Wine Consultant: Beverly Crandon

Beverly Crandon Ali & Marco welcome wine consultant and sommelier Beverly Crandon to the podcast. Beverly is the wine expert behind various organizations including the not for profit Vinequity and Spice Food & Wine Group. We talk to her about this and more, and Marco has wine scenarios for Beverly where she has to pair the perfect wine. A Sneak-Peek: [01:00] Ali and Marco talk about wine they had recently. [3:35] Beverly tells us about Spice Food and Wine Group. [5:20] Ali tells about the dessert he makes and how desserts aren’t his thing. [6:20] Ali tells how we was told that ‘the best wine with Indian food is beer’, and asks Beverly how we get away from that way of thinking. [7:55] Flavour Bridging. [10:29] Beverly talks about how wine was introduced to the world through the Spice Route and the Salve Trade. [15:12] We find out how Beverly was introduced to wine. [17:45] Beverly’s advice on how to approach wine. [19:36] Ali’s Gin bias. [21:20] We find out why it’s important to get more people cross culturally exploring wine. [22:30] Vinequity [26:14] Beverly shares her thoughts of being a person of colour in the wine industry. [30:35] Wine pairings with ethnic food. [32:50] Marco’s first scenario: Brunch and red wine. [36:00] Scenario 2: Texas BBQ [37:49] Scenario 4: Poutine [39:06] Ali find out what wine pairs with Butter Chicken. [40:50] Marco goes nuts that Beverly has picked a wine region he knows all too well. [44:00] Beverly and the love she has for wine consulting. Connect with us on: Twitter: @podisdelcious Instagram: This Podcast is Delicious Web: thispodcastisdelicious Email: [email protected]