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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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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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