A Vivino alternative without the marketplace
HomeSomm is a Vivino alternative for people who want to track and drink the wine they already bought, not buy more. There is no marketplace, no sponsored listings, and no global rating feed; the sommelier only recommends bottles that are physically in your wine rack.
Last updated 2026-08-23
Status: HomeSomm is in early access and launches in 2026. Features described here are the planned launch scope, and competitor details are accurate as of 2026-08-23.
What Vivino is good at
Vivino has the largest label-scan database in the category and tens of millions of ratings. In a shop, pointing your phone at a bottle and seeing a crowd score is genuinely useful.
Its cellar feature exists, but it is a side feature next to a store.
The difference at home
A crowd rating tells you whether a wine is generally liked. It does not tell you which of your nine open-tonight candidates suits roast chicken, or which one is about to fall out of its window.
HomeSomm answers those two questions and nothing else. Describe the meal, get picks from your own shelf with a reason and a serving temperature.
- No shop, no affiliate links, no sponsored bottles
- Drinking windows tracked per bottle, with a drink-me-first list
- One household, two users, shared stock in real time
- Your notes and scores stay private to your household
Frequently asked questions
- Can HomeSomm scan wine labels like Vivino?
- Yes. Scan the label to create the bottle, or type the name and year and let the AI fill in region, grape, drinking window, serving temperature, and pairings.
- Does HomeSomm sell wine?
- No. HomeSomm has no marketplace and no affiliate links; it earns money only from the Premium household subscription.
- Does HomeSomm show community ratings?
- No. It stores your own score and note per bottle. Recommendations are based on your stock, your drinking windows, and the meal you describe.
Try HomeSomm with your own cellar
Unlimited bottles, free. Premium is one subscription for the whole household: unlimited AI and assistant access, at a fraction of what comparable wine apps charge.