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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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Non-Vintage Wine Labels, Explained
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Non-Vintage Wine Labels, Explained

Non-vintage wine explained: learn what NV means, how to choose wine, and get smart wine recommendations for any wine list.

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Precision Wine Costco: Your Guide to Finding It
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Precision Wine Costco: Your Guide to Finding It

Unravel the mystery of precision wine costco. Discover what it is, how to find it in-store, and get instant picks from Sommy.ai if it's unavailable.

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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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How to Read an Italian Wine Label: DOCG, DOC, IGT Explained
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How to Read an Italian Wine Label: DOCG, DOC, IGT Explained

How to read an Italian wine label: DOCG, DOC, IGT, and Vino explained, plus grape vs region naming, Classico, Riserva, the fascetta seal, and sparkling terms.

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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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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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Best Wine for Fish Tacos with Slaw and Lime Juice
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Best Wine for Fish Tacos with Slaw and Lime Juice

The best wine for fish tacos is a crisp, high-acid white like Sauvignon Blanc or Albariño, a Brut sparkling, or a dry rosé. Match the wine to how it is cooked.

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