 5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, "wine is bottled poetry" - but Steven Grubbs, the Wine Director of Empire State South in Atlanta and Five and Ten in Athens, Georgia, thinks you can (and should) kick up the tempo a little bit every now and then. Five Wines Paired with Rock 'n' Roll: Steven Grubbs
1. Buddy Holly, "Rave On" (1958) and Claude Riffault ‘Les Boucauds’ Sancerre (2009) As soon you get your nose on the Riffault, you want to make Buddy’s opening noise of ‘WELL-HUH-HEH-UH-ELL." Opulent fruit with loads of minerals, too. Like the volume’s turned up to 12. And soon after, you boogie barefoot on Mom and Dad’s rug. 2. Booker T. & the MG’s, "Green Onions" (1962) and Reuscher-Haart’s Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Mosel Riesling (2009) Maybe make some little shallot rings for your loved one on their birthday? And keep that Piesporter cool but not cold. No need for extremes, man, we’re just feeling." 3. Wilson Pickett, "I’m Down to My Last Heartbreak" (1963) and Robert Sinskey’s Los Carneros Pinot Noir (2008) But, Rob Sinskey makes wine with both slink and backbone. It promises not to do you wrong. It knows you’ve cried so many nights before. It knows you’re down to your last tears, down to one last heartbreak..." 4. Bo Diddley, "Bo Meets the Monster" (1958) and Charles Joguet’s ‘Clos de la Dioterie’ Chinon (2008) The result is something unexpected, something grape-y from around the corner. It has muscle, but it has soft spots, too. So good it’s silly." 5. The Rolling Stones, "Under My Thumb" (1966) and Jean-Luc Joillot’s Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune (2008) It’s about laying it in on rails, behind the beat, about cool menthol and sweet, sweet tone. You mastered the racing wild cheetah. And what was the key to everything? That there’s power in restraint." Is there someone you'd like to see in the hot seat? Let us know in the comments below and if we agree, we'll do our best to chase 'em down. |
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...And get off my lawn!!!
Ack, the best wine to go with your rock n'roll is the aptly titled "Rock n' Roll Red" by Cereghino-Smith. The Smith is Television bassist, Fred Smith. http://www.cereghinosmith.com/
A self-absorbed hipster posting puerile crap is nothing new in the blogosphere, but editors who deem such crap fit for national publication are. Somebody upstairs at CNN isn't keeping an eye on his staff–unless this is what CNN now considers good writing. If so, welcome to the idiocracy. At least you could have saved the poor twerp from embarrassing himself and his restaurant on a national level.
fuck the carneros "pinot noir" dipshit, an incredible 'oregon' pinot is much more appropriate. get with the program cracker. ddb, oceanside, oregon.
Only someone young and very pretentious would correlate wine with rock and roll. Mr. Grubbs, if you must pair these songs with any "refreshments", consider the following:
1. Buddy Holly's "Rave On" goes with beer. Any kind of cheap, domestic beer will do.
2. Booker T. & the MG’s, "Green Onions" REQUIRES a vodka martini, preferably with cocktail onions. Duh!
3. Wilson Pickett's "I’m Down to My Last Heartbreak" calls for Southern Comfort. Period.
4. Bo Diddley's "Bo Meets the Monster" needs a shot of whiskey, neat. In fact, that goes for anything by Bo Diddley.
5. The Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb" is not a drinking song. Roll up a spliff of some fine cannabis, light up, and enjoy.
Live and learn, junior.
"Style over substance" is the poser's credo, perfectly exemplified in Steven Grubbs" inane and pretentious article. If this is the tone you set in your "restaurant," Mr. Grubbs, your venture will be short-lived. Thankfully.
Rock and Roll tastes like Jack Daniel's whiskey, Natty Bo and Boone's Farm Apple Wine. It ain't that snobby.
Steely Dan? Boy do they suck.
Perfect for pretentious fks who know nothing about music.
If this offends you, you're one of 'em.
Bet you like Air Supply too. Don't ya, don't ya?
Also, if you want to get snobby, Wilson Pickett and the Stones (at least pre-67) were R&B artists, not rock and roll. It's a distinction whose context is probably lost today, but it was a big difference back in the 60s, and hipsters in the 60s used to start fights over this.
Good point. IF the author knows his wines, he doesn't know his music. Was a stupid article anyway.
Whenever I drink wine I always listen to "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by The California Raisins. My favorites are Mad Dog 20/20 and Wild Irish Rose.
Dude, this is about as Rock and Roll as Billie Joel charging 10,000 a plate at some East Hamptons private fundraising event. If you wine snobs want to indulge yourself, that's your business, but I'm a rock snob and this is insulting in its pointlessness and stupidity. Someone said it best when they asked if you were going to start pairing wine with comic books.
