Maison Apéro is a multilingual home for wine conversations, group discovery, a personal Wine Library, structured evaluations and wine-study questions. Use it in your browser or install the PWA.
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Maison Apéro
Wine conversations, a Wine Library, reviews and study in one app
Maison Apéro is a wine community and communication app. It combines direct messages, group chats, a personal Wine Library, data-driven tasting evaluations and multiple-choice or written study questions in one account across supported devices.
The name and its beginning
What Maison Apéro is meant to hold
A welcoming home where wine starts a conversation instead of ending as a label in a list.
Maison is the French word for a house or home. Apéro is the relaxed moment before a meal when people gather around a drink and conversation. Together, Maison Apéro names a place that welcomes people in and lets one bottle open a shared moment.
The product was shaped around a simple problem: wine conversations, useful references and learning often become separated across different tools. Maison Apéro brings messages, the Wine Library, data-driven evaluations and study questions under one roof, while keeping people and the time they share at the centre.
Talk
Let a bottle become the beginning of a conversation.
Return
Keep the bottle, conversation and useful references together.
Go deeper
Move naturally from enjoyment to a more precise understanding.
Maison Notes
Data-driven wine evaluation
Use a label, wine-list excerpt or identifying text to request a structured reference evaluation. Results are guidance, and recognition is not guaranteed.
Four parts, one wine community
Share, identify, evaluate and learn.
Maison Apéro keeps conversation, a personal wine reference and structured learning together in one clear product flow.
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Wine messaging
Use direct and group chats to share bottles, links, images and the context around a tasting.
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Wine Library
Find wine records by producer, region, grape and vintage, then return to them from your personal collection.
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Data-driven evaluation
Submit a label, wine-list excerpt or identifying text for a structured reference evaluation. Recognition and evaluation are not guaranteed.
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Study questions
Practise with multiple-choice and written questions by topic, region or a randomized selection.
From course list to review
Photograph one wine. See the review take shape.
Taking an online tasting course? Photograph or crop the row for the wine you want to explore. Maison can try to identify it from a course handout, wine list or PDF screenshot as well as a bottle label.
Recognition is not guaranteed. If the image is unclear, Maison asks you to confirm the detected wine or enter its name before the review starts.
ONLINE TASTING CLASS · WINE LISTChâteau Calon-Ségur
Saint-Estèphe · Bordeaux · illustrative example
01 · Photograph
Frame only the relevant row so the producer, wine and vintage are easy to read.
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02 · Confirm
Maison checks the detected identity against the Wine Library before analysis.
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✓Wine identifiedChâteau Calon-Ségur
03 · Review
The result appears at the depth available for your plan.
The same wine, three review depths
This example shows the presentation difference clearly. Tasting language is illustrative and changes with the wine, vintage and submitted evidence.
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Château Calon-SégurSaint-Estèphe · Bordeaux · illustrative example
FreeShown after capture
Complete standard review
Profile
Cassis, cedar and graphite, with fresh acidity and firm tannins.
Conclusion
A structured Left Bank Bordeaux profile with a long, savoury finish.
Memo
A concise result remains available.
No subscription required.
RéserveStructured detail
Complete structured review
Appearance
Deep ruby appearance.
Nose & palate
Black fruit, cedar, graphite and dried herbs; dry, full-bodied and persistent.
Conclusion
Balance, intensity, finish, service and pairing are organised for later reference.
Revisit the complete review and compare languages from Memo.
GrandAdvanced depth
Advanced specialist analysis
Causality
The Cabernet-led structure is considered alongside Saint-Estèphe’s gravel-and-clay context.
Development
Tannin integration, savoury evolution and fruit retention are interpreted together.
Decision
Maturity, drinking window, service and pairing are explained with deeper reasoning.
Currently available to beta and selected early-access users.
Maison Ephemeral
Disappearing messages, shown as they really work
Two live, in-page demonstrations show the production behavior without depending on an external video player.
Live product demonstration00:10
Left · SenderDisappears automatically 60 seconds after read
Right · RecipientTap to erase manually from both devices
Maison
Tonight's bottle is ready.
Read
Auto
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Sending
Maison
Tonight's bottle is ready.
