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Is This Wine Good? Two Questions, Not One
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Is This Wine Good? Two Questions, Not One

Is this wine good? Learn the quality checks that work, what a critic's points actually mean, and how to tell if a bottle suits your taste.

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What Wine Will I Like? A Better Way to Find Out
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What Wine Will I Like? A Better Way to Find Out

What wine will I like? A five-question quiz guesses once and forgets. A living taste profile and an instant Fit Check tell you before you buy.

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Wine Identifier App: What It Can and Can't Tell You
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Wine Identifier App: What It Can and Can't Tell You

A wine identifier app names the bottle and shows a crowd score. Here's how to go further and know if you'll actually like it first.

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Wine Pairing App: How to Pair Wine to Your Taste
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Wine Pairing App: How to Pair Wine to Your Taste

A wine pairing app suggests wine for your meal. Here's how the best ones pair to your taste, not a generic database, from a photo or recipe.

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What Is PalateDrift? How Sommy Tracks Your Evolving Wine Taste
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What Is PalateDrift? How Sommy Tracks Your Evolving Wine Taste

PalateDrift tracks how your wine taste preferences shift over 6 months. See your drift in body, tannins, acidity, oak, and sweetness. Unlocks after 10 ratings.

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What Do Your Wine Ratings Actually Say About You? Meet PourScore
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What Do Your Wine Ratings Actually Say About You? Meet PourScore

PourScore in Sommy reads your wine ratings and reveals your palate: body, tannins, acidity, oak, sweetness, and regional preferences. Unlocks after 5 ratings.

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Now Sommy Can Read Your Cookbook and Pick the Wine
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Now Sommy Can Read Your Cookbook and Pick the Wine

Sommy's new Recipe Scan reads any cookbook page and recommends the perfect wine. Three price tiers, instant pairing, no URL needed. Just point and tap.

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What Wine Goes With What You're Making Tonight? Just Share the Recipe.
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What Wine Goes With What You're Making Tonight? Just Share the Recipe.

Share any recipe URL and Sommy picks the wine. Get a personalized pairing with three price-tier options for whatever you're cooking tonight.

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Grenache Rosé vs Provence Blends: A Simple Guide to Summer Wine
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Grenache Rosé vs Provence Blends: A Simple Guide to Summer Wine

Grenache rosé or Provence blend? Get quick wine recommendations, how to choose wine for grills, seafood, and heat, with an easy pairing guide.

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Willamette Valley Whole Cluster Pinot Noir
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Willamette Valley Whole Cluster Pinot Noir

Discover how willamette valley whole cluster pinot noir techniques affect flavor, aroma, and aging, click to learn tips and tasting notes

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Best Wine with French Onion Soup
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Best Wine with French Onion Soup

Struggling to find the best wine with French onion soup? Here are 7 confident choices to cut through the richness and make your meal perfect.

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Albariño vs Vermentino: Coastal White Guide
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Albariño vs Vermentino: Coastal White Guide

Albariño vs Vermentino made simple: how to choose wine fast, with a coastal wine pairing guide, wine recommendations for lists and shelves.

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Pinot Noir vs Malbec: Earthy vs Fruity
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Pinot Noir vs Malbec: Earthy vs Fruity

Pinot noir vs malbec made easy, Pinot is lighter and earthy, Malbec is richer and fruity. Simple wine tips on how to choose wine fast tonight.

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How to Learn About Wine Confidently
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How to Learn About Wine Confidently

Feeling lost? Here’s how to learn about wine by focusing on what you like, not jargon. Get simple ways to choose wine with confidence in any situation.

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Chardonnay vs Viognier: Choosing a Full-Bodied White
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Chardonnay vs Viognier: Choosing a Full-Bodied White

Chardonnay vs Viognier made easy: how to choose wine fast, with a wine pairing guide, restaurant wine tips, and grocery store wine picks.

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A Guide to Insulating a Wine Cellar
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A Guide to Insulating a Wine Cellar

Learn how to master insulating a wine cellar with our expert guide. Get practical tips on insulation, vapor barriers, and climate control.

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Wine with Chicken Parmigiana? Your Quick Guide
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Wine with Chicken Parmigiana? Your Quick Guide

Stop guessing and find the perfect chicken parmigiana wine pairing. Our simple guide helps you choose the right red or white wine with confidence.

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White Wine for Sushi Made Simple
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White Wine for Sushi Made Simple

Tired of guessing? Find the right white wine for sushi every time. Our guide helps you confidently choose a bottle that perfectly matches your meal.

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Now Sommy Can Read Your Cookbook and Pick the Wine
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Now Sommy Can Read Your Cookbook and Pick the Wine

Sommy's new Recipe Scan reads any cookbook page and recommends the perfect wine. Three price tiers, instant pairing, no URL needed. Just point and tap.

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What the AI Sommelier Debate Gets Wrong, And the Much Bigger Opportunity It's Missing
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What the AI Sommelier Debate Gets Wrong, And the Much Bigger Opportunity It's Missing

Sommy isn't built to replace sommeliers. It's built for the majority of wine moments where there isn't one, the grocery aisle, the casual restaurant, Tuesday night at home.

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Best Bright Wine for Clam Chowder
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Best Bright Wine for Clam Chowder

Wine for clam chowder made simple, choose bright, dry whites like Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño, Muscadet, or Pinot Grigio to cut cream.

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What Wine Goes With What You're Making Tonight? Just Share the Recipe.
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What Wine Goes With What You're Making Tonight? Just Share the Recipe.

Share any recipe URL and Sommy picks the wine. Get a personalized pairing with three price-tier options for whatever you're cooking tonight.

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Sauvignon Blanc vs Pinot Grigio for Weeknights
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Sauvignon Blanc vs Pinot Grigio for Weeknights

Sauvignon Blanc vs Pinot Grigio for weeknights: learn how to choose wine fast, with a simple wine pairing guide for salmon, pasta, salad, and takeout.

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Pinot Noir Vs. Gamay For Chilled Reds
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Pinot Noir Vs. Gamay For Chilled Reds

Pinot Noir vs Gamay, compared simply: taste, body, price, aging, and food. Gamay is juicier and brighter; Pinot Noir is silkier and more savory.

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Is Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon a good wine?
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Is Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon a good wine?

Unlock the flavors, aging notes, and perfect pairings of kirkland signature cabernet sauvignon with expert insights.

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Grenache Rosé vs Provence Blends: A Simple Guide to Summer Wine
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Grenache Rosé vs Provence Blends: A Simple Guide to Summer Wine

Grenache rosé or Provence blend? Get quick wine recommendations, how to choose wine for grills, seafood, and heat, with an easy pairing guide.

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