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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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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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Champagne vs Prosecco: The Real Difference
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Champagne vs Prosecco: The Real Difference

Champagne vs prosecco made simple: France, bottle bubbles, toasty and pricier; Italy, tank fizz, fruity and easy, so you order with confidence.

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How To Store Open Wine So It Still Tastes Good Tomorrow
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How To Store Open Wine So It Still Tastes Good Tomorrow

Store open wine overnight so it tastes fresh tomorrow: seal tight, chill, stand upright, and cut air with a vacuum stopper or smaller bottle.

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Cabernet Sauvignon vs Merlot: Bold Red Choices
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Cabernet Sauvignon vs Merlot: Bold Red Choices

Cabernet sauvignon vs merlot simplified, learn how to choose wine fast with a wine pairing guide, restaurant wine tips, grocery store wine picks.

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Chill Wine Fast Without Diluting the Flavor
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Chill Wine Fast Without Diluting the Flavor

Chill wine fast without watering it down, use an ice plus salt bath for bottles, then frozen grapes or steel stones for a quick, clean pour.

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Red Wine vs White Wine: Which Will You Like?
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Red Wine vs White Wine: Which Will You Like?

Red wine vs white wine, explained simply: how they taste, which one you'll like, how to serve and pair each, and when to pick red or white.

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Rombauer Chardonnay Alternatives for Butter Fans
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Rombauer Chardonnay Alternatives for Butter Fans

Rombauer Chardonnay alternatives that keep the butter and oak, from Mer Soleil to La Crema, plus the shelf clues and easy food pairings for a rich white.

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Wine Pairing Pasta Puttanesca: What Works
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Wine Pairing Pasta Puttanesca: What Works

Puttanesca wine pairing, made simple: pour a fresh Nero d'Avola or Chianti, or a crisp Falanghina or dry rosé when the anchovies and capers run the plate.

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Wine Recommendation App: Which One Learns Your Taste
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Wine Recommendation App: Which One Learns Your Taste

A wine recommendation app should learn your palate, not just show crowd scores. See how Vivino, Delectable, CellarTracker and Sommy compare.

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Gamay Wine Taste: A Guide for Light Red Fans
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Gamay Wine Taste: A Guide for Light Red Fans

Gamay tastes bright and tart, with fresh cherry, raspberry and almost no drying grip. Here is what it is, which Beaujolais to buy, and how cold to serve it.

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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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Pinot Noir Taste Guide for First-Time Buyers
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Pinot Noir Taste Guide for First-Time Buyers

Pinot Noir tastes of fresh cherry and raspberry with soft tannin and bright acidity. Here is what to expect, why it costs more, and how to pick a good one.

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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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