Forgot Thunderbird Wine. "What's the word? Thunderbird. What's the price? 30 twice. What's the thrill? another fill."
You sir read my mind! Cuddling up to a bottle (s) of Thunderbird and Nighttrain. Say hi to Irish Rose for me!
This is the most idiotic thing I've ever read. What is wrong with someone like this, who literally makes their living out of leisure. He clearly is getting too bored with sitting around doing nothing all day. Get a real job and start contributing to society.
Lady Gaga and a bottle of Thunderbird.
Jeez...everyone knows it's BEER and Rock 'n' Roll....not wine!
Johnny,
Yeah johnny, right on. "One scotch, one whiskey, one beer." – John Lee Hooker
"One bourbon, one scotch & one beeeeer."
Oh crap – I can't believe I got the lyrics mixed up! Yeah, Thorogood did a famous cover of this. Actually, my favorite version is Alexis Korner's – he sings it "One scotch, One bourbon & one beeeeeeeer."
i doubt any rock and roller, especially those guys, ever drank that kind of wine. what the hell is it ? how bout ripple, annie green springs, mateus was high class, and the eber popular boonesfarm stuff
Must be great to have a job where you can just make stuff up. How can anyone argue with these pairings? They're meaningless. How about pairing wine with comic books? Or with furniture? Or with insects? The possibilities are endless. And completely random. I'm not into wine, but I seriously doubt that human taste/smell is capable of the degree of perception that wine nerds like to pretend they are. It's fermented grape juice. Have a glass and shut up.
I drink wine, live in France and have 4 university degrees and still this crap article gave me a headache. It was so paintful I could not even finish it. Perhaps the author thinks he is clever... I do not.
Agreed!
Degrees are like tools, just because you have one doesn't mean you know how to use it. You are from France and are expected to drink wine. IF you didn't drink so much if it your head would not hurt.
All of you need to get over yourselves. This was just meant to be fun. Do what you love in life, even pairing wine and music. Find something better than always criticizing others. After all ,everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how right or wrong it may be.
Cool the jets Ms. Sassy Pants, follow what you preach. As you said, "Find something better than always criticizing others. After all ,everyone is entitled to their opinion," umm, isn't that exactly what you are doing?
I guess some people do not understand subtle humor.
SmartGal wins the prize for the lamest comeback yet–as lame as this article.
really. this is the biggest piece of $hi# article ever invented to fill space. why would anybody think this cr@p needs to e published. now i am mad over nothing.
Terminal hipsters! Sheesh. Never miss an opportunity to flaunt their misguided "cool." A truly juvenile piece of writing.
Makes perfect sense to pair wines with songs, although you may not agree with these choices. Oh well. Que Syrah, Syrah.
UGH!! Que sera sera! Or did you mean Sirhan Sirhan?
Um, Nancy? "Syrah" is a type of wine, so Carl was making a pun...a rather clever one I might add.
I have a few things to share.
To the skeptical commenters, I'd like to point out that wine is a beverage with the capability to possess incredible complexity and depth of flavor, thanks to the hundreds of flavor compounds and the infinite combinations that can be obtained by their variation within a particular wine. Add to that the texture and the obvious intoxicating effect, and you've got a drink that is not only mind-altering, but physically stimulating and (hopefully) enjoyable. It's not some religious experience, but rather a distinctly human (animal, really) exercise in sensory perception. It's not a soul searching trip in a bottle; it's an indulgence for the senses, to be enjoyed in much the same way one's favorite foods might be, or a velvet blanket, or a pretty painting.
That said, why not mix enjoyable experiences? That's the whole point of wine pairing with food. Some foods taste better with certain wines, and vice versa. When I'm at the movie theater, I sure as hell want some popcorn and soda. They're just two things that I enjoy together. No particular reason, aside from liking them each, and being able to enjoy them at once. Same goes with wine and a lot of things. While I don't think it's fair (or wise) to objectively say that certain songs should be paired with specific wines, since people can have wildly different emotional and preferential responses to both, I do think it's a neat idea to be open to the idea of experience both together, based on what a person likes. Which leads me to my reaction to the article.
Personally, I'm a huge Steely Dan and jazz fan. I also make wine professionally in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. I love Pinot (USA and Burgundy alike). So when I get the chance to enjoy a glass (or bottle) of great Pinot while groovin' to some Dan or Davis, I indulge. It's not that Pinot is the best suited wine for those artists (a silly concept that insults individuals), but it's best suited to my individual tastes. Such as what I'm drinking now: Champagne. I love Champagne. I also love the Rolling Stones. Are they a match made in audio-enophile Heaven? Hell if I know, or care. But I like 'em both, so I'm going to go refill my glass and listen to Exile on Main Street.
