Restaurant wine intelligence

Never order the wrong wine again.

Snap a photo of any restaurant’s wine list. WineProdigy tells you what every bottle tastes like, how it’s rated, and how much it’s marked up — before the sommelier comes back.

Free tier, forever No scan limits Real data, not guesswork
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The problem we solve

Most diners feel lost in front of a wine list.

73%

of wine drinkers are intimidated by restaurant wine lists — and 58% say they don’t have enough wine knowledge to order with confidence.

E&J Gallo / Dark Horse, 2018 · via The Drinks Business

You’re not alone. Even experienced drinkers can’t know every producer, vintage and appellation on a 200-bottle list — let alone what any of it should actually cost.

So most people default to the second-cheapest bottle, or whatever the server points at. WineProdigy was built to end that.

How it works

From a wall of names to a clear choice — in seconds.

Three steps. No wine vocabulary required.

1

Scan the list

Snap a photo of any restaurant’s wine list — or look one up before you arrive.

2

See it clearly

Every wine identified and described in plain language — how it tastes, how it’s rated, what it’s worth.

3

Order with confidence

Pick the wine that fits your taste, your dish and your budget — no guessing, no overpaying.

The result

Every wine on the list — enriched.

Scores, markup, flavor, pairings and value verdicts. All at a glance.

Composite Score

A single, blended critic rating on every bottle — so you can compare a Barbaresco and a Barolo without a wine degree.

Value verdict

List price against typical retail, with the multiple spelled out. “Great value” and “steep” stop being guesses.

Smart lenses

Re-sort a 200-bottle list by best value, your palate, or what pairs with your dish — in one tap.

Markup intelligence

Know what a wine is really worth before you order it.

Restaurant wine lists don’t print what a bottle costs at retail — and the gap is rarely small. WineProdigy shows you the multiple on every bottle, so you can spot the one that’s fairly priced instead of the one that’s marked up four times over.

3–4×
typical restaurant markup
$6.99
less than the markup on one glass
See Premium features →
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Why it’s different

Real data. Not AI guesswork.

Other apps invent tasting notes and estimate quality from thin air. WineProdigy is built on a curated wine database and published critic scores — so what you read at the table is something you can actually rely on.

Grounded in a real database

Producer, region, vintage and grape come from curated wine records — not a language model’s best guess.

Pricing you can act on

Typical retail benchmarks turn an opaque wine list into a comparison you can make in ten seconds.

Fast enough for the table

One photo, a few seconds. Designed to be used while everyone is still deciding on starters.

Why WineProdigy

Built for the restaurant table.
Nothing else comes close.

Feature WineProdigy Typical wine apps
Built for the restaurant table Yes Retail-focused
Real markup & value verdict per bottle Yes
Critic scores grounded in real data Yes AI-estimated
Personalized to your palate Yes Limited
Pre-loaded restaurant wine lists near you Yes
What you get

Everything you need to order like a regular.

Personalized to you

The list, ranked for your palate.

Tell WineProdigy what you like once — every scan then surfaces the wines most likely to hit the mark, matched to your actual taste.

Before you sit down

Browse the list before you arrive.

Many restaurants come pre-loaded. Preview the wines and walk in knowing what you want — instead of deciding under pressure at the table.

Never order blind again

Start free. Upgrade when you want the edge.

Free turns any wine list into something you understand. Premium adds the money-and-quality intelligence to order like you own the place.

Free — forever
Free
No card. No catch. No scan limits.

Genuinely useful, at zero cost. Snap a photo of any restaurant’s wine list and get every bottle identified and described in plain language — then see which ones suit your taste.

  • Scan any wine list — no limits, ever
  • Every wine identified — producer, region, vintage, grape
  • Flavor characteristics — know what the wine tastes like
  • Your Palate — your personal taste radar, set once
  • Picked for your palate — recommendations matched to you
  • Pre-loaded restaurant lists near you
  • Learn — plain-language wine know-how
  • Rate what you order and shape the community
Get WineProdigy — free
★ Premium
Premium
$6.99/month · or $54.99/year (save ~33%)

Pays for itself on your first dinner. For $6.99 a month — less than the markup on a single glass — you see what every bottle is really worth, how the critics rate it, and which one on the list is the smart order.

Everything in Free, plus
  • Composite Score — a blended critic rating on every wine
  • Markup & value verdict — list price vs. typical retail, per bottle
  • Full tasting notes — the detail behind the flavor tags
  • Food-pairing ideas — what to order it with
  • Drinking window — is it at its best right now?
  • Smart lenses & value sort — long list → your shortlist in seconds
  • Favorites — your cross-restaurant cellar, saved forever
  • Full Search — the whole database, your way
Less than the markup on a single glass of restaurant wine — for a smarter pick at every dinner.
Go Premium — $6.99/month
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About WineProdigy

Passionate about wine.
Obsessed with accessibility.

Our founding team is passionate about wine and travels the world to discover and enjoy its diverse array. But we know that even the most well-traveled wine drinker can’t know every wine — let alone what it typically sells for at retail.

We built WineProdigy to give every diner an insight that even a great sommelier can’t offer at the table: exactly how marked-up each bottle is.

“Choose with confidence. Impress the table.”

Questions

Good to know.

Is it really free?

Yes. Scanning lists, identifying every wine, flavor profiles and palate-matched picks are all free, with no scan limits and no card required. Premium adds critic scores, markup and value verdicts, full tasting notes and pairings.

Do I need to know anything about wine?

Not a thing — that’s the point. WineProdigy translates any list into plain language so anyone can order well, regardless of experience.

How is this different from other wine apps?

Most wine apps are built for the retail shelf: scan a label, see a rating. WineProdigy is built for the restaurant table — it reads a whole list at once and tells you what each bottle is worth relative to what you’re being charged.

How does it know the wines before I get there?

Many restaurants come pre-loaded, so you can browse the list before you arrive. Anywhere else, a quick scan decodes the list on the spot.

Is Premium worth it?

At $6.99 a month it costs less than the markup on a single glass of restaurant wine. If it steers you away from one over-priced bottle a month, it has already paid for itself.

When can I download it?

WineProdigy is in final development for iPhone and Android. Leave your email below and we’ll tell you the day it lands in the App Store and Google Play — nothing else.

Order like you own the place.

Free to start. Ready the next time you sit down to dinner.

Tell me when it launches
Get in touch

We’d like to hear from you.

Whether you want to know when the app launches, you’re writing about us, or you run a restaurant and want your list included — this reaches us directly.

Prefer email? Write to hello@wineprodigy.com.

We’ll only use your address to reply, or to let you know when the app launches. No lists, no sharing.