Wine list scanner
Forty bottles on the list?
No idea which ones are good?
Sommelier hovering?
Send Paco a photo. He'll tell you what to order.
3 free wine decisions · Works in WhatsApp & Telegram · No app
📷 Help with this wine list — we're having steak, budget ~S$150
🏆 Order this
Langhe Nebbiolo
S$110 · fair markup
🦙 If it were my money: the Nebbiolo. Barolo grapes at half the Barolo price.
Skip the house Cabernet — you're paying for the label.
Three steps
How the wine list scanner works
Snap the wine list
A photo, a screenshot, or a short PDF — whatever you've got.
Send it to Paco
In WhatsApp or Telegram. Add what you're eating or your budget if you like.
Get the call
What he'd order, the best value, the one to skip, and whether the markup is fair.
Not just ratings
What you get back
The bottle to order
One clear pick, with the reason in plain English.
The best value
The bottle that overdelivers for its price.
The one to skip
So you don't pay a trophy price for an average wine.
A markup check
Listed price vs typical retail — fair, normal, or a rip-off.
Food pairing
Matched to what you're actually eating tonight.
Critic scores
Where they exist, with the publication named.
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Wine list questions, answered
- How do I scan a restaurant wine list?
- Take a photo of the list (or a screenshot of it) and send it to Paco in WhatsApp or Telegram. Add what you're eating or your budget if you like. Paco reads the list and replies with the bottle he'd order, the best value, and the one to skip.
- Can you help with this wine list if I'm already at the table?
- That's exactly what Paco is for. Send the photo and you'll get one clear pick in plain English — fast enough to answer before the sommelier comes back.
- Does it tell me if the wine list is overpriced?
- Yes. Paco compares each listed price with what the wine typically sells for at retail and tells you whether the markup is fair, normal for a restaurant, or one to avoid.
- Can Paco read a PDF wine list or a menu in another currency?
- Yes — photos, screenshots, and short PDF lists (up to 2 pages) all work, in local currencies like S$, $, €, £ and more.
- Is it free?
- Your first 3 wine decisions are free. After that, a Paco Pass is $5.99 once for 20 decisions that never expire, or Plus is $4.99/month.
- Do I need to download a wine list scanner app?
- No. Paco works inside WhatsApp and Telegram — apps you already have — so there's nothing to install and no account to make. Just send the photo in the chat.
- How is this different from Vivino's wine list scanner?
- Vivino's wine list scanner is a Vivino Premium feature inside the Vivino app, and it shows a community star rating for every wine on the list. Paco needs no app — he's in your WhatsApp — and gives you a decision: the one bottle he'd order, the best value, the one to skip, and whether the price is fair.
Got a wine list in front of you?
Snap it and send it to Paco. In seconds you'll know what to order — and what to skip.