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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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How to Read a Restaurant Wine List in 5 Minutes Using Sommy
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How to Read a Restaurant Wine List in 5 Minutes Using Sommy

The server drops a thick wine list on the table, everyone looks at you, and your heart rate jumps. Sound familiar?

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How to Find The Best Wines for Thanksgiving
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How to Find The Best Wines for Thanksgiving

This guide walks through friendly, easy-to-find wines, how to match them with turkey, classic sides, and pie.

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Simple Tips For Selecting Wine At A Restaurant With Confidence
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Simple Tips For Selecting Wine At A Restaurant With Confidence

How to read a restaurant wine list without feeling overwhelmed. Most wine lists follow a pattern. Let's make this easy.

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Cabernet Sauvignon Taste Guide for First-Time Buyers
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Cabernet Sauvignon Taste Guide for First-Time Buyers

Cabernet Sauvignon tastes dry, dark-fruited and firm, with blackcurrant, cedar and a drying grip. Here's how to pick a bottle you'll actually enjoy tonight.

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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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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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Wines Like Apothic Red for Easy, Smooth Sipping
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Wines Like Apothic Red for Easy, Smooth Sipping

Like Apothic Red? Here are the smooth, ripe red blends and Malbecs closest to it, plus the shelf words that will find you this style in any store, anywhere.

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Wine Pairing with Mushrooms a Simple Guide
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Wine Pairing with Mushrooms a Simple Guide

Pinot Noir is the safest wine with mushrooms, but butter and cream change the answer. Pair by cooking method, not just mushroom type, and dinner gets easy.

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What Wine With Lasagna Made Simple
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What Wine With Lasagna Made Simple

Struggling to find the right wine with lasagna? This simple guide removes the guesswork, helping you confidently pick the perfect red or white wine.

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Crowd pleasing potluck wine lists built with Sommy in under 20 minutes
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Crowd pleasing potluck wine lists built with Sommy in under 20 minutes

Build a crowd-pleasing potluck wine list in under 20 minutes with Sommy, using simple rules, smart picks, and stress-free pairing shortcuts.

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How to pair wine with a one pot meal using Sommy’s taste map
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How to pair wine with a one pot meal using Sommy’s taste map

Wine pairing one pot meals made easy with Sommy’s taste map, get quick wine recommendations, plus grocery store and restaurant tips, no jargon.

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How to Pick Wine You'll Actually Love
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How to Pick Wine You'll Actually Love

Feeling lost in the wine aisle? Our guide on how to pick wine helps you choose with confidence, focusing on your taste, not complicated rules.

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Wine and Lasagna: How to Pick the Perfect Bottle
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Wine and Lasagna: How to Pick the Perfect Bottle

Discover wine and lasagna pairings with this quick guide, perfect for meat, veggie, or creamy lasagna.

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Build a 14 day wine discovery plan with Sommy tailored to your weeknight meals
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Build a 14 day wine discovery plan with Sommy tailored to your weeknight meals

A practical 14-day wine discovery plan for weeknight meals. Get personalized wine picks with Sommy, plus grocery and restaurant tips.

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How to pick a single bottle that pairs with a three course weeknight dinner using Sommy.
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How to pick a single bottle that pairs with a three course weeknight dinner using Sommy.

Pick one versatile wine for starter, main, and dessert. Use Sommy to match your menu and taste fast, with calm, clear recommendations.

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Find Cheap Wine That Tastes Good
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Find Cheap Wine That Tastes Good

Stop guessing in the wine aisle. Learn how to find cheap wine that tastes good with simple, practical tips for spotting value without needing to be an expert.

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Plan a home wine flight in 30 minutes with Sommy
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Plan a home wine flight in 30 minutes with Sommy

Plan a home wine flight in 30 minutes with Sommy, an AI wine assistant for wine recommendations, quick tasting notes, and easy pairings.

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