Wine Rules on Sommo — AI Wine Scanner, WSET Prep & Wine Journal Apphttps://sommo.app/tags/wine-rules/Recent content in Wine Rules on Sommo — AI Wine Scanner, WSET Prep & Wine Journal AppHugoen-USSommoSun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +000023 Unwritten Wine Rules Worth Knowinghttps://sommo.app/blog/unwritten-wine-rules/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/unwritten-wine-rules/<p>Nobody hands you a manual when you start drinking wine. You&rsquo;re just supposed to&hellip; know.</p> <p>Don&rsquo;t hold the glass by the bowl. Don&rsquo;t order the cheapest wine. Don&rsquo;t say you taste strawberry when the expert says raspberry.</p> <p><strong>Wine culture is full of unwritten rules.</strong> Some are genuinely useful. Some are outdated. Some are pure snobbery disguised as tradition.</p> <p>A Wine Intelligence study found that <strong>62% of wine consumers feel intimidated by wine etiquette</strong>, and that intimidation keeps them from exploring wines they&rsquo;d actually enjoy.</p>