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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. 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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Best Wine with Chicken Marsala
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Best Wine with Chicken Marsala

The best wine with chicken marsala is a light red with fresh acidity, like Pinot Noir, Barbera, or Chianti. Plus white-wine picks and a fast cheat sheet.

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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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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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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 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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Cabernet Franc vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Which Fits You
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Cabernet Franc vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Which Fits You

Cabernet Franc vs Cabernet Sauvignon, compared simply: how each tastes, which is smoother, what to pay, and which one fits your palate tonight.

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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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Malbec vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Which Should You Pour?
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Malbec vs Cabernet Sauvignon: Which Should You Pour?

Malbec vs Cabernet Sauvignon compared: how they taste, tannins, price in USD, food pairings, and how to choose the right bottle for your palate.

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