Wine for the food.

Cheese

Goat cheese

Tangy, lactic, often with herbs. Sancerre exists largely for this moment.

• Sancerre / Loire Sauvignon

  The pairing textbooks are written about.

• Chenin Blanc

  When the cheese is aged or honeyed.

• Dry Provençal rosé

  For a chèvre salad in the sun.