Wine & Dime

Chris and Lyndsay are back, this time with an assortment of wine and wine adjacent beverages, covering all the latest news in women's basketball including; the new Big Tech funded league that sounds like a Dr. Evil plan, the