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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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Find the Best Inexpensive Wine Brands for You
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Find the Best Inexpensive Wine Brands for You

Unlock delicious, budget-friendly bottles! Our guide helps you discover the best inexpensive wine brands for your taste and budget. Shop with confidence.

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Guide to Organic Pinot Noir Wine: Taste & Pairing
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Guide to Organic Pinot Noir Wine: Taste & Pairing

Organic Pinot Noir wine can taste different, not just sound better on a label. Here's how to choose one with confidence.

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Wines Like Kim Crawford Without Guesswork
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Wines Like Kim Crawford Without Guesswork

Wines like Kim Crawford? Find crisp Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc picks, plus easy ways to choose similar bottles at stores and restaurants.

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Best Wine for Moussaka and Eggplant Dinners
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Best Wine for Moussaka and Eggplant Dinners

Wine for moussaka, a quick pairing guide: medium-bodied reds work best, while dry rosé or fuller white fits lighter eggplant dinners.

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7 Great Alternatives: Wine Similar to Merlot to Try
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7 Great Alternatives: Wine Similar to Merlot to Try

Love Merlot? Explore our top 7 recommendations for a delicious wine similar to merlot. Find your next favorite, from rich Malbec to spicy Carménère.

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Chardonnay vs Sauvignon Blanc, Made Simple
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Chardonnay vs Sauvignon Blanc, Made Simple

Chardonnay vs Sauvignon Blanc made simple, with quick tips on how to choose wine, food pairings, and the taste cues that matter.

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Best Wine for Short Ribs and Polenta
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Best Wine for Short Ribs and Polenta

Find the best wine for short ribs and polenta, with Syrah first, plus Malbec, Cabernet, and simple picks for restaurant menus or wine aisles.

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Get Good Wine Recommendations: Your 2026 Guide
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Get Good Wine Recommendations: Your 2026 Guide

Good wine recommendations come from matching taste, meal, and budget. Use this simple process to choose wine calmly and confidently.

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Best Wine for Duck Breast With Cherry Sauce
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Best Wine for Duck Breast With Cherry Sauce

Best wine for duck breast with cherry sauce? Pinot Noir is the easy pick, with bright fruit, fresh acidity, and soft tannins.

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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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