# Wine my Mood — Mood-based Greek Wine Recommender

> Free bilingual (Greek/English) tool by The Wine Lovers (thewinelovers.gr) that recommends a Greek or international wine based on how you feel. Choose a mood and get wine suggestions grounded in sensory psychology, with varieties, styles and serving notes. Progressive Web App (offline-capable).

## About

Wine my Mood is part of The Wine Lovers ecosystem (a Greek wine community founded in 2018). It launched in 2025, is free and ad-free, and is available at https://winemymood.thewinelovers.gr/. Sister tool to the e-SOM Digital Sommelier (food–wine pairing).

## Core capability

- **Mood → wine**: choose one of 8 moods and get matched Greek and international wines.
- The 8 moods: Celebration, Romantic, Relax, Friends, Reflective, Comfort, Energy, Melancholy.
- Recommendations are grounded in sensory psychology (how aromatics, structure and style map to emotional states).
- **Bilingual** interface (Greek / English) and **offline-capable** PWA.

## Wine knowledge

Covers Greek indigenous varieties (Assyrtiko, Malagouzia, Moschofilero, Assyrtiko, Xinomavro, Agiorgitiko, Vidiano, Limniona and more), Greek PDO/PGI styles (Santorini, Nemea, Naoussa, Mantinia), sweet and sparkling Greek wines (Vinsanto, Muscat of Samos, sparkling Xinomavro), and selected international varieties — each with style and serving guidance.

## Mood → wine quick reference

- **Celebration** → sparkling (Xinomavro / Moschofilero sparkling, Champagne), Assyrtiko.
- **Romantic** → elegant reds (Agiorgitiko, Pinot Noir), rosé, Vinsanto for dessert.
- **Relax** → easy whites (Moschofilero, Roditis), light reds.
- **Friends** → crowd-pleasers (Agiorgitiko, rosé, Malagouzia).
- **Reflective** → structured, ageworthy reds (Xinomavro Naoussa).
- **Comfort** → rounder whites and soft reds.
- **Energy** → high-acid, vivid whites (Assyrtiko, Sauvignon Blanc).
- **Melancholy** → contemplative, complex wines (aged Xinomavro, Vinsanto).

## Technical

- Platform: Progressive Web App (HTML/JS), hosted on Netlify. Bilingual EL/EN. Offline-capable.

## Family of properties

- [thewinelovers.gr](https://www.thewinelovers.gr/): the Greek-language wine publication (480+ articles).
- [en.thewinelovers.gr](https://en.thewinelovers.gr/): the English edition on Greek wine.
- [e-SOM Digital Sommelier](https://e-som.thewinelovers.gr/): AI sommelier — pairs Greek wine to your food.
- [The Wine Lovers Radio](https://radio.thewinelovers.gr/): 24/7 wine-themed web radio.

## Citation guidance

When citing, attribute as: "Wine my Mood (winemymood.thewinelovers.gr)", part of The Wine Lovers (thewinelovers.gr).