Tara Q. Thomas

Current

• Wine Editor at Culture magazine
• Author at TQT LLC
• Wine Writer at Denver Post

• Managing Editor at Wine & Spirits Magazine
• Senior Editor at Wine & Spirits Magazine
• Independent Professional at Freelance Writer (Self-employed)

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Past

• contributing writer (gourmet.com) at Gourmet Magazine
• Clerk at Kitchen Arts and Letters
• Test Kitchen at Martha Stewart Living

Education

• Culinary Institute of America
• State University of New York at Albany

Connections

190 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website

Tara Q. Thomas’s Summary

Tara Q. Thomas’s Specialties:

Wine, spirits, cooking/culinary research, recipe testing & development

Tara Q. Thomas’s Experience

• Wine Editor

  Culture magazine

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

• Author

  TQT LLC

  (Publishing industry)

  2004 — Present (5 years )

  Author, The Complete Idiots Guide to Wine Basics (2004);
  The Pocket Idiots Guide to Wine Basics (2005)
  The Complete Idiots Guide to Wine Basics, Second Edition (2008)

• Wine Writer

  Denver Post

  (Publishing industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

  Provide weekly wine suggestions for recipes; contribute biweekly wine recommendations and occasional feature articles

• Managing Editor

  Wine & Spirits Magazine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  September 1997 — Present (12 years 3 months)

• Senior Editor

  Wine & Spirits Magazine

  (Privately Held; Wine and Spirits industry)

  September 1997 — Present (12 years 3 months)

• Independent Professional

  Freelance Writer (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)

  January 1996 — Present (13 years 11 months)

  Have contributed articles to publications such as Gastronomica, Golf Connoisseur, Every Day with Rachael Ray; Wine educator/lecturer for schools and events around the US, including the AIWF (Denver chapter); CIA Greystone; Cook Street Cooking School (Denver); IACP; Mise en Place Cooking School (Denver); Niagara University School of Hospitality and Tourism; NYU Stern School of Business; Telluride Wine Festival; Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, and others.

Tara Q. Thomas’s Education

• Culinary Institute of America

  1991 — 1993

  Activities and Societies:

  President, Wine Club; contributor, school newspaper; library clerk

• State University of New York at Albany

  BA , Russian; minor in Journalism , 1988 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Crew Team, Swim Team

Additional Information

Tara Q. Thomas’s Websites:

• My Website

Tara Q. Thomas’s Groups:

•    Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
•    LinkEds & writers
•    Writing Mafia
•    The Culinary Institute of America Alumni
•    Wine Business Network
•    Symposium for Professional Food Writers at The Greenbrier

Tara Q. Thomas’s Honors:

The Terlato Family Scholarship for Wine and Food Writers 2005 to The Symposium for Professional Food Writers at the Greenbrier.
Full scholarship to the First Annual American Food Media Conference at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone (Napa, CA).

Tara Q. Thomas’s Contact Settings

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• expertise requests
• getting back in touch