>>>
>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN YOU THINK OF PAIRING MUSIC WITH WINE, HIP-HOP MAY
NOT BE WHAT COMES TO MIND
FIRST, BUT THERE'S ONE MAN
TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.
HE STARTED A PODCAST CALLED
WINE AND HIP-HOP AND HIS NAME
IS JERMAINE STONE.
HE'S WITH US NOW.
>> I GREW UP IN THE BRONX, NEW
YORK I GREW UP AROUND HIP-HOP
CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. I EVEN RAPPED IN MY TEENAGE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. AS
YEARS. AS I TRANSITIONED INTO MY
CAREER, I ENDED UP GETTING INTO
WINE.
WINE.
WINE. I
WINE. I FIRST JOB WAS PACKING BOXES
AND THEN WITHIN 10 YEARS, OVER
THE COURSE OF ABOUT 10 YEARS, I
TRANSITIONED TO AUCTION
DIRECTOR AND AUCTIONEER.
SO, AT A CERTAIN POINT I FELT I
WAS READY FOR BOTH WORLDS TO
COME TOGETHER.
COME TOGETHER. >> AND THEN FOUR YEARS AGO IS
WHEN YOU STARTED THE PODCAST.
TELL ME ABOUT THE PODCAST.
>> YES, WINE AND HIP-HOP.
WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO FIND A
COMMON GROUND BETWEEN BOTH
CULTURES.
CULTURES.
CULTURES. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT LOVE WINE, YOU LOVE
HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT LOVE
HIP-HOP.
HIP-HOP.
HIP-HOP. THEY ARE BOTH SOCIAL
EQUALIZERS.
EQUALIZERS. YOU CAN HIT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF
LIFE AND THEY ALL LOVE IT JUST
THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. SO, THAT SAID, WE HAVE
DIFFERENT GUESTS.
DIFFERENT GUESTS. IT IS ALWAYS A WINE INFLUENCER
OR HIP-HOP INFLUENCER.
WE SPEAK WITH THEM AND WE FIND
PAIRINGS FOR BOTH CULTURES.
>> THAT'S REALLY COOL.
AND I REALLY LIKE YOUR LIST OF
WINES YOU HAVE FOR US TO TASTE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE IN TERMS OF
PRICE RANGE, WHICH IS HOW I
SHOP FOR WINE.
THAT AND LABELS.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS FIRST
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. CLEAN SLATE.
CLEAN SLATE. >> OUR FIRST LINE IS THE 2018
CLEAN SLATE REASONING.
GREAT VALUE AT 12 BUCKS.
THE NAME CLEAN SLATE IS A NOD
TO THE IN SLATE STONES IN THE
VINEYARD IN GERMANY.
THESE STONES ARE A CRITICAL
FACTOR TO MAKING RIESLING WITH
EXQUISITE BALANCE.
EXQUISITE BALANCE. FOR TODAY'S PAIRING, I PAIR
THAT WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE
SONGS BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE
RAPPERS, CURRENCY CALLED STONED
ON OCEANS.
ON OCEANS. THAT'S WHERE THE PAIRING COMES
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> I
IN. >> I HAVE NOT TRIED THE
RIESLING YET, BUT I DID LISTEN
TO CURRENCY.
TO CURRENCY. I HAVE NOT HEARD CURRENCY
BEFORE, AND IT FELT NICE.
>> IT IS A NICE CHILL BEACHY
FIVE.
FIVE.
FIVE. THIS WINE HAS FRESH PEACH CRISP
WITH SUBTLE MINERAL FLAVORS.
THAT IS WERE PERFECT END OF THE
SUMMER LAZY BEACH DAY WINE.
THAT WAS THE VIBE THAT THAT
SONG CREATED.
SONG CREATED. >> I TELL YOU, THE WINE ALSO
TASTE LIKE A HOT SUMMER DAY.
I MEAN, IT WORKS.
IT REALLY DOES.
THAT IS THE CRAZIEST THING.
