TN: Bdx, Beaujolais, and MSR

Even sommelier pairings can be hit or miss in my experience, though a good sommelier usually comes up with something of interest. At the top of the heap for me were the pairings at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, where the Roca brother in charge of wines came up with unusual pairings from Spain and Germany. (If Levi Dalton was your sommelier at Convivio, I'm certain he did the same with Italy) Most often, though, Jean and I are getting different foods so we end up eschewing the pairings and going with a single bottle (or two half bottles when possible) and then it's a conversation with a sommelier.

Mark Lipton