Need some help getting off that high horse of yours?
Sorry about my son folks, he is harmless. His mother and I are rather concerned with his fascination with "Sideways." Fact is we give him grape juice and tell him it's some rare/new varietal. You should see the look on his face, how it lights up. The doctor said for now we should indulge him.
Aye, and a fine smoke to match. Good God, just shoot it in my veins, what is that song. ...Here I go and I don't know why ...like some heroin... I enjoyed your post.
After (trying) reading this Sack of Wine's comments, I can't help but think what Jack Black's character in "High Fidelity" would say to this.
Winesmith: You are my HERO Sir (or Madam as the case may be). Steely Dan is THE band, the experience! Cheese and wine might pair well with this band...
Make that Sir to Winesmith (and very respectably to Winesmith's Dad).
Took 2 readings for me to conclude that I hadn't missed anything and that indeed this article is about nothing. It is the nonsensical musings of a pre-schooler being silly.
AS Jed so put it this is all Bull Dung we Loved our SEX-DRUGS and Rock and Roll-we got high and drank San Greia,(spelling) not expensive wines. So you wrote a fairy tale
How old are you? Wilson Pickett, Buddy Holly, Booker T, the Stones? Yes, they're classics...from half a century ago. Maybe you should save these for the vintages that were their contemporaries.
Whatever. The kind of wine that goes best with rock & roll is the kind of wine you like best.
amen zenbirder! "what would janis drink?" anything nearby....
Janis favorite was Southern Comfort, not any wine...
Huh?
What's next? Pairing cigars and children's programs?
How about serial killers with floral scents? So f$%^king stupid!
This has to be the stupidest story I've read on CNN. The supposed correlation between each wine and a song is completely arbitrary. "Something grape-y from around the corner"? Really? Please! Stop! What the hell does Buddy Holly have to do with wine? To paraphrase this poser's words: "It's so dumb, it's embarrassing."
EXACTLY! Just what I was thinking!
Rock and roll is that...rock and roll. Buddy Holly had NO intention of even thinking about having his music "paired with wine".
What the hell is this pretentious sh*t!?
right on home boy this guy is so full of S–T, I saw the stones live once and Mick was downing MAd Dog 20-20 not a Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune , the wine does not go with smack and or coke
Total s%$t. A more relaxed approach to wine is to be welcomed but this is definitely not it. I'm writing a book on the wines of Sancerre and its environs right now. Claude Riffault's wines are as fine as the finest whites from Burgundy. The only noise I'd want to accompany them is intelligent human conversation, preferably about the wine in question.
Well, I've read this twice now and still have a hard time comprehending what the heck he is saying. The only thing that made sense (to me) was in #1 "As soon you get your nose on the Riffault". Smelling the cork or wine, now that I get! :)
I totally get it. I do chocolate tastings (we borrow some of our vocabulary from wine), and I like this fresh, synesthetic approach to thinking about food. For chocolate I'd pair Claudio Corallo 75% with "Enjoy" by Bjork, Cluizel Los Ancones with "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King and Pralus Melissa with "Chances Are" by Johnny Mathis. Food inspires mood just like anything else. Why not pair good food, good wine, with good music and, ultimately, good feelings?
ok, you and most of the detracting comments below show a TOTAL lack of education or experience in expressing food, drink, or anything of culture. The article was pointing out songs famous for the MOOD experienced when those songs were popular. If a song of "PEP" could be compared to a wine that also seemed full of "PEP", it was the MOOD associated. And if he was aging himself, so be it. Before you DIS someone because you are too young, or immature, or inexperienced to understand – try to get some education to fill your major gap in cultural knowledge.
I see. Because we disagree with the premise of the discordant comparisons here we are uneducated. Put a cork back in it!
Never really did like the film "Sideways"...thought it was kind of overrated...
You must be high.
Truth "must be high" because he has an opinion that is different from yours? I haven't seen the movie. Does that make me high, too? Then by your rationale, that would make us higher than you. Cool! Then I agree.
Pass that over this way please.
The o-ray-gah-no or the rosemary? ;)
" Roll another one,Just like the other one". :))))
The o-ray-gah-no! I learned a new maryjane roll technique that I want to try. Man, folks just went nuts on this poor guys wine piece.
Oh, all you pinot snobs that started drinking the stuff after sideways have all been punked on such a colossal level I cannot even begin to tell you how hard I'm laughing at you. Miles, who spends that whole movie trashing pinot and cab franc is the vehicle, the punch line is that his most precious bottle, the '61 Ch. Cheval Blanc, is merlot and cab franc. Because of all the idiots who don't know enough about wine to get the joke, Cali pinot is expensive crap for the most part, and merlot sales have plummeted. It's pretty sad actually.