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# Welcome to Pablo

Pablo is your AI wine sommelier. Scan any bottle, wine list, or shelf and get instant, personalized wine recommendations ranked to your taste. Chat with Pablo to explore pairings, discover new regions, or find the perfect bottle for any occasion — without the guesswork.

### Where to start

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create your account</strong></td><td>Sign up and set up your profile in minutes.</td><td><a href="/documentation/getting-started/creating-your-account.md">Creating your account</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Scan a wine</strong></td><td>Take a photo of any label to get ranked recommendations.</td><td><a href="/documentation/scanning-wines/how-to-scan.md">How to scan a wine</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Talk to Pablo</strong></td><td>Ask anything — pairings, regions, grape varieties.</td><td><a href="/documentation/talking-to-pablo/starting-a-conversation.md">Starting a conversation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### How Pablo works

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**Build your personal taste profile**

Answer 5 quick questions about your preferences. Pablo maps your answers across 8 taste dimensions — body, acidity, tannins, sweetness, fruitiness, floral, earthy, and spicy & herbal — to understand your palate.
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**Scan any bottle, menu, or shelf**

Take a photo of a wine label, restaurant menu, or store shelf. Pablo reads it, identifies the wines, and scores them against your taste profile in seconds.
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**Discover wines you'll actually love**

Wines are ranked by how closely they match your palate, with a match percentage for each. The more you engage, the more accurate Pablo becomes.
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### What you can do

| Feature           | What it does                                                             |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Scan**          | Scan any bottle or wine list and get personalized wine recommendations   |
| **Chat**          | Talk to Pablo like a real sommelier — pairings, regions, grape varieties |
| **History**       | Browse, search, and filter all wines Pablo has recommended to you        |
| **Wine Circles**  | Combine taste profiles with friends to find crowd-pleasing bottles       |
| **Taste Profile** | A living radar chart that evolves with your palate                       |