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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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Crianza on Spanish Wine Labels, Made Simple
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Crianza on Spanish Wine Labels, Made Simple

Crianza wine explained simply, with label meaning, tasting notes, and easy tips for choosing a bottle at dinner or the store.

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Organic vs Biodynamic Wine: The Simple Guide to Sustainable Wine
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Organic vs Biodynamic Wine: The Simple Guide to Sustainable Wine

Organic vs biodynamic wine, made simple, with quick tips on how to choose wine, read labels, and buy a bottle that fits dinner.

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Wine ABV Explained Without the Jargon
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Wine ABV Explained Without the Jargon

Wine ABV explained, so you can compare bottles, spot body and warmth, and choose faster at restaurants or in the wine aisle.

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Best Wines for Fondue and Raclette Night
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Best Wines for Fondue and Raclette Night

Wine recommendations for cheese fondue and raclette, with crisp whites, light reds, and simple tips for choosing the right bottle fast.

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Demystifying Grand Cru Selections
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Demystifying Grand Cru Selections

Unsure about Grand Cru selections? Our guide explains this quality label, its value, and how to confidently choose the best one for you.

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Grocery Outlet Wine: Your Confident Shopping Guide
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Grocery Outlet Wine: Your Confident Shopping Guide

Find the best grocery outlet wine without the overwhelm. Our guide offers a simple strategy for spotting hidden gems and avoiding bad bottles. Shop confidently.

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Wine Sulfites, Explained
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Wine Sulfites, Explained

Wine sulfites explained, so you can shop and order with less worry, read labels faster, and choose the right bottle with confidence.

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What Old Vine Means on a Wine Label
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What Old Vine Means on a Wine Label

Old vine wine, explained simply, with clues on age, taste, and how to choose wine using restaurant wine tips and grocery store wine picks.

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DOCG Meaning on Italian Wine Labels
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DOCG Meaning on Italian Wine Labels

Learn DOCG meaning on Italian wine labels, how it compares with DOC and IGT, and why it helps you choose better bottles in stores and restaurants.

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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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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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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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Riesling Food Pairing
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Riesling Food Pairing

Learn how Riesling food pairing works with simple rules for dry and sweet styles, plus everyday dish picks that take the guesswork out of wine choice.

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Wine Cellar App: Track Your Bottles, Drink Them Better
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Wine Cellar App: Track Your Bottles, Drink Them Better

A wine cellar app should do more than list what you own. Compare CellarTracker, InVintory, Vivino and Sommy, and know which to open tonight.

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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 a Red Blend Wine? Sweet or Dry, and What to Pay
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What Is a Red Blend Wine? Sweet or Dry, and What to Pay

A red blend wine mixes two or more grapes in one bottle. Here's whether it's sweet or dry, what it tastes like, and what to pay.

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