This appears to be no longer a issue in 12.04. The top hit is the "wine" metapackage that points to the right package.
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884370 Title: Searching for "wine" returns empty wine package above recommended Wine application To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/884370/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs