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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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Best Wine for Prime Rib
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Best Wine for Prime Rib

The best wine for prime rib is a bold, tannic red like Cabernet Sauvignon. Seven reds that work, plus how to match seasoning, sauce, and doneness.

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Wine Pairing for Chili Made Easy
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Wine Pairing for Chili Made Easy

Struggling with wine pairing chili? Get simple, confident answers to match the perfect red or white wine with any style of chili, from mild to spicy.

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Best wine with shellfish: A simple guide
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Best wine with shellfish: A simple guide

Discover the best wine with shellfish with clear, easy pairings for oysters, shrimp, and lobster; learn simple combos today.

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Wine Tasting App: Which One Fits How You Drink
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Wine Tasting App: Which One Fits How You Drink

A wine tasting app can log notes, teach your palate, or pick your next bottle. See how to choose the right one for how you actually drink.

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Caymus Cabernet Alternatives Worth Trying Next
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Caymus Cabernet Alternatives Worth Trying Next

Find Caymus Cabernet alternatives with rich fruit and smooth texture, plus simple wine tips for choosing Bonanza, Quilt, Daou, or Austin Hope.

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AI Sommelier App: What It Does and How to Choose One
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AI Sommelier App: What It Does and How to Choose One

An AI sommelier app learns your taste and recommends wine for you, not the crowd. See what a good one does, how it beats a ratings app, and how to choose.

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Old World vs New World Wine, Made Simple
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Old World vs New World Wine, Made Simple

Old World wine is leaner and earthier, New World is fruitier and fuller. See how the same grape tastes in each, plus how to choose fast in any shop.

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Chablis vs. Chardonnay: What's the Difference?
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Chablis vs. Chardonnay: What's the Difference?

Chablis is Chardonnay, just crisp and mineral instead of buttery. Compare the taste, US prices for every Chablis level, food pairings, and which to buy.

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8 Easy Appetizers for a Wine Tasting Party
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8 Easy Appetizers for a Wine Tasting Party

The best appetizers for a wine tasting, plus how much wine and food to buy, the order to serve it, and the foods to avoid. 8 easy, crowd-pleasing pairings.

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Best Grocery Store Wines Under $15
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Best Grocery Store Wines Under $15

Best grocery store wines under $15: named picks by type plus how to choose a bottle you'll love in any store, no wine expertise needed.

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Best Wine for Eggs Benedict and Hollandaise
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Best Wine for Eggs Benedict and Hollandaise

Wine eggs benedict pairing made easy: Brut bubbles or crisp whites to cut hollandaise, plus quick wine recommendations for menus and stores.

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Best Wine for Shakshuka and Tomato-Based Egg Dishes (mild, spicy harissa, feta-friendly picks)
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Best Wine for Shakshuka and Tomato-Based Egg Dishes (mild, spicy harissa, feta-friendly picks)

Wine shakshuka made easy, get wine recommendations for mild, harissa-spicy, or feta pans, plus how to choose wine fast at restaurants or stores.

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Wine Pairing for Pork Made Easy
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Wine Pairing for Pork Made Easy

Feeling lost? This guide makes wine pairing for pork easy. Find the perfect bottle for roasted, grilled, or BBQ pork without the guesswork or wine snobbery.

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Best Wine for Prime Rib
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Best Wine for Prime Rib

The best wine for prime rib is a bold, tannic red like Cabernet Sauvignon. Seven reds that work, plus how to match seasoning, sauce, and doneness.

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Best Wine for Biryani Night, easy picks for chicken, lamb, and veggie biryani (plus raita-friendly options)

Best Wine for Biryani Night, easy picks for chicken, lamb, and veggie biryani (plus raita-friendly options)

Wine biryani pairing made easy: quick picks for chicken, lamb, or veggie, raita-friendly bottles, plus grocery store and restaurant tips, fast.

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Pork Tenderloin Wine Pairing Guide
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Pork Tenderloin Wine Pairing Guide

Tired of guessing? Find the perfect pork tenderloin wine pairing with this simple guide to reds, whites, and rosés that will make any meal a success.

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Best Wine for Mushroom Risotto Night, easy picks for earthy mushrooms, truffle oil, and parmesan
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Best Wine for Mushroom Risotto Night, easy picks for earthy mushrooms, truffle oil, and parmesan

Easy, beginner-friendly wine picks for mushroom risotto, truffle oil, and parmesan, plus quick restaurant and grocery tips to choose fast.

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Best Wine for Pork Chop Night, easy picks for apple glaze, mustard cream, and smoky spice rubs
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Best Wine for Pork Chop Night, easy picks for apple glaze, mustard cream, and smoky spice rubs

Wine pork chops made easy: how to choose wine for apple glaze, mustard cream, or smoky rubs, with grocery store wine picks and restaurant wine tips.

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