Wine & Dime

RUN IT BACK: Grit & Grind(er)

Due to some technical difficulties we decided to run it back with one of our favourite early episodes.
The Wine & Dime crew is back and this time they're drinking South African wine. After some discussion about Pinotage, Chris and Lyndsay name their starting fives if wines were basketball players before bemoaning the lack of creative player nicknames/ doing a draft of the ones that are actually good.
Wine Pairing: The Grinder Pinotage 2021 (Western Cape, South Africa)
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I'm Sorry, Jaren Jackson Jr, I Am For Real

Another All-Star game has come and gone and since no one seems satisfied, Chris and Lyndsay decided to fix things once and for all. Ideas include an NBA Jam style WNBA/NBA 2v2 tournament, Team World vs Team USA, and the ultimate 1v1 tournament. They finish off with a quick vibe check of the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies. 
Wine Pairing: Villa Antinori Toscana 2022 
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An Eye-Popping NBA Trade Deadline

Chris and Lyndsay are back sampling Chilean wine and discussing why the NBA trade deadline is so back, the end of the Jimmy Butler Saga, more WNBA offseason moves, and a Mark Williams inspired story about eyes. 
Wine Pairing: Concha Y Toro Casillero del Diablo Carménère 2022 (Central Valley, Chile)
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Luka-ngeles Lakers

Chris and Lyndsay are dipping their toes back into the emergency podcasting economy to discuss the Mavericks baffling blockbuster trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and the stunning amount of player movement in the WNBA in free agency. Topics include: wondering if Nico Harrison is out of his damn mind, Lakers Exceptionalism, worst trades in NBA history, the influence of Unrivaled on WNBA Free Agency.
Wine Pairings: Popcorn Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (California, USA)/ Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough, New Zealand)
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Vegas Gets their Crown Jewell

Chris and Lyndsay return with a California Cabernet Sauvignon to talk about the blockbuster WNBA trade that sends Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, WNBA free agency, tangents on Canadian geography (shout out Newfoundland), wine adjacent spirits, and loose thoughts on the NBA All-Star starters. 
Wine Pairing: Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021 (California, USA)
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Inaugural Jalen Rosé Midseason Awards

We've reached the midway point of the NBA season and it's time for our inaugural midseason awards! In a nod to our old Pick & Pop Culture series, we're giving out awards and superlatives inspired by some of our favorite sitcoms. Plus, tune in to find out who has officially been named the NBA's best Jalen. In this episode, we're breaking out the bubbles for our awards ceremony, sipping on a bottle of Ruffino's Prosecco Rosé DOC and nearing Golden Globes-level tipsiness.
 
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New Year, Same Kangz

It's that time of the year when everyone is making their New Years resolutions, so Chris and Lyndsay decided to ring in the New Year by making resolutions for every team in the NBA. 
 
Wine Pairing: Inniskillin Estates Cabernet Franc Ice Wine, 2022 (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada). 
 
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A (Basketball) Festivus for the rest of us

It's the first holiday season for Wine & Dime so Chris and Lyndsay wanted to do something special. Chris and Lyndsay kick things off by asking basketball Santa for some things they would like to see in the next calendar year of basketball before pivoting to an angrier holiday tradition: the Festivus airing of grievances. Like Frank Costanza with his loved ones, they have a lot of problems with people and trends in the hoops world and now everyone is going to hear about them. 
Wine Pairing: John Croft Late Bottled Vintage Port 2015 (Portugal)
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The Julius Randle Experience™

The NBA season is nearing the 25 game mark so Chris and Lyndsay decided it was time for a vibe check. They start out with a quick chat about why Beaujolais is one of the ultimate good vibes wines (it doesn't take itself too seriously) before recapping the developing dumpster fire in Philadelphia, and a deep dive on four franchises that Chris and Lyndsay felt needed more discussion. They end by creating their ultimate starting five of former NBA players who would cook in today's league. 
Wine Pairing: Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages 2023 (Beaujolais, France)
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8 Simple Rules for Being an Ethical Hater

Chris and Lyndsay react to the WNBA Draft Lottery and Dallas getting the right to draft Paige Bueckers, and discuss James Harden passing Ray Allen on the career 3-pointer list and why celebrity wines are always an interesting endeavour. After that, they talk about why being a hater is the most satisfying way to watch sports and present a simple set of rules as a guide to being an ethical hater. 
Wine Pairing: J-Harden Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (Napa, California, USA)
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