Sommelier AI "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine" Exceeds 10,000 Registered Wine Brands!

SCENTMATIC Inc. (CEO: Shunji Kurisu, Headquarters: Tokyo, hereinafter "SCENTMATIC"), which proposes new customer experiences through the digitalization of olfaction, is pleased to announce that the number of registered wine brands in its Sommelier AI "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine" has surpassed 10,000.

*KAORIUM is a registered trademark of SCENTMATIC Inc.

KAORIUM's New Way to Experience Choosing Alcohol

Sommelier AI "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine" is an AI system that visualizes the flavors of sake and wine in words, guiding users to their ideal alcoholic beverage and realizing a new dining experience. It expresses the complex flavors of alcohol in easy-to-understand language, and based on desired moods such as "want to be liberated" or "want to be excited," and preferred tastes like "unique" or "fruity," the AI analyzes the match with the alcohol available in-store and recommends suitable drinks.

Since the launch of this service, the number of registered brands has steadily increased due to expanded adoption by restaurants and retailers. We are now delighted to announce that the number of registered wine brands in "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine" has exceeded 10,000.

We have received comments from Mr. Watanabe at Kinokuniya, a user of "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine."

"We introduced 'KAORIUM' as a customer service support tool to address staff shortages and assist with inbound tourism. Customers enjoy using it themselves in-store, and its multilingual support allows foreign tourists to enjoy choosing alcohol smoothly without language barriers. In the realm of sake and wine, which require specialized knowledge and can be difficult to choose from, the surpassing of 10,000 registered brands by KAORIUM is highly significant from the perspective of standardizing customer service and reducing the burden on store staff. We expect that by visualizing the appeal of alcohol in easy-to-understand words, AI will enable more intuitive product selection for everyone from beginners to enthusiasts. We intend to continue actively utilizing such technologies to provide better services to our customers."

With this milestone of 10,000 registered wine brands, SCENTMATIC will continue to expand the number of registered brands and strive to make KAORIUM accessible to even more customers.

About Sommelier AI "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine"

Sommelier AI "KAORIUM for Sake & Wine" is an AI system that visualizes the flavors of sake and wine in words, guiding users to their ideal alcoholic beverage and realizing a new dining experience. It resolves challenges such as not knowing what to choose or finding it difficult to understand flavor differences, offering an experience that allows everyone from beginners to enthusiasts to enjoy the appeal of sake and wine more richly.

Through AI that incorporates human senses and vast linguistic data, it achieves matching between alcohol flavor data and user preferences. Furthermore, it visualizes flavor differences in easy-to-understand words, providing a new dining experience that allows for a deeper enjoyment of taste.

Retail Store Touch Signage (Wine):

https://scentmatic.co.jp/kaorium/sommelier/wine-retail

【SCENTMATIC Inc.】

SCENTMATIC is a company that creates new "scent experiences" with its AI that verbalizes scents, "KAORIUM." The "digitalization of olfaction" we provide appeals to human senses and is utilized in various business scenes. KAORIUM has received a Silver Award at the international design award 'A’ Design Award'. We also conduct joint research with the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo on "the influence of words on the perception of scent" (※1).

(※1) https://scentmatic.co.jp/news/20251119

Representative: Shunji Kurisu, Representative Director

Location: 3F, 4-22-7 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013

URL: https://scentmatic.co.jp