Sam's won a wine and food pairing party for 10 that was donated by her boss' husband who does it for a living. So Sam invited her colleagues and their spouses to it and it was held in a furnished vacant penthouse in Crystal City. The unit was pretty cool with a view of the potomac, and Jefferson Memorial, right off the metro.
The event itself was interesting. Andy, who ran it, actually does not like the word "pairing" as many wines will go well with many foods. First he explained what many of the wine adjectives mean in more laymen's terminology. Then we took six wines, one at a time, and tasted them in combination with different foods that would stimulate different tastes: sip, bite, sip. The results were interesting in some cases, obvious in others. For instance, lemon went well with one of them which I have already forgotten (which I guess defeats the point), sauvignon Blanc perhaps.
Of more interest was the company which was excellent. Sam's coworkers are all very cool, professional, funny. And their spouses as well. Talked about gardening, food, music and of course, apartment leasing. Hope to be able to do similar events again in the future.
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