Local booth sales begin Saturday and pre-ordered cookies will be delivered shortly. Hank Zona tells us what to serve with those seasonal treats. I was asked recently if there wasn’t anything I’d try to pair with wines, and my response was, "Off the top of my head, no...but if I think of something, I'll get back to you." I haven’t thought of anything yet, but I also at that time said I was going to do a Girl Scout Cookies and wine pairing, to see what, if anything, goes well with those treats that are all over the place right about now. Whimsical? Nope. Frivolous? Nah. Sure, on the surface, it…

As Girl Scout cookies are delivered and booth sales are found around town, Hank Zona tells us how to pair chocolate cookies with wine. Hank loves a challenge; send him your favorite foods and he'll help you pair them wine wine. "Las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso" is a Spanish proverb that translates to "Clear things and thick chocolate," or "Let's get things clear." It's a good beginning to a tasting session dedicated to chocolate Girl Scout cookies and a variety of wines.  We move into the highly anticipated Tagalongs/Samoas/Thin Mints portion of the program. Why do I say highly …

It's Fat Tuesday and all the world over, folks are scarfing down pancakes. And, at least in this country, a lot of folks are washing it down with coffee. Coffee is a nice beverage, it smells great, sometimes tastes great, it has caffeine...but it's not wine and it's often too acidic and tannic for food, especially breakfast food. So, what to drink with pancakes (if you want, include waffles or French toast in there too)? First choice would be a fun wine for a fun meal..and that would be a Brachetto d'Acqui. What's that? you ask. Brachetto is the grape, Acqui is the district in Piemonte, and …