Wine tasting and pairing make excellent events for friends, dates, and yourself! These events can offer education, stress relief, and bonding experiences, taking you out of your weekly routine into something fun. While wine pairing is often done with food or chocolate, you may be surprised to know it can also be done with cannabis. In this post, you’ll learn about the benefits of pairing cannabis with the right wine, how to pair them, and get some examples to kickstart your pairing journey.
Benefits of Cannabis and Wine Pairing
You might have heard of CBD and THC cocktails in the past at a trendy bar, but wine can go very well with cannabis as well, maybe even better! Wine enthusiast and “herb sommelier,” Jamie Evans, says they’re equally complex. Enjoy a good pairing and get the benefits of both, like relaxation, awakened creativity, and more.
How to pair the two
When pairing weed and wine, there are a few things to consider. First, the strain of cannabis, then the type of wine, and finally, the way you’re consuming both. Let’s go from the beginning.
Strains and Wines
Pairing weed and wine can be as simple as pairing light with light and bold with bold. For instance, pair a light, crisp wine like Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio with a cannabis strain high in terpenes and a citrusy or fruity aroma such as Super Lemon G or Tangie. For red wine, you want more full-bodied or complex strains such as Gelato Punch or Rotten Rozay Nea. At the end of the day, feel free to play with flavors and look to complement or accentuate between cannabis and wine.
Consumption methods and amounts
Smoking cannabis will significantly impact your palate, leaving your mouth full of smoke that clouds your taste buds when tasting wine. Opt for a vaporizer to emphasize terpenes without affecting your ability to enjoy the notes and aromas of the wine. To fully enjoy the experience, go slow by consuming a maximum of 5 milligrams of THC throughout the whole tasting experience..
Tips for pairing weed and wine
Yes, wine and cannabis pairing can be a great time, but remember you’re working with two psychoactive substances. So, the same way you don’t want to get wasted at an alcohol tasting, you don’t want to abuse consumption here either. Here are our tips to have the best time pairing:
- Go slow. Weed and alcohol influence each other in both positive and negative ways, so take it slowly and see how you feel.
- Consume one right after the other to observe flavors and effects simultaneously, as you would with chocolate or other foods.
- Start with cannabis. Don’t drink too much wine before smoking to avoid a bad reaction. If you start with weed near the beginning of the tasting, you’ll control your alcohol intake better. Remember, it’s a tasting, not a drinking.
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