In development — Curato Wine launches after the first wave of independent wine shops and merchants sign-ups. Visit jkcreative.store/curato-landing.html for the engine overview.
Independent Wine Retail · A Curato Vertical
Curato Wine

AI recommendations your sommelier would recognize

Four close matches. One wild card. Gift Mode. Works from your shop's own inventory — every recommendation comes from bottles actually on the shelf, at the price you set. One-time purchase — zero ongoing costs.

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No subscriptions. No API fees. No monthly charges.

4+1
Recommendations per query
<1s
Response time after setup
$0
Ongoing cost to you
2,000+
SKU capacity per catalog

Your shelf in. Recommendations out.

Upload your inventory as a CSV. The Curato engine normalizes every bottle into structured attributes — varietal, region, vintage, body, food pairings. Then it builds a similarity engine grounded in language a sommelier would use.

Every set includes 4 close matches and 1 wild card — same style and body, different region or varietal, forcing discovery without staff having to upsell. Gift Mode adds bow-worthy language for the #1 gift category in specialty retail.

CSV Import AI Normalization Vintage Filtering Regional Hierarchy Food Pairing Gift Mode
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Try the engine on Curato Cigar today.

Same engine, same 4+1 format. Different vocabulary. Visit the live Cigar widget to see the recommendation experience your wine customers will get.

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Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

All Tiers
01

4+1 Recommendation Engine

Content-based filtering on weighted attributes — varietal and region carry the most weight. No purchase history required.

All Tiers
02

Gift Mode

Occasion = gift filters to crowd-pleasing profiles and adds bow-worthy language. Gift drives 60–70% of wine purchases — this is the product.

All Tiers
03

Regional Hierarchy

Burgundy → Côte de Nuits is a closer match than Burgundy → Mâconnais. The engine respects appellation depth the way a sommelier would.

All Tiers
04

New Drinker Mode

First-time buyers answer 4 questions (dry/sweet, red/white, budget, occasion) and get beginner-safe picks with plain-language explanations. No jargon.

Kiosk + Suite
05

Kiosk / Tablet Mode

Progressive Web App with offline support, touch-optimized UI, idle screen, and orientation-aware layout. Perfect for the shop floor or tasting bar.

Full Suite
06

Vintage & Natural Flag

Vintage adds time-based filtering not present in other verticals. Natural / organic flag surfaces a fast-growing buyer segment with its own search behavior.

One price. Yours forever.

Final pricing locks at launch. Early access requests get first dibs and the launch rate.

Web Widget
TBD
Pre-launch — pricing in development
  • 4+1 recommendation engine
  • Gift Mode + New Drinker Mode
  • Vintage filtering
  • Regional hierarchy
  • Self-correcting sentinel
  • White-label web widget
  • CSV catalog import
  • Setup wizard included
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Kiosk / Tablet
TBD
Pre-launch — pricing in development
  • Everything in Web, plus:
  • Touch-optimized kiosk UI
  • Offline PWA support
  • Orientation-aware layout
  • Idle screen with auto-reset
  • Tasting-bar mode
  • Service worker caching
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Your sommelier can't be everywhere.
Curato can.

Wine is the #1 gift category in specialty retail and the #1 category for browsers who don't know what to ask. Curato extends sommelier-grade guidance to every shift, every browser, every gift.

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Frequently asked

What is the Gemini API key and does it cost anything?

Curato Wine uses Google's Gemini AI to process your catalog into structured data. You get a free API key at aistudio.google.com in about 30 seconds. The free tier covers everything Curato needs, even for catalogs with 2,000+ SKUs. The key is yours permanently and costs nothing.

How long does setup take?

Most retailers are up and running in under an hour. Get your Gemini key, upload your catalog CSV, click Process, configure your brand colors, and embed the widget. The included setup wizard walks through every step.

How big can my catalog be?

Curato handles catalogs of any size. AI processing runs in batches during setup — a 500-product catalog takes about 5 minutes. Once processed, all recommendations are instant from a local database with zero API calls.

Does the kiosk work offline?

Yes. The Kiosk and Full Suite tiers include a Progressive Web App with service worker caching. Once your catalog is loaded, the kiosk works without an internet connection.

Do I need technical skills?

Basic comfort with running commands in a terminal is helpful. The setup wizard handles most of the configuration through a browser interface. If you can copy-paste a script tag into your website, you can embed the widget.

What happens after I buy?

You receive an email with a download link within minutes. The ZIP contains everything: the engine, widget files, setup wizard, and a sample catalog. Install, configure, and go.

What about regulatory compliance for wine?

Wine retail regulations vary by state and jurisdiction. Curato is a product discovery tool embedded on your existing storefront — it does not handle shipping, age verification, or compliance. We recommend consulting your legal counsel regarding alcohol display and recommendation rules in your jurisdiction.