Oddball Pairings

  • Best Wine Pairing for Deep Thoughts

    Best Wine Pairing for Deep Thoughts

    Need to do some deep thinking. Then you need a wine that is impossible to drink quickly and has a super long finish. Read more

  • Wine Pairing for Anticipation

    Wine Pairing for Anticipation

    By anticipation, I mean a wondering, joyful anticipation.  The feeling that many of us have had when we know that something good is about to happen. For anticipation, there is nothing better than bubbles.  Champagne, the famous French wine has many daughters.  They are generally known as Sparkling wines or Champagne-style wines. (If a wine Read more

  • What Pairs with Anger

    What Pairs with Anger

    Coffee.  Preferably with ritual. The ritual slows you down. Consider having a grinder at home.  A burr grinder is the best. This is what a burr grinder looks like.  You can find pretty good ones for around $50 and pretty great ones for around $100.  I have had one break on me after a couple Read more

  • Wine to Pair with Hope (and Springtime)

    Wine to Pair with Hope (and Springtime)

    What is a nice optimistic wine that goes with springtime? Read more