Oscar Night Wine Tour:
Pairing Up the Best Wines
My idea of a fun Oscar party? Invite 9 of your friends over and ask them to bring a wine they think represents 1 of the nominees for Best Picture. (Yep, there are 10 nominees. You get to enjoy the fun too!) You'll have a night of wine tastings and a great theme for your Oscar party! I'll start you off with the picks below, some a bit more pun-ny than others (hey, humor rarely wins the big gold statue).
Types of Wines for Oscar Movies:
Oscar Movie: Black Swan
Wine Pairing: Bianchi Petite Sirah, Paso Robles, California, 2007
A deep, dark wine with earthy and blackberry jam notes. It's nearly opaque in color and bold-anything but "Petite"-just like Black Swan's leading lady, Natalie Portman. Though petite in stature, her commanding performance shows just how robust her acting chops are. I think she'd enjoy a glass of this post-baby.
Oscar Movie: The Fighter
Wine to Taste: Red Car "The Fight" Syrah,





