Wine & Dime

The Italians are Real Good at Wine

Cheers to one year! To celebrate the one year anniversary of Wine & Dime's launch, Chris and Lyndsay pop some bubbly to talk Candace Parker's jersey retirement, the weird Connecticut Sun situation, and x-factors for every playoff team (plus the Sparks). 
Wine Pairing: Bottega Prosecco Il Vino Dei Poeti DOC (Italy)
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A Full-Shouldered Wine

On this episode of Wine & Dime, Chris and Lyndsay sip on the first Malbec of the podcast while diving into WNBA trends (stock up: Atlanta Dream, stock down: point guard knees in Indianapolis), power ranking every wine that has been featured on the pod, and give a quick shout out to Ireland Basketball (and the country) for fighting the good fight against FIBA’s complicity in a genocide.
Wine Pairing: Bodega Y Viñedos Catena Malbec 2022 (Mendoza Argentina)
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Comrade Wemby

Back from a little pod hiatus, Chris and Lyndsay discuss NBA free agency moves including the Denver Nuggets having a burly Eastern European in the middle for a whole game, heartwarming legacy reunions between beloved ageing legends and their former teams, and Victor Wembanyama's very interesting summer before catching up on all the latest W news like the contentious CBA negotiations, Alyssa Thomas' shoulder-less dominance, whether the Aces are well and truly cooked, and the rich getting richer with Emma Meeseeman's New York return to the league.
Wine Pairing: Terra D'Aligi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 Abruzzo DOC (Italy)/ Feudi di San Grigorio Rosato Campania DOC (Italy)
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The Thunder Roll

Chris and Lyndsay talk NBA Finals, the modern NBA being the enemy of achilles tendons everywhere, and NBA trades (KD to the Rockets) before talking Commissioners Cup, surprising Valkyries, Point Angel and the Sky, and why WNBA workplace romances make the league so much more fun. 
Wine Pairing: Meinklang Gruner Veltliner (Austria) 
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Tiers for (WNBA) Fears

On this episode of Wine & Dime, Chris and Lyndsay are back to talk bold wines and bold players. They discuss the merits of Bordeaux before organizing the WNBA into tiers to find out who the contenders are, which teams are just pretenders, who is just happy to be here (and the Chicago Sky), before wrapping up with some brief thoughts on the NBA Finals, coaching searches and the wild world of NCAA basketball. 
Wine Pairing: Château Timberlay Bordeaux Supérieur AOC 2023
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Unicorns in the Desert

Chris and Lyndsay are back, this time celebrating the start of rosé season and the WNBA being all the way back. They start off with some quick thoughts on the NBA conference finals before diving into the W where they discuss the underwhelming Aces start, the Mystics stealing the draft, the dark clouds in Skytown, and Chris spreads Phoenix Mercury propaganda. 
Wine Pairing: Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses Languedoc Roussillon AOC 2023 (France)
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Speaking of Yikes! The Cleveland Cavaliers

It's playoff pinot gris time on this special Wednesday edition of Wine & Dime as the crew dive into all of the action of the second round of the NBA playoffs including Tatum's unfortunate injury, Boston not being a real place, Cleveland collapsing like a cheap tent, a Pacers Knicks conference finals feeding families, Julius Randle being a natural Wolf and Jokic's arm scars. They finish off with a brief discussion about Giannis' landing spots and a quick vibe check on the Mercury, Aces, Sky, Liberty and Fever heading into the opening weekend of the WNBA. 
Wine Pairing: Willm Pinot Gris 2022 (Alsace AOC France)
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Could've Been an Email

The NBA Playoffs are rolling and the Sauvignon Blanc is flowing as Chris and Lyndsay return to discuss all the action. They discuss how Steven Adamas inspired the wine choice, the playoff viewing enjoyability tiers (Grizzlies-Thunder could have been an email), the disparity in the quality of the conferences, react live to Aaron Gordon's game winning dunk, and debate whether the Play-in tournament has been the success the NBA wanted. 
Wine Pairing: Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough, New Zealand) 
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The Sun Never Sets on the NBA

Chris and Lyndsay return to talk about the NBA's basketball colonial project (European league expansion), UConn beating the brakes off everyone in their path to win the NCAA tournament, and put the NBA playoff/play-in teams in tiers to determine who is a real contender, who the pretenders are, and the teams destined to always be in the play-in (here's looking at you, Atlanta). 
Wine Pairing: Campo Viejo Rioja DOCa 2022 (Spain) 
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Mulkey Madness is Over

Chris and Lyndsay are back, this time to break down what has happened in the tournament since last time: Kim Mulkey did her best Michael Jackson impression, South Carolina is winning ugly, and LA basketball is back! They finish up with a quick round of NBA "Would You Rather?" as a way to talk about the sadder situations int he NBA.