About
AlperBillik.
15+ years on the floor as a sommelier. Since 2021, the one human behind SOMM DIGI.
01 · The sommelier
15+ yearson the floor.
My career, like a résumé. From a wine-store floor in Arkansas to fine dining and cruise ships, then Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers.
Experience
2021–now
Founder · SOMM DIGI®
A one-person wine startup, registered in Delaware, USA. AI tools, books on Amazon, wine content, and the digital platform for the Court of Master Sommeliers.
2013–2021
Sommelier · fine dining & cruise ships
On land and sea, across several countries, serving guests, collectors and professionals from around the world. Learning by doing, teaching through service.
2012
Wine store · Little Rock, Arkansas
Moved from Türkiye on a hospitality internship visa at 23 and started in the city's largest wine store. Long shifts, real guests, deep learning through service.
Certifications
Advanced Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers · passed 5 August 2019
- Certified Sommelier · Court of Master Sommeliers
- Introductory Sommelier · CMS, Napa 2012
- WSET Level 3
- Certified Specialist of Wine
- French Wine Scholar
- Foodservice Management · Cornell
- Hospitality Leadership · Michigan State
On the floor
02 · The solopreneur
One human.A team of AI agents.
SOMM DIGI is a US-based agentic AI company with exactly one person in it: me. AI agents do the work of a team. I bring 15+ years of wine, and the design.
Company
SOMM DIGI LLC
Delaware, USA · 2021
Brand
SOMM DIGI®
U.S. registered trademark
Team
1 human
Alper Billik, plus AI agents
Based
Wherever I land
Ho Chi Minh City right now
Wine × AI × Design
01
Wine
15+ years of sommelier knowledge and a huge wine dataset. The AI knows wine — it doesn't guess.
02
AI
The world's most powerful models — ChatGPT, Claude, and more — put to work for wine.
03 · Matters most
Design
Powerful AI is everywhere. Design is what makes it authentic. I design and customize every build to feel like your brand — not everyone's.
The philosophy
“SOMM DIGI wasn't built to disrupt. It was built to evolve. Before the tools, there was service. Before the AI, there was real hospitality.”
Keep building. — Alper