In the Drink

Episode 81: Chinese Food & Wine with Jason Wagner

Episode Summary

Wine and Chinese Food..a match made in heaven? Thats what Jason Wagner, sommelier at Fung Tu restaurant, says. Tune in to this weeks episode of In the Drink, as host Joe Campanele chats with Jason about wine pairings, wine lists and life as a sommelier in a forward thinking restaurant. Find out why its easy to be the wine guy at a restaurant with a chef who knows his wine. Riesling isnt the only thing that pairs well with Chinese food -- tune and and find out more! This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. With pairing wines, the idea is to get out of the way and not ruin the food or make it better. [12:00] --Jason Wagner on In the Drink

Episode Notes

Wine & Chinese Food..a match made in heaven? That’s what Jason Wagner, sommelier at Fung Tu restaurant, says. Tune in to this week’s episode of In the Drink, as host Joe Campanele chats with Jason about wine pairings, wine lists and life as a sommelier in a forward thinking restaurant. Find out why it’s easy to be the wine guy at a restaurant with a chef who knows his wine. Riesling isn’t the only thing that pairs well with Chinese food — tune and and find out more! This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.


“With pairing wines, the idea is to get out of the way and not ruin the food or make it better.” [12:00]

–Jason Wagner on In the Drink