Ep 061: Halloween Candy Wine Pairings

Published: Oct. 31, 2012, 10:03 p.m.

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This week we bring you a fun episode! It\\u2019s super US-Centric (sorry to our international listeners) but hopefully we did a good enough job of describing things so you get the gist. In this short episode, we explore the world of left over Halloween candy and which wines will be ideal matches for what may be laying around after the costumes are hung up and the trick-or-treaters are gone (or in bed and you can raid their stash!). * *Keep in mind, we did not talk about pairings with dark chocolate or bittersweet chocolate. Why? \\u2018Cause that\\u2019s not what you get in a bag of candy for trick-or-treat! This is all about realistic scenarios. How was this \\u201cscientific experiment\\u201d conducted? Step 1: We got candies: The fruity kind, like gummies, Skittles, and Starburst and the chocolate kind \\u2014 everything from Kit Kat, Hershey\\u2019s, and Mounds to Reeses P-nut Butter Cups and Snickers. Step 2: We got wine, some based on recommendations that we researched i [...]

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