Tap
Mutual Burn
After the recipient reads, the message disappears from both online devices after 60 seconds with a clinking toast—or immediately when the recipient taps the emerald-blue sparkling icon.
Live product demonstration00:10
Left · SenderSent with one shared expiry
Right · RecipientRemaining time and colour update live
Maison
Tonight's bottle is ready.
Remaining4 weeks6 hours10 seconds3 seconds1 second
Sending
Maison
Tonight's bottle is ready.
Remaining4 weeks6 hours10 seconds3 seconds1 second
Expired
IGF follows the time remaining
The message changes from blue to emerald to red, custom timers pour wine at 1 minute and drain the glass through the final ten seconds, and the same expiry removes it from both devices.
Device removal is not instant server deletion. After the original IGF deadline, server cleanup runs daily at 09:00 JST and may take up to 24 hours.
Maison Emphasis
Emphasize one line. Keep the conversation moving.
Inline emphasis makes your key point clear inside the message composer, without turning it into a separate card.
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Right beside GIF
The > button sits immediately to the right of GIF in both direct and group chats.
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One tap starts emphasis
Maison adds a new line when needed, then inserts > so you can type the important passage.
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Emerald marks the key point
The emphasized line and active > button turn emerald while normal text keeps its usual colour.
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Return to normal instantly
Tap > again or press Enter. The completed emphasis stays emerald and the next line returns to normal text.
Maison
What made this vintage feel so precise?
One detail stood out:> The cooler season preserved the acidity.That kept the finish focused.
GIFEmphasis · emerald
EnterEnter also returns to normal text
One place for your wine life
Keep the conversation and the bottle context together, whether you are sharing with one friend or learning with a group.
Direct messages
Talk one to one, share wine moments and keep conversation preferences under your control.
Wine groups
Create group conversations, invite members and organize shared wine discoveries.
Wine Library
Find wines by producer, region, grape and vintage, then build a personal collection you can revisit.
Evaluation and study
Request a structured reference evaluation or practise multiple-choice and written questions by topic, region or at random.
Fast, bounded attachments
Send up to five images at once. After optimization, images are limited to 10 MB, videos to 25 MB and general files to 10 MB. Non-animated image and native video sources can be up to 100 MB before optimization; web videos must already be 25 MB or less.
IGF from one minute
Shared custom timer supports 1 minute to 4 weeks on Free, and 1 minute to 52 weeks on Réserve and Trial. When custom IGF is off, messages vanish naturally after the 1-week standard period across all plans. Group admins separately control group room lifetime (1 week on Free, up to 52 weeks on Paid, or can be turned off).
A deadline you can read
The tint follows actual time remaining: blue above 1 week, emerald from over 24 hours through 1 week, and red at 24 hours or less. Custom timers progress from grape to bottle, pour a red wine glass in the final minute, and smoothly drain across the final 10 seconds.
Mutual Burn
An emerald-blue sparkling bottle marks eligible one-to-one Vanish-on-Read messages. It transitions from bottle to flute glass and vanishes with a clinking toast from both users’ online devices 60 seconds after the recipient reads it, or the recipient can tap without waiting 60 seconds to delete it from both users’ devices immediately. Offline devices catch up when next online.
Plan-based server retention
Tap and the 60-second flow do not instantly erase server data. Server deletion follows each plan’s send-time IGF period (Free up to 4 weeks; Réserve and Grand up to 52 weeks, or the updated expiry if extended), followed by the daily cleanup at 9:00 AM JST (up to 24 hours of delay). Downloads, other-app copies and screenshots cannot be remotely deleted.
Choose the depth that fits your wine life
Three clear levels. Plan subscriptions are scheduled to launch in November 2026 or later (prices shown are planned, not a current offer). Existing memberships keep their promised terms.
※ Signup Benefit: New accounts created with Google or Apple receive 30 days of full Réserve access with no payment method required (registered accounts can add Passkey for 1-tap sign-in). Free plan includes messaging, Wine Library, cellar tracking, and ad-supported tasting evaluations & study quizzes; Réserve unlocks ad-free evaluations, quizzes, and PWA access. Plan subscriptions are scheduled to launch in November 2026 or later.
