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# Creating a Circle

Start a Wine Circle, invite friends, and combine taste profiles to discover wines the whole group will enjoy.

## Starting a Circle

There are two ways to create a Wine Circle:

* Tap the **Create a circle** action card on the Home tab
* Open the Scan panel and tap **Create Wine Circle** at the bottom

Both take you to the Circle creation screen.

## Inviting friends

Tap **Invite Friends**. Pablo creates your Circle and immediately opens your device's native share sheet with a pre-written message and an invite link. Share it via any app — Messages, WhatsApp, email, or any other.

The invite link contains a unique code that grants access to your Circle. Each link can be used multiple times until it expires.

{% hint style="info" %}
Members who join will be able to see your profile picture and first name. If your profile is set to private, they'll only see your username and avatar.
{% endhint %}

## After inviting

Once you've shared the link, Pablo takes you directly to your Circle view, where you can see the member list, the compatibility score (once 2 or more people have joined), and the **Start Scanning** button.