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Sommo 2.0: The Sommelier's Notebook

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sommo 2.0 is out. It is the biggest release since the app first shipped, and unusually for a point-zero release, almost nothing about it is a gimmick. The app has been redesigned end to end, the cellar became a wall you can actually look at, your taste got a page of its own, and Sommo now runs in the browser at web.sommo.app, on the same account as your phone.

Here is what changed, and why.

Sommo Is Now on Android

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sommo is now on Android. As of today it is live on Google Play, free to download, and it is the full app. Not a preview, not a stripped-back companion, not a web page in a shell. Every feature that iPhone and iPad users have relied on is here, built natively for Android.

If you have been waiting on the sidelines because Sommo was iPhone-only, the wait is over. Here is what landed, and how I built it.

AI vs Sommelier: Can a Wine App Replace a Human Expert?

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The question lands in our inbox every week. Can an AI app really replace a sommelier? Will a phone take the job of the person standing at your table with a wine list and a knowing smile? The short answer is no, but the more interesting answer is that the question is poorly framed. AI and sommeliers are not competing for the same job. They are doing different versions of the same craft, with different strengths, different blind spots, and different costs. The wine drinker who understands both gets more out of wine than the one who relies only on one or the other.

ChatGPT vs Sommo: Why a Generic AI Cannot Replace a Wine App That Knows You

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ChatGPT is an impressive tool. Ask it to explain the difference between Barolo and Barbaresco, suggest a wine for lamb shanks, or summarise the 1855 Bordeaux classification, and it will give you a competent, well-structured answer in seconds. For quick wine facts and general education, it is genuinely useful.

But there is a fundamental limitation that no amount of model improvement will fix: ChatGPT does not know you. It does not know what wines you have tasted, what you enjoyed, what sits in your cellar, or how your palate has evolved over the past six months. Every conversation starts from zero.