Digital wine menu that helps guests find the right glass
A digital wine menu is your wine list shown on the guest's phone — usually opened by scanning a QR code — instead of on paper. The good ones let guests sort by style, grape and region, read tasting notes, see what's poured by the glass versus the bottle, and (with TasteMind) get matched to a wine from your cellar based on the kind of thing they like. TasteMind's digital wine list is free, needs no app, and goes live in about 10 minutes.
What is a digital wine menu?
It's a web page that shows your current wines on any phone, with nothing to install. Guests open it by scanning a QR code on the table or by the bottles, or from a link. Where a printed wine list or a PDF freezes the moment it's made, a digital one carries each wine's producer, vintage, region, grape, body and tasting notes, marks a bottle finished the second it runs out, switches a wine between by-the-glass and bottle-only, and takes a new vintage without a reprint. It's the gap between a static card and a list that always matches what's actually in the cellar.
What a great digital wine list does
- Sort by style, grape and region. Guests narrow your list to red, white, rosé, sparkling or orange, by grape and region, and along dry-to-sweet or light-to-full — without flagging down a server first.
- Recommend a wine from your cellar. TasteMind's built-in sommelier asks how dry, how full and what they're eating, then suggests three wines off your own list, each with a match score and a plain reason such as 'crisp and high-acid, good with your oysters'.
- Show glass vs bottle, live. List a wine by the glass, the bottle, or both, each with its own price — and the moment a bottle is gone, one tap greys it out on every phone in the room.
- Read like a proper list. Every wine carries its producer, vintage, region, grape and tasting notes, so guests get the depth of a thick leather list with none of the printing.
- Speak the guest's language. Publish in Danish, English, German, French, Spanish or Italian with automatic detection — handy when tourists are working through an unfamiliar list.
- Show you what sells. Built-in analytics reveal which wines get opened, which pairings the sommelier suggests, the full quiz funnel and a breakdown per table.
Digital wine menu vs printed wine list
| Capability | Printed wine list | Basic QR menu | TasteMind digital wine menu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Update vintages & prices | Reprint the whole list | Editable, but by hand | Instant, live on every phone |
| Last bottle sold | Crossed out in pen | Rarely shown | One tap — greys out live |
| Glass vs bottle pricing | Only if it fits the page | Hit and miss | Yes — separate, per wine |
| Filter by grape, region, style | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Wine recommendations | Ask a sommelier | No | Yes — sommelier, from your list |
| Tasting notes & pairings | Limited by space | Rarely | Full notes on every wine |
| Languages | One per print run | Usually one | 6, auto-detected |
| Cost | A reprint per change | Varies | Free today, no card |
How to set up a digital wine list (about 10 minutes)
- 1Build your wine list. Start from a template, import the list as a CSV, or pick from 89 ready-made drink styles with taste profiles already in place — then fill in producer, grape, region, vintage and your glass and bottle prices.
- 2Print your QR codes. Generate one QR code for the whole room or one per table, then download print-ready table tents as a PDF to stand by the bottles or on each table.
- 3Publish. Guests scan and start sorting your wines — and 'Help me choose' begins matching them to a wine from your list, by the glass or the bottle.
How much does a digital wine menu cost?
TasteMind is free to use today — every feature, unlimited wines and lists, no card required. You can run a full wine list, glass-and-bottle pricing, the sommelier and analytics without spending anything.
Your wine list could be live tonight
Add your wines with their grapes, regions and tasting notes, set glass and bottle prices, and print the QR codes — all before the first guest sits down. Free to use, no card required.
Digital wine menu FAQ
Do my guests need to download an app?
No. The wine list opens in the browser straight from a QR scan, and behaves as an installable web app that keeps the last list on hand even if the Wi-Fi drops mid-service.
Can it show by-the-glass and bottle prices?
Yes. Each wine can be listed by the glass, the bottle, or both, each with its own price — and you can move a wine between them whenever you like.
How does the wine recommendation work?
The built-in sommelier asks the guest how dry and how full they like a wine and what they're eating, then matches them to three wines from your own list, each with a match score and a reason in plain language.
Can I mark a bottle sold out mid-service?
Yes — one tap behind the bar greys the wine out instantly on every phone in the room, so no one orders the bottle you've just poured the last of.
What languages are supported?
Danish, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, auto-detected with graceful fallback — useful for tourists reading an unfamiliar list.
Is there a free digital wine list option?
Yes — TasteMind is free to use today with no card required, sommelier and live availability included.