Country music + California Zinfandel
This true all-American folk music represents the deep heart of the rural South. It is even greater when mixed with romantic or melancholic tones. It perfectly matches the American rustic wine which is the California Zinfandel, reminiscing comforting flavours of wild berries, herbs, and hints of vanilla.
A few examples:
Brad Paisley - River Bank
Carrie Underwood - Look at me
Blake Shelton - Green
Frankie Ballard - I'm thinking country
Wellie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Patsy Cline...
Jazz + Pinot Noir
This twentieth century genre that combines African tradition and popular American idioms is both technical and intuitive. It is an ever-changing music which will never carry you to the same path. Similarly, Pinot Noir marries traditional and modern winemaking. Its complexity reveals hints of cherry and chocolate, which will also take you away...
Examples:
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Louis Armstrong - Summertime
Duke Ellington - In a sentimental mood
Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High
Leonard Cohen - Dance me to the end of love
But you can also try some classical music in Minor notes, which will provide you with great melancholia. My personal favourites:
Erik Satie - Gnossienne
Chopin - Waltz op64 no.2
Indie/Alternative + Riesling
Very marginal, not for the average Joe, this 70s based music takes familiar notes and creates something new, soft and sweet, intense and discordant. A Riesling, in the same tone, is a versatile wine; sometimes rich, sometimes austere. You should be able to scent lemony and green notes, explosions of peach and mineral flavours.
Examples:
Beirut - Postcards from Italy
Angus Stone - Broken brights
The Avett Brothers - I and love and you
Bon Iver - Skinny love
The Decemberists - I 4 U & U 4 Me
Classic Rock + Shiraz
Powerful style that found popularity in the 80s, generally comfortable and nostalgic, mostly a mainstream taste. Everybody approves of it today. Similarly, the powerful yet graceful taste of Shiraz will enlighten your evenings, with its bright fruits and heavy texture.
Examples:
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
The Doors - L.A. Woman
John Lennon - Gimme some truth
Led Zeppelin - Good times bad times
Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad moon rising
Classical + Bordeaux
Nothing embodies "classic" better than a Bordeaux wine. The heart of worldwide winemaking brings a sense of holiness and tradition, and has inspired many regions to reproduce (or at least try) its greatness. Marked with smoky, oaky, leather flavours, its perfect balance will be mostly appreciated while enjoying Major Octaves which are fully balanced as well.
Examples:
Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D
Wolfgang Mozart - Symphony no.41 "Jupiter" in C major
Ludwig Beethoven - Symphony no.6 in F major, op68
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in E flat op33 no.2 "The Joke"
Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
Erik Satie - Nocturne no.1
Richard Wagner - Ride of the Walkyries
Johann Strauss - The Blue Danube
