Can Cheese Actually Make Wine Taste Better?

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Can Cheese Actually Make Wine Taste Better?

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Nov 29, 2018

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Spoiler alert: Yes! Learn the science that makes wine and cheese go so well together in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Nov 29, 2018

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