Sip Savvy

Product Introduction

1. Definition: Sip Savvy is an AI-powered iOS/macOS application (Food & Drink category) that functions as a digital sommelier. It leverages optical character recognition (OCR) and machine learning to analyze restaurant wine lists, providing real-time value assessments and personalized recommendations.
2. Core Value Proposition: Sip Savvy eliminates guesswork in wine selection by identifying fair-priced bottles, preventing overpayment for marked-up wines, and aligning recommendations with user preferences.

Main Features

1. Smart OCR Menu Scanning: Uses advanced optical character recognition to digitize printed/digital wine lists instantly. Extracts wine names, vintages, and prices from any menu format (e.g., PDFs or photos).
2. AI Value Scoring Engine: Cross-references scanned wines against global retail databases to calculate real-time markups. Generates a proprietary "Value Score" (0-100) quantifying cost fairness and quality-to-price ratio.
3. Personalized Taste Profiling: Builds user-specific preference models based on saved ratings, varietal preferences, and critic reviews. Ranks wines by alignment with individual profiles (e.g., "bold reds" or "crisp whites").
4. Digital Wine Cellar: Tracks user-rated bottles to identify taste patterns. Uses historical data to refine future recommendations via machine learning algorithms.

Problems Solved

1. Pain Point: Restaurants often apply 200-400% markups on wines, causing consumers to overpay or default to suboptimal choices (e.g., the "second cheapest bottle").
2. Target Audience: Casual-to-enthusiast wine drinkers (ages 18+), frequent diners, business expense account holders, and travelers navigating unfamiliar wine lists.
3. Use Cases:
   • Identifying undervalued gems at Michelin-starred restaurants.
   • Avoiding overpriced bottles during client dinners.
   • Discovering new wines matching personal taste profiles.

Unique Advantages

1. Differentiation: Unlike crowd-sourced apps (e.g., Vivino), Sip Savvy focuses exclusively on real-time restaurant markup analysis and objective value scoring, not crowd ratings.
2. Key Innovation: Patented algorithm combining OCR, retail price APIs, and personalized preference modeling to generate a single "Value Score"—a unique metric absent in competitors.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. How accurate is Sip Savvy's markup analysis?
   Sip Savvy cross-references live retail pricing databases with 95%+ data coverage, updating markups hourly for precision.
2. Does Sip Savvy require internet access?
   Yes, real-time price comparisons and AI analysis require Wi-Fi/cellular connectivity.
3. Can I use Sip Savvy internationally?
   Currently optimized for US wine pricing, but supports scanning menus globally with basic OCR functionality.
4. What’s the cost after the free download?
   Full features require a $6.99/month subscription; free tier includes limited scans without Value Scores.
5. How does Sip Savvy protect user privacy?
   Encrypted user IDs; photos/wine lists are processed locally (on-device OCR) and never stored on servers.