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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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Pinot Noir Vs. Gamay For Chilled Reds
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Pinot Noir Vs. Gamay For Chilled Reds

Pinot Noir vs Gamay, compared simply: taste, body, price, aging, and food. Gamay is juicier and brighter; Pinot Noir is silkier and more savory.

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Best Wine with Chicken Marsala
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Best Wine with Chicken Marsala

The best wine with chicken marsala is a light red with fresh acidity, like Pinot Noir, Barbera, or Chianti. Plus white-wine picks and a fast cheat sheet.

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Best Wine for Prime Rib
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Best Wine for Prime Rib

The best wine for prime rib is a bold, tannic red like Cabernet Sauvignon. Seven reds that work, plus how to match seasoning, sauce, and doneness.

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Wine Pairing for Chili Made Easy
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Wine Pairing for Chili Made Easy

Struggling with wine pairing chili? Get simple, confident answers to match the perfect red or white wine with any style of chili, from mild to spicy.

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Best wine with shellfish: A simple guide
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Best wine with shellfish: A simple guide

Discover the best wine with shellfish with clear, easy pairings for oysters, shrimp, and lobster; learn simple combos today.

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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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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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Old World vs New World Wine, Made Simple
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Old World vs New World Wine, Made Simple

Old World wine is leaner and earthier, New World is fruitier and fuller. See how the same grape tastes in each, plus how to choose fast in any shop.

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8 Essential Wine Tasting Tips for Beginners in 2025
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8 Essential Wine Tasting Tips for Beginners in 2025

Master the art of wine with our essential wine tasting tips for beginners. Learn to swirl, sniff, and sip like a pro and elevate your enjoyment in 2025.

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How to Use an AI Wine Assistant to Build Your Personal Wine Style Profile
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How to Use an AI Wine Assistant to Build Your Personal Wine Style Profile

Build a personal wine style with an AI wine assistant that gives smart wine recommendations, simple wine tips, and a clear wine pairing guide for any meal.

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How to Choose Wine with Confidence
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How to Choose Wine with Confidence

Feeling lost in the wine aisle? Learn how to choose wine like a pro. This guide covers decoding labels, pairing with food, and finding your taste profile.

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Beginner’s Guide to Building Your Personal Wine Profile (Without Fancy Jargon)
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Beginner’s Guide to Building Your Personal Wine Profile (Without Fancy Jargon)

Build a personal wine profile with this beginner wine guide, simple wine tips, clear wine recommendations, and an AI wine assistant that learns your taste.

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Your Guide to a Perfect Wine Tasting Notes Template
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Your Guide to a Perfect Wine Tasting Notes Template

A wine tasting notes template is a structured guide to help you remember what you thought about a wine's look, smell, taste, and finish.

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How to Taste Wine Properly An Essential Guide
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How to Taste Wine Properly An Essential Guide

Learn how to taste wine properly with our essential guide. Uncover aromas, flavors, and structures to deepen your appreciation and find wines you love.

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How to Train an AI Wine Palate: A Simple Guide to Teaching Sommy Your Taste
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How to Train an AI Wine Palate: A Simple Guide to Teaching Sommy Your Taste

Learn how to train your AI wine palate with Sommy, log real meals and bottles, and get smarter, spot-on picks for restaurants, shops, and home.

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What is a sommelier? Your path to wine mastery
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What is a sommelier? Your path to wine mastery

Discover what a sommelier is and how these wine experts elevate your dining experience.

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How AI Taste Profiles Work: Behind the Scenes of Personalized Wine Picks
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How AI Taste Profiles Work: Behind the Scenes of Personalized Wine Picks

Think of your taste profile as a long-running tasting note about you, not about a wine.

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