Wine & Dime
In Vino Veritas. Exploring the basketball world one glass of wine at a time.
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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: Châte...
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 202...
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'...
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...
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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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.
After some technological difficulties (i.e Chris being disconnected from the world), Wine & Dime is back in action and back drinking South African wine. Diana Taurasi has officially retired and this inspired Chris and Lyndsay to have a discussion about greatness, how we don't appreciate it enough in real time, and why celebrating the small things is important to fandom. They finish off the episode by picking their NCAAW March M...
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 P...
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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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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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: Popc...
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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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 ...
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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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 wor...
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 ...
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 Sauv...
After a brief hiatus, Chris (DNP-CD) and Lyndsay (OUT - Wine Tasting in Tuscany) have returned to the lineup, this time drinking a Gewurztraminer. After some brief discussion about this exciting and odd grape, they break down the New York Liberty winning their first ever WNBA Championship over the Minnesota Lynx, where those teams go from here, and the lack of WNBA head coaching job security and the causes/implications, before pivo...
Chris and Lyndsay are back with their takes on the WNBA playoffs to date including: how the Liberty inspired their wine choices (bonus wine this week!), no Aces three-peat, why the Connecticut Sun are still on fraud watch, and the Minnesota Lynx and their Pheends. After talking about the teams still in it, they move to the teams who are officially in the off-season and some quick NBA pre-season thoughts.
Wine Pairing(s): Cotnari Fe...
The Wine & Dime crew have recorded their first ever emergency podcast! Chris and Lyndsay first discuss the highly questionable firings of T-Spoon and Curt Miller from their WNBA coaching jobs, celebrate Vince Carter's jersey retirement and provide Chris with a safe space to process the KAT-Julius Randle swap.
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