TIPSI LAUNCHES DIGITAL WINE LIST, FOOD PAIRING EXPERIENCE WITH NYC RESTAURANT PARTNER PIERRE LOTI
Mobile Wine App Offers Unique Technology to Improve Each Aspect of the Dining Experience for Both Users and Restauranteur
New York, New York, July 15, 2015 — Tipsi (www.gettipsi.com), the location-powered food and wine pairing guide and integrated wine management tool, has launched its first core restaurant partnership with New York City’s Pierre Loti, now active in the Chelsea, Manhattan location. Available in app, website and tablet form, Tipsi enhances the dining experience with an innovative and unique-to-the-market approach to digitizing the restaurant space.
Beginning today, diners are able to browse Pierre Loti’s full menu, complete with dynamic photos and descriptions via iPads provided by the restaurants. Using the digital menus on the iPads, diners can choose from the wine list based on sommelier-approved selections generated by algorithmic technology that pairs each dish on the menu with appropriate matching suggestions.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Pierre Loti to introduce our capabilities to New York’s tech-savvy wine drinkers,” says CEO and co-founder Mike Bell. “We’re hoping to simplify and alleviate some of the stress involved in wine list navigation, while letting our users have fun with customized wine pairing recommendations. At the same time, there’s a huge opportunity to streamline wine list and inventory management on-premise, and Pierre Loti’s concise menu and excellent wine list allow us to fill that space at ideal capacity.”
Tipsi is available for free on iPhone (Apple Store) and Android (Google Play). The app also lets users scan labels and build their own digital wine cellars, and the geo-powered technology locates the nearest restaurant that carries each label they add. Combining the user-friendly, sharable experience of today’s most popular wine apps with proprietary wine management technology, Tipsi is the most unique and versatile wine app on the market today.
HOW TIPSI WORKS FOR — USERS
- Download Tipsi to your iPhone, iPad or Android device for free
- Create an account and build your user profile
- Head to your favorite restaurant, open the app and choose “Get Recommendation”
- Select your meal type and wine style and choose “Find A Pairing,” or in partner restaurants browse the digital menu and choose the dish you want
- Instantly, your ideal wine pairing will present itself
- To select from the wine list only, choose “Full Wine List”
- To create your digital wine cellar of favorite bottles, choose “Scan Label”
HOW TIPSI WORKS FOR RESTAURANTS
- Manage wine inventory in real time via mobile, eliminate out-of-stock issues
- Implement web-based real-time wine list experience to replace online PDFs
- Manage storage and purchasing with stock level alerts
- Leverage recommendations from award-winning sommeliers
- Become a wine resource for customers, improve customer relations
- Empower customers to make better, bolder wine decisions
For more information, please contact Maggie Doherty at mdoherty@colangelopr.com or visit www.gettipsi.com. Mike Bell is available for interviews by request.
ABOUT TIPSI
is the only location-specific technology solution offering a superior dining experience for wine lovers and a streamlined wine list and inventory operation system for restauranteurs. Tipsi empowers restaurants to leverage their beverage programs for maximum profitability and customer satisfaction. Restaurants pay a monthly fee for product integration and easy-to-install data software, including a web-based real time wine list, replacing the traditional PDF format. For users, Tipsi is a user-generated and constantly growing wine database that serves as restaurant location-powered sommelier-in-your-pocket, as well as a sophisticated personal rating system, social media outlet and wine encyclopedia. Founded in 2012 and launched in 2014, Tipsi is free for consumers and available for iPhone and Android users nationwide, providing access to hundreds of thousands of wines across tens of thousands of wine lists in locations such as NYC and the Hamptons, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco and Napa Valley, and constantly updating with user-generated content. To request a new wine list from a new restaurant in any location, users may tap “Request Wine List” and the app will update the database within 48 hours.
