Wine Situation Final Five

The Wine Situation hosts everyone from winemakers to writers to find out what a person’s situation is…with wine. At the end of each episode, host Ellen Clifford wants to know the basics of her guests’ final thoughts on wine, drink and food. This month, Ellen talks with Jiaqi Tang of the Honest Wine Shop. Edited for length, you can find the full episode here QUESTION ONE Ellen: Question number one: whatcha drinking? What are you into these days? Jiaqi: Champagne ! Blanc de Blancs ! All day! If I could make a license plate that said Champagne Blanc de Blancs , I totally would do that. QUESTION TWO Ellen: Question number two is: what is a favorite or unusual pairing? Jiaqi: I actually like vermouth , so I would have a Blue Stilton cheese with vermouth. You have the saltiness and mushroom from blue cheese—it goes very well even with red vermouth , it doesn’t have to be white. QUESTION THREE Ellen: Question three: what’s your favorite snack? Jiaqi: Popcorn. I’m a simple girl. QUESTION FOUR Ellen: Question four: if you made a wine, what would you make, and what would you name it? Jiaqi: I think I want to make a field blend . I don’t want to be overly stuffy. I want to make a wine that drinks amazing and can hit the retail for under 25 dollars. And so where would I grow those grapes? In affordable pockets, like Aragon we talked about. What I’m going to call it…something cool. Things I Like. QUESTION FIVE Ellen: Question number five: what’s bringing you joy these days? Jiaqi: My dog. Daisy. I have a sheep-a-doodle. She brings me a lot of joy. It’s truly unconditional love. And also being in the wine store. It’s truly my outlet. *** Jiaqi can be found at her shop, the Honest Bottle Shop! Check out the previous Wine Situation podcast with Elle Rodriguez here .