Taste matching: a sommelier built into your menu
Most guests don't know Barolo from Beaujolais — they order the second-cheapest glass and hope. TasteMind's “Help me choose” asks a handful of friendly questions and recommends three drinks from your menu, each with a match score and a reason written in plain language. It works because every product on your list carries its own taste profile — this exact wine, not “a typical red.”
Every product gets its own taste profile
Each drink is described on taste axes like sweetness, acidity, bitterness and body. You set them with simple sliders, or start from one of 89 style presets — Pinot Noir to West Coast IPA — and fine-tune to the exact bottle you pour. That per-product precision is the whole point: a match score is only honest if it describes the drink in the guest's hand, not the average of a category.
Deterministic, not a black box
Guest answers map onto the same taste axes, and TasteMind ranks your menu by closeness. The same answers always give the same result, recommendations are instant, and every suggestion comes with a why — “crisp with high acidity and dry — matches your taste for fresh, light wines.” No hallucinated tasting notes, no generic wine database: recommendations only ever come from your menu.
Aware of the room
Sold-out items are never recommended — the availability board feeds straight into the engine. You can boost your staff picks so the quiz leans toward what you want to pour. And when your venue serves food, the quiz asks what the table is eating and tunes its drink matches to the meal.
Matches stay with the guest
Results don't vanish when the quiz closes. A guest's picks resurface on the menu as a “your matches” panel and as match badges on the items themselves, so they can browse the full list and still find their way back — without retaking the quiz.
What the engine does
- Three recommendations, scored. Guests get three drinks from your menu, each with a match percentage.
- A reason for every suggestion. Plain-language explanations, in the guest's own language.
- Your menu only. Never a generic database — if it's not on your list, it's never suggested.
- Sold-out aware. Items toggled off on the availability board drop out of recommendations instantly.
- Staff-pick boost. Optionally lean recommendations toward the drinks you want to sell.
- Food-aware. With dishes on the menu, the quiz factors in what the table is eating.
- Six languages. The quiz and its explanations follow the guest's language.
What the guest sees
- 1Scan and tap “Help me choose”. The quiz lives right on your QR menu — no app, no signup.
- 2Answer a handful of taps. Sweet or dry, light or bold — friendly questions, not wine jargon.
- 3Get three matches. Each with a match score and a reason. Tap one to see the full item — or keep browsing with match badges on.
Try it on your own list
Import your menu, tag your drinks with presets, and run the quiz on the drinks you actually pour — free, live in about 10 minutes.
Taste matching FAQ
How is this different from AI recommendations?
TasteMind's engine is deterministic: taste profiles and guest answers live on the same scales, and the menu is ranked by closeness. The same answers always produce the same result, it's instant, and every suggestion is explainable. No black-box guessing, no invented tasting notes.
Where do the taste profiles come from?
You set them — with sliders, or by starting from one of 89 style presets and fine-tuning. Imported menus arrive with presets pre-matched, and a stated ABV or IBU sharpens the profile automatically.
What happens when a drink sells out?
One tap on the availability board greys it out on every phone and removes it from recommendations until it's back.
Do guests have to retake the quiz to see their matches?
No. Matches resurface right on the menu — a “your matches” panel plus badges on the recommended items — for as long as the guest keeps browsing.
Does it recommend food too?
The quiz recommends drinks, but it's food-aware: if your menu has dishes, it asks what the table is eating and tunes the drink match accordingly. You can also link drinks to dishes so items show “pairs with” on the menu.