What if everything you knew about wine and food pairing was wrong?

This week’s guest, Tim Hanni, Master of Wine, drops bomb after bomb on the wine world’s biggest myths: from the nonsense of “red wine with red meat” to why sweet wine drinkers may actually have more taste buds.

We also get deeply personal. Tim shares his journey from drinking three bottles a day to getting sober, while still working in the wine industry. We talk perceptual science, umami, ADHD, and why true hospitality means adapting to each individual guest, not showing off your wine vocabulary. And that's just for starters (he may even include his actual cell number in the convo).

🔍 Expect to Learn:

• Why wine language is broken

• The science of perception and taste

• Umami, steak, and red wine pairing myths

• The real reason sweet wine gets a bad rap

• Tim’s story of addiction, recovery, and reinvention

Mentioned in our conversation:

• Jeremiah Tower
• Tim's Website
• Tim's Book
• Contact Tim

I talk to people in and around the service industry space, trying to make sense of this wild, beautiful mess of a life. You can find more of my work at ⁠⁠⁠my blog⁠⁠⁠, and all my social links are at the bottom of that page.

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As always, I’m just here taking notes, trying to figure out what it all means.

Cheers