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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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Best Wine for Salmon Nights, easy picks for grilled, teriyaki, and smoked salmon
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Best Wine for Salmon Nights, easy picks for grilled, teriyaki, and smoked salmon

Easy wine salmon pairing picks for grilled, teriyaki, and smoked salmon, plus store and restaurant shortcuts for stress-free choosing.

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Best Wine for Butter Chicken and Tikka Masala, picks that work with cream, spice, and tomato
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Best Wine for Butter Chicken and Tikka Masala, picks that work with cream, spice, and tomato

Wine butter chicken made easy: wine recommendations for butter chicken and tikka masala, plus quick restaurant wine tips and grocery store wine picks.

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How to Host a Wine Tasting Party Without Feeling Like a Fraud
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How to Host a Wine Tasting Party Without Feeling Like a Fraud

Learn how to host a wine tasting party with this simple guide. Get easy ideas for themes, wine selection, and food pairings for a fun, stress-free event.

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Best Wine for Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles, and Thai Curry (easy picks that won’t taste “hot” with spice)
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Best Wine for Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles, and Thai Curry (easy picks that won’t taste “hot” with spice)

Wine Thai food made easy, choose off-dry Riesling, Gewürztraminer, or sparkling rosé; low ABV and chilled, so Pad Thai and curry stay smooth.

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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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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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Your Guide to the Best Wine Scanner App
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Your Guide to the Best Wine Scanner App

A wine scanner app IDs a bottle from its label for ratings, prices, and pairings. Compare Vivino, Wine-Searcher, Delectable, and Sommy, plus scan tips.

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How AI Wine Assistants Help You Decode Overwhelming Restaurant Wine Lists
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How AI Wine Assistants Help You Decode Overwhelming Restaurant Wine Lists

This is where an AI wine assistant can quietly save the night.

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Unlocking the Perfect Chili and Wine Pairing
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Unlocking the Perfect Chili and Wine Pairing

What wine goes with chili? Zinfandel for beef, Garnacha for white chicken chili, Barbera for vegetarian. A heat-smart guide to every style and spice level.

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