Does Waikame cost anything to use?

No. Use of the service is free, and there is no app to install, so it works from a PC or smartphone browser.

What kinds of questions can I ask it?

Natural-language questions such as "a white under 5,000 yen that pairs with oysters" or "what kind of grape is Nebbiolo?" It replies with an explanation plus real bottles, prices, and shop links, and can compare wines like Chablis and Meursault.

Can it read a wine label or a restaurant wine list?

Yes. Using a smartphone camera, it can scan a label to show producer, region, vintage, market price, and where to buy, and scan a restaurant wine list to identify and explain each row.

Large Language ModelsAI Business & IndustryAI Watch (Impress)4m agoOct 29, 2026, 13:00 JST

ワイカメ launches chat-based wine AI top page on Oct 29

Send on LINE

3 Key Points

What happened
Project Tadori's Waikame service opened a free conversational top page on October 29, letting users ask questions like "a white under 5,000 yen that pairs with oysters" and get real bottles, prices, and shop links in card form.
Why it matters
The chat draws on roughly 130,000 sales records from 15 domestic online wine shops, refreshed weekly, so answers point to bottles actually available for purchase rather than generic knowledge alone, and phone camera label scans add on-the-spot producer, region, vintage, and market price.

WHO IT HITSCasual wine drinkers and shoppers who want a pairing suggestion or a specific bottle but lack deep wine knowledge can get purchasable options without installing an app, using only a browser.

Not sure about something? Ask the AI

Questions and answers are published on this page.

Summaries like this, every morning.

Get these free every morning

Context & Analysis

Waikame's new top page combines a data foundation built from roughly 130,000 sales records across 15 domestic online wine shops, updated weekly, with a conversational interface. That pairing is what lets a question about pairing or grape variety return not just general explanation but currently purchasable bottles with prices and shop links, shown as cards. For comparison-style questions such as Chablis versus Meursault, the service lines up actual wines from affordable to standard price points alongside the explanation.

Beyond text dialogue, the service adds smartphone camera functions: scanning a label surfaces producer, region, vintage, market price, and purchase source on the spot, while scanning a restaurant wine list identifies and explains each row. Questions and scans accumulate, so the service builds into a personal "wine log" the more it is used. The launch was made available without an app install, accessible from a PC or smartphone browser.

FAQ

Does Waikame cost anything to use?: No. Use of the service is free, and there is no app to install, so it works from a PC or smartphone browser.
What kinds of questions can I ask it?: Natural-language questions such as "a white under 5,000 yen that pairs with oysters" or "what kind of grape is Nebbiolo?" It replies with an explanation plus real bottles, prices, and shop links, and can compare wines like Chablis and Meursault.
Can it read a wine label or a restaurant wine list?: Yes. Using a smartphone camera, it can scan a label to show producer, region, vintage, market price, and where to buy, and scan a restaurant wine list to identify and explain each row.

AI Watch (Impress)Read Original Article

Send on LINE

AI news that matters for your work, delivered every morning.

Pick your industry and the AI tools you use, and get news related to your work every day.

Get it free

Free · 30 seconds with Google · unsubscribe anytimeWhat is AIToday? →

Ask AI

Ask AI anything about this article. The AI reads this article, earlier AIToday articles, and Wikipedia, and cites its sources. Q&As are published on this page for other readers too.