>> I FEEL LIKE -- IT'S JUST
LIKE ART, YOU KNOW?
IT IS IN THE EYE OF THE
BEHOLDER.
BEHOLDER.
BEHOLDER. HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE A VIBE?
YOU CANNOT DESCRIBE A VIBE, YOU
CAN ONLY FEEL IT.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> NOW YOU CAN TASTE YOUR VIBE.
TALK TO ME ABOUT LOS DOES READ.
>> THE 2018 LOS DOES READ.
THIS IS A GUARD NOT SURE GREAT.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE REFER TO
IT AS GRENACHE.
SO, MANUELA SLYE -- WHAT LOS
DOS DOES IS THEY CELEBRATE THE
INTRICATE STEPS IN WINEMAKING.
I NEEDED TO FIND A SONG THAT
CELEBRATED DANCE STEPS AS WELL,
SO I WENT WITH DRAKES TO SEE
SLIDE, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE
DANCE STEPS.
DANCE STEPS. >> ALL ABOUT THE VIRAL DANCE
STEPS.
STEPS.
STEPS. I
STEPS. I THINK DRAKE WOULD ENJOY THIS.
IT IS A LITTLE UNDER HIS NORMAL
PRICE RANGE, I'M SURE.
>> SLIGHTLY UNDER.
IT IS A GREAT VALUE AT NINE
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. HEY, THAT IS YOUR EVERY DAY
DRINKER.
DRINKER.
DRINKER. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WITH PAIRING WINE IS
WHERE DO I WANT TO DRINK THIS
WINE?
WINE?
WINE? LOS
WINE? LOS DOS HAS EARTHY AROMAS WITH
BLACK CHERRY AND CRANBERRY AND
SUBTLE SMOKY UNDERTONES.
TO SEE SLIDE IS AN UPBEAT SONG
WITH SMOKY UNDERTONES.
>> WE'VE GOT TO PAUSED FOR A
MINUTE SO I CAN FINISH THIS ONE
AND FOR YOUR NEXT ONE.
>> NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM.
>> WHICH I DO WELL
>> [ LAUGHTER ]. I WAS HOPING
WE WOULD'VE WENT STRAIGHT FROM
THE BOTTLE.
THE BOTTLE. I WAS.
I WAS.
I WAS. >>
I WAS. >> I'M NORMALLY A RADIO HOST,
SO I'M TRYING TO PRETEND LIKE
I'M CLASSY FOR A SECOND.
>> ME, TOO.
PODCAST, SAME THING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THEY JUST GOT ME HERE.
OKAY, AND SO, OUR THIRD
PAIRING, THIS IS SOME BUBBLY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THIS IS THE PER CYCLE GROUP
GREAT VALUE, ALSO $18.
IT IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF
THE PER CYCLE TERRITORY IN A
REGION IN ITALY.
IT IS BRIGHT, BUBBLY,
REFRESHING, PERFECT FOR
CHILLING AT HOME OR TURNING UP
AT BRUNCH.
AT BRUNCH. EITHER ONE.
EITHER ONE. VERY VERSATILE.
VERY VERSATILE. AND IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BECOME YOUR HOUSE WINE, YOUR
HOUSE STABLE.
HOUSE STABLE. I PAIRED THIS WITH TI WHY YOU
WANT TO.
WANT TO.
WANT TO. IT'S ALL ABOUT MATCHING THE
VIBE.
VIBE.
VIBE. THAT'S A SONG YOU CAN TURN UP
WITH YOUR HOME GIRLS AT HOME.
IT HAS THE AROMAS OF WHITE
FLOWERS, APRICOT, CITRUS, IT IS
A CLASSIC FOR SECO.
>> THIS IS FANTASTIC AND I'M
GOING TO TELL YOU, I'M NEVER
GOING TO LISTEN TO HIP-HOP AND
TASTE ONE AGAIN THANKS TO YOU
IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. TELL ME AGAIN OR PODCAST SO
EVERYONE CAN GO LISTEN.
>> VERY EASY TO REMEMBER.
WINE