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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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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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Plant-Based Wine Pairing for Bowls (Taste Map)
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Plant-Based Wine Pairing for Bowls (Taste Map)

Use Sommy’s taste map to match wine to plant-based bowls fast, with simple rules for spicy, creamy, and bright toppings, plus menu and store tips.

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Build a weeklong wine rotation on a budget with Sommy
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Build a weeklong wine rotation on a budget with Sommy

Build a budget wine rotation for 7 nights with Sommy, get quick pairing tips plus grocery store and restaurant picks, all within your cap.

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Best White Wines from Italy Made Simple
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Best White Wines from Italy Made Simple

Discover the best white wines from Italy with a simple guide to choosing a bottle you'll love, stress-free.

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How to Pair Wine with Food
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How to Pair Wine with Food

Learn how to pair wine with food using a simple, anxiety-free method. Our guide helps you choose the right wine for any meal, no expertise needed.

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Best wine pairings for a Moroccan tagine with saffron and apricots using Sommy
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Best wine pairings for a Moroccan tagine with saffron and apricots using Sommy

Wine pairing tagine made easy: saffron-apricot tagine wine recommendations, restaurant and grocery picks, with Sommy AI wine assistant, tonight.

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Best Wine for Chocolate Fondue Parties
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Best Wine for Chocolate Fondue Parties

Best wine chocolate fondue pairings made easy, Ruby Port, sparkling rosé, or Moscato, plus restaurant wine tips and grocery store picks for parties.

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How to Store Wine at Home the Simple Way
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How to Store Wine at Home the Simple Way

Learn how to store wine at home with simple, practical tips. Keep your wine safe from its four biggest enemies—heat, light, vibration, and temperature swings.

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Best Wine for Roast Chicken Sundays with Herb Rubs and Veggies
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Best Wine for Roast Chicken Sundays with Herb Rubs and Veggies

Wine with roast chicken made easy, match herb rubs to crisp whites or light reds, with quick store and restaurant tips for a calm Sunday dinner.

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Why Wine Ratings Don’t Help You Choose Wine (And What Works Better)
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Why Wine Ratings Don’t Help You Choose Wine (And What Works Better)

Wine ratings won’t pick your next bottle, your taste will. Learn a taste-first method, skip the pressure, and use Sommy for personal picks.

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Best Wine With Fried Chicken (classic, spicy, and sandwich-style)
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Best Wine With Fried Chicken (classic, spicy, and sandwich-style)

Wine fried chicken pairing guide: Brut bubbles for classic, off-dry Riesling for spice, chilled Pinot or rosé for sandwiches, plus quick wine list tips.

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Your Guide to Finding the Best Fruity Wines
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Your Guide to Finding the Best Fruity Wines

Tired of guessing? Our guide helps you find the best fruity wines, understand what makes them special, and pair them perfectly with your favorite foods.

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What Wine Goes With Steak, Pasta, Fish
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What Wine Goes With Steak, Pasta, Fish

Struggling with what wine goes with your meal? Our guide simplifies food and wine pairing. Discover perfect matches to make every meal unforgettable.

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Wine for Burger Night
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Wine for Burger Night

Wine for burger night made easy. How to choose wine for smash, cheeseburgers, or veggie burgers, with grocery store wine picks and restaurant wine tips.

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10 Essential Types of Food to Pair with Red Wine
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10 Essential Types of Food to Pair with Red Wine

Discover the top 10 types of food to pair with red wine for a perfect match. From steak to cheese, this guide makes pairing simple and delicious.

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Wine for BBQ Ribs and Pulled Pork, easy picks that handle smoke, sauce, and spice
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Wine for BBQ Ribs and Pulled Pork, easy picks that handle smoke, sauce, and spice

Wine bbq ribs and pulled pork made easy, this wine pairing guide shows how to choose wine, plus grocery store picks and restaurant tips.

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The Best Wine for Italian Food: Pairings for Pasta, Pizza, and More
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The Best Wine for Italian Food: Pairings for Pasta, Pizza, and More

The best wine for Italian food, made simple: match the wine to the sauce. Pairings for pasta, pizza, antipasti, seafood, and dessert, with USD prices.

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Wine Pairings for Steakhouse Dinners
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Wine Pairings for Steakhouse Dinners

Wine pairing steak made easy, quick picks for ribeye, strip, and filet, plus sauce tips and an AI wine assistant for confident orders anywhere.

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