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Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Tara Q. Thomas is the Executive Editor of Wine & Spirits Magazine and the author of the second edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wine Basics.

Cheese + Wine: Sauvignon Blanc


Sauvignon blanc sings with seasonal goat’s milk cheeses

sweet wine (known as a "sticky" in Australia) with a piece of sheep's milk cheese

How Sweet It Is (Dessert Wines)


When it comes to playing well with cheese, sweet desserts wines are fast friends

sheep trimming the grass between rows of grape vines on a biodynamic farm

Super Natural Wines


Dedication to chemical-free, terroir-forward farming and flavors infuses the biodynamic wine trend

high acid red wine being chilled in a bucket of ice

Chilled Red Wine


Red wine on ice? Chilled red wine is completely sensible in summer if you go with bright, high-acid pours

Cheese + Wine: Cabernet Franc


As spring’s fresh cheeses arrive, some wine lovers see red

Champagne Pour Vous


French “grower Champagnes” and small-batch sparkling wines are worthy of your best cheese

blue cheese

Cheese + Wine: Port


American Port-style wines come into season; blue cheese lovers, take note and start getting those boards ready.

Sherry Makes Its Case


This versatile Spanish wine is a convincing match for many cheeses

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