Pair wine like the sommelier you wish you knew, at the wine shop you actually go to.
Pairing isn't matching — it's bridges. Acid cuts salt; tannin handles fat; sweet sweetens sweet. Upload your menu (typed or photo) + tell it your budget + wine shop, and get 6 pairing options per course (2 wines × 3 price tiers), bottle math for your guest count, serving temperature + decant timing, and a 30-second tasting-note script per pairing so you sound like you actually know wine. \$10, no subscription.
What it does
Wine pairing should be a moment, not a stress. But for most home hosts it's a stress — you walk into the wine shop, see 200 bottles, and freeze. You don't know what pairs with the menu, you don't know what's drinking well right now, and you definitely don't know what to say at the table when you pour it. This skill closes the gap. Upload your menu (typed or photo) + tell it your guest count + budget per bottle + wine shop, and get 6 pairing options per course (2 wines × 3 price tiers from $15-25 to $50+), bottle math adjusted for your crowd type, serving order + temperature + decant guidance per bottle, and a 30-second tasting-note script per pairing so you can recite it at the table without sounding like a wine snob. Pairing methodology: bridges, not matches. Acid cuts salt. Tannin handles fat. Sweetness matches sweetness. The skill explains the structural logic once so you understand WHY a pairing works, then names specific bottles with vintage + producer + region. Total Wine accessible bottles at the $15-25 tier; boutique producers (Bedrock, Domaine A. & P. de Villaine, Hofgut Falkenstein) at the $25-50 tier; premium bottles (Burgundy 1er Cru, Bordeaux 5th Growth) at the $50+ tier. What you get: a printable HTML pairing card with the matrix + recommendations + cost rollup + serving script + tasting-note templates. CSV shopping list + Google Sheets formula block for tracking. Substitution paths for every pairing. Parallel non-alcoholic recommendations for sober guests. Works from a photo of your menu (most accurate) or a verbal course-by-course description. One pair under $10, no subscription, install on Claude or ChatGPT in a single command.
Frequently asked
Install — no Terminal required
After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.
No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.
Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.
- Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
- Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
- Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
- Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
- Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
- Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.
A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.