Private beta early access & dedicated priority compute
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Start on the web in three steps
No payment method is required to create an eligible account or begin the signup benefit.
Create your account
Use Google or Apple in the PWA. Registered accounts can add a Passkey for 1-tap sign-in; email signup remains available in the mobile app.
Explore Réserve
A new eligible Google or Apple account receives 30 days of Réserve access from its creation date.
Choose what follows
Continue with Free, or check the latest plan availability on the official Maison website and app after the benefit.
30 days of Réserve after signup
The signup benefit unlocks regular Réserve features without a payment method. Free includes messaging, Wine Library, cellar tracking, and ad-supported tasting evaluations and study quizzes. Réserve unlocks ad-free evaluations, study quizzes, and full PWA access, with Passkey (FIDO2 / WebAuthn) biometric sign-in supported. Réserve is planned at US$5/month equivalent. These are planned prices rather than a current offer; the purchase route is still being decided and existing memberships keep their promised terms.
Web account creation
Google and Apple (Passkey for sign-in)
Signup benefit
30 days
Payment method
Not required for the benefit
Study quizzes & evaluations
Ad-supported on Free · Ad-free on Réserve
Réserve
Planned · US$5/month equivalent
Grand
Planned · Private beta
Maison Trust
Your data, explained without euphemism
Traffic is protected with TLS, stored data is encrypted with Google-managed keys, and server-side rules plus App Check restrict access. Maison Apéro is not end-to-end encrypted; disappearing content is removed according to the published IGF and cleanup schedule.
Maison Social
Share Maison Apéro
Share the canonical Maison Apéro page in English. The same link carries the localized preview on desktop, mobile, X and Threads.
Straight answers about the PWA, account creation, Réserve and Grand.
Can I create a Maison Apéro account on the web?
Yes. The PWA supports new account creation with Google or Apple. Once registered, you can add a Passkey (FIDO2 / WebAuthn) for fast biometric sign-in and re-authentication. Email signup remains limited to the official mobile app.
Does the 30-day signup benefit require a card?
No. An eligible new Google or Apple account receives 30 days of Réserve without adding a payment method.
What happens when the benefit ends?
You can continue with Free or check the latest plan availability on the official Maison website and app.
What are the planned plan prices and where can I buy?
Réserve is planned at US$5/month equivalent. These are not a current sales offer. The purchase route is still being decided, and existing memberships keep their promised terms.
When will Grand be available?
Grand is currently limited to beta and selected early-access users. General availability is planned for November 2026 at the earliest.
How do tasting evaluations and study quizzes work?
Free includes messaging, Wine Library, cellar management, and ad-supported tasting evaluations and study quizzes. Réserve unlocks ad-free evaluations, quizzes, and full PWA access. Passkey (FIDO2) biometric sign-in is fully supported.
How large can attachments be?
After optimization, each image is limited to 10 MB, each video to 25 MB and each general file to 10 MB. Non-animated image and native video sources can be up to 100 MB before optimization. Web videos are not recompressed and must already be 25 MB or less. RAW photos are treated as general files.
Which languages are supported?
The Maison Apéro experience is available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian.
Can I use Maison Apéro Free in a browser or installed PWA?
Yes. Free works in the browser and installed PWA on one signed-in device. Réserve, Grand and active trials retain up to three signed-in devices and up to three active simultaneously (selectable between three simultaneous or one active device in Device Management). Reference evaluations and study quizzes are supported across devices, with Réserve offering ad-free access.
How are IGF and Mutual Burn different?
IGF gives every message a plan-dependent send-time retention period (1 minute up to 4 weeks on Free or up to 52 weeks on Réserve and Grand, or the updated expiry if extended), followed by daily server cleanup after expiry. Mutual Burn applies to eligible one-to-one messages: it disappears from both users’ online devices 60 seconds after the recipient reads it, or the recipient can tap without waiting 60 seconds to delete it from both devices immediately, while server deletion follows that IGF expiry. Offline devices catch up when they next connect.
What does the name Maison Apéro mean?
Maison means house or home in French, while apéro is the relaxed time before a meal when people share a drink and conversation. The name expresses the product idea: one welcoming place for wine conversations, references, learning and discovery.
