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I agree that wine and music pairings don’t make a lot of sense… but I still think it’s fun to see how music and the mood it evokes can influence the taste of wine.

I also think that the way a wine tastes can be compared to a specific song!

Great post!

Somewhat agree with Randy. The music pairing makes ‘no’ sense at all. Until reading your articles I never gave it a thought. As far as evoking the influence of the taste, that don’t exsist.
Now for a little contradiction.
I have a favorite Country & Western band I sometimes follow. When out to see them or if I am listening to just C&W, I can’t drink wine. ‘Go Figure’

Haha I’m with you Joe. I think a lot of that is dealing with social norms. I love wine but when I go to a bar, I’m not drinking wine (unless it’s a wine bar). And a lot of times a beer just fits so much better (e.g., watching football).

Thanks Randy! I think that through language you can make associations. But just because you can figuratively describe a wine as “big and bold” doesn’t mean that you must drink it with some sort of music deemed “big and bold” And its great to drink tempranillo while listening to flamenco music on vacation in Barcelona. Or even during a round-the-world theme party.

But in all of these situations, I don’t think wine would actually taste any better or worse because of the music.

I love that you are all talking about this. I came up with the concept of pairing wine with music quite innocently in 2005 while on a wine tasting vacation with my then boyfriend and current husband. I am a professional musician, singer and songwriter and I started the emagazine and radio station WineandMusic.Com in 2006. I feel that music touches me so deeply and is organic like wine. A great song and performance just gets better with time. Each time you hear it you get more from it. Like a great wine it opens up and evolves. Additionally, I was interested in creating a radio station that could play music that went with wine. This music can be classical, rock, pop, R&B, Jazz etc as long as it goes well with wine. John Meyer goes to Chopin then Bill Evans, Beyonce, Cold Play and the Black Eyed Peas. As long as it is smooth, has depth and a long finish…it works. I never liked having to fit into a genre as an artist and I like many different styles of music. By airing music with wine the station can play many different styles…As Joe Shico pointed out, it is not easy to drink wine with country music; however, we do play a wonderful Blue Grass band, Nickle Creek, because their songs and performances are amazing. Think about it, would you like to drink a $100 bottle of Cabernet while listening to Heavy Metal? I would feel like I could not enjoy tne wine for the music.
Keep thinking, drinking (in moderation of course) and listening.
Carol Duboc