BERLIN / SINGAPORE– January 15, 2026 – sommelier.bot today announces the public launch of app.sommelier.bot, a free, AI-based web application that provides wine, beer, and spirits lovers with a personal, AI-powered sommelier in their pocket.
By merging a database of millions of wines with a fully agentic AI, the platform offers a never-ending, interactive journey through the world of wine & spirits. Unlike traditional search engines or static filters, sommelier.bot engages users in a real-time conversation to surface the 3 perfect recommendations for any occasion, from a casual Tuesday dinner to a high-stakes corporate gift, within seconds.
A Personal Journey through 3,500+ Wine Regions
The web app is designed to be a lifelong companion for the beverage enthusiast. Key features include:
The 3-pick precision: within seconds of starting a conversation, the AI identifies the three best-suited products from a global inventory of tens of thousands of bottles.
Compare hyper-localized product inventories: the AI only recommends products that can actually be delivered to the user, automatically calculating the best prices and availability based on merchant shipping areas and real-time costs.
Interactive cartography: users can explore an immersive map featuring over 3,500 wine regions, turning discovery into a visual and educational experience.
Knowledge nuggets & food pairing: beyond buying, the AI provides "knowledge nuggets" to build user expertise and expert food-pairing advice for any dish.
Wish-lists & intelligent alternatives to build your perfect cellar step by step
A Win-Win for the Global Trade
For 2026, access to the platform is free for all Wine & Spirits merchants worldwide. sommelier.bot differentiates itself from competitors like Vivino by prioritizing the merchant-customer relationship. Purchases are made directly on the merchant’s own webshop. sommelier.bot does not "pool" or harvest customer data for itself; instead, it acts as a high-conversion discovery layer that sends qualified, high-intent buyers directly to the retailer.
The Intelligence Under the Hood
The AI’s deep expertise is powered by a proprietary data enhancement model. By training on 700,000 specific wines, the system enriches every bottle in the merchant network with 30+ distinct parameters. This ensures that even the most complex flavor profiles are made coherent and comparable across all wine & spirits worldwide, allowing for meaningful dialogue regardless of the user’s experience level.
A Vision for the Future
"The release of the sommelier.bot to the public is the first step after years of AI and ML research and development," said Timothée Bardet, COO and Co-founder of sommelier.bot. "Our AI wine startup really wants to bring the next generation to discover the fantastic world of Wine & Spirits by making it an engaging conversation, an interactive journey that takes the user wherever he or she is, with context, tools, and of course the best products our merchant partners have listed. When you have such a passion like the founding team, it is fun trying to invent the future of Wine & Spirits e-commerce by taking all users into a full interactive and never-ending conversation. Just like the world of wine!"

What’s Next: The Virtual Cellar
Building on the current momentum of 100,000+ active users, the team also announced the upcoming release of a Virtual Cellar and E-commerce. This feature will allow users to purchase, track their collections, monitor aging windows, and receive proactive suggestions on when to open a specific bottle based on their evolving taste profile.
Get Started Today
For Lovers of Wine & Spirits: Experience the future of discovery for free at app.sommelier.bot.
For Merchants: List your inventory for free and reach a global audience of high-intent buyers by visiting sommelier.bot/

About sommelier.bot sommelier.bot is an AI-first Wine & Spirits Agent startup leveraging millions of data points and advanced agentic frameworks to create seamless conversational interfaces that connect the world's best wine & spirits inventories with the next generation of consumers.
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