comments, ideas, or some wine bottles?
Feel free to email us on bugs@adegga.com or blog. We would love to hear about what you think of Social Wine Discovery and any ideas, feedback, or comments you may have. Also if you want to send us some wine bottles we would taste them with pleasure.

Can I get in trouble for writing a bad wine note, rating or review?
No, you can’t get in trouble for writing a bad, honest review of a wine or shop. As long as your review is honest and doesn’t criticize using vulgarity or obscenity we will all value your review.

What does an wine url have AVIN92839303039 in it? Isn’t it too complicated?
That number represents the AVIN of the wine. You can access the project page here.

Can I use, copy, print or download information or images from Adegga?
check it here and here

What is the copyright status of posted images?
Posting images in Adegga doesn’t mean any change in copyright status. Photos are under the copyright their owners decided previously: standard copyright, copyleft, Creative Commons license, etc. When you post photos in Adegga, you just are granting Adegga the right to use them (we need that right in order to host and display images).

How’s Adegga’s Images acceptance policy
Please read our terms of service

Do you monitor the site?
Yes we do. But we’re working on tools that with your help will help us correct bad information.

What are the consequences for breaking Adegga’s rules?
We will always try to resolve the problems directly with the users, if this doesn’t work we might be obliged to cancel the account.

How can I get a job at Adegga?
For the time being Adegga isn’t recruiting but we are always interested in meeting new talented, entrepreneurial, and passionate individuals. If you wish you can send us your CV at jobs@adegga.com. No agencies please.