Music with vibration, texture, and meter for drinking wine. Includes pairings from Matty Colston, Jeremy Quinn, Catie Olson, Dylan Jones, Erica Sigler, and special guest Egon. Read Stained Glass 006 - Curiosity Rules the Day for more and check out the detailed pairing guide below.
Wine & Record Pairings from Webster’s Wine Bar Crew
Jill Mott: Scores & Pours Podcast: The pairing of classical music & wine has transpired for centuries yet it's often tied to provenance. What happens when crossovers in technique, tempo, texture, philosophy, purpose, or theme converge? The possibilities are endless!
Jeremy Quinn (Sommelier/Winemaker & Filmmaker: Our Blood is Wine: Georgia/Japan)
- Destroyer - City of Daughters
w/Foillard 2018 ‘Cote du Py’ Morgon, Beaujolais, France - BeauSoleil - Zydeco Gris-Gris
w/Hofgut Falkenstein 2019 Pinot Noir, Niedermenninger Herrenberg, Mosel, Germany - Moondog - The Viking of Sixth Avenue
w/Zurab Topuridze 2019 Kisi ‘Short Maceration’, Kakheti, Georgia
Dylan Jones (Professional Guitarist & Wine Guru - Lou Wine LA)
- Al Di Meola, John Mclaughlin, Paco de Lucia - Mediterranean Sundance Live @ Warfield Theater
w/Bodegas Cueva Tardana/Macabeo “Orange,” Valencia, Spain - Tinariwen - Amadjar
w/Envinate “Taganan - Parcela Margalagua” Canary Islands, Spain - Remi Wolf - I’m Allergic to Dogs EP
w/l’Octavin “Charmay” Jura, France
Catie Olson (Artist & Dj - Chicago)
- Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn
w/Raventós i Blanc ‘de Nit’ Conca Del Riu Anoia, Spain - Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
w/COS ‘Rami’ Sicily, Italy - Chrisma - Chinese Restaurant
w/Eric Texier 'Brézème’ Rhône, France
Erica Sigler (Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant - NYC)
- John Cale - Paris 1919
w/Dom. Larue St. Aubin ‘1er Cru Murgers des Dents de Chien,’ Burgundy, France - Phantom Thread - OST
w/Prager ‘Hinter der Burg’ Wachau, Austria - Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
w/Mas Jullien 'Autour de Jonquières,' Languedoc, France
Matty Colston (Sommelier/Winemaker - Colston Biblio)
(wines opened first - record pairings)
- Gérard Schueller 2019 Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France
w/Don Drummond - Garden of Love - Seehof Riesling 2020 Kabinett, Mosel, Germany
w/Mr. Fingers - Can you Feel It? - Auterberry Maresh 2015 Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Oregon
w/Horace Silver Trio - Ecaroh
Eothen Alapet aka Egon (Producer, Now/Again Records, Rappcats)
- Gideon Nxumalo - Gideon Plays
w/old Pommard Rugiens from a great producer - Mark Fry - Dreaming With Alice
w/a youngish Drouhin Montrachet - Darling Dears - And I Love You
w/Auslese Rheingau Riesling from one of the great 70s vintages