Felt like listening to much of the David Bowie Sound + Vision box set on clear vinyl and figured that the only suitable wine to accompany the Thin White Duke (one of his 1970s personae) would be a steely Riesling.
Tantalus makes some of the most consistently excellent Riesling in BC. I prefer it with a few years of age on it and this was just getting there.
Light yellow in colour with a fairly intense petrol based nose with some very nice apple and pear grace notes coming through with a bit of time. Luscious fruit flavours and a long clean finish, very dry. Very pleasurable mouthful.
I intend to match some vintage of this wine with a bottle of Pewsey Vale Contours, another excellent Riesling I've tasted recently. It will be interesting to see the outcome.The dry finish and style is something they have in common. I think I'll save Ziggy Stardust for that encounter.
Hmm - this could become an interesting exercise - wonder what wine you'd pair with Mahler? I am not generally a fan, but maybe you know the story of Gilbert Kaplan, a well heeled American businessman who became obsessed with Mahler's second symphony, to the point where he wanted to conduct it - and did, dozens of times and he produced very good performances including a couple that were recorded. I have them on digital and vinyl - any suggestions on wine accompaniment?
Wine matches with music is an interesting little side study - see https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivec ... with-music
(I like the Resphigi/Foradori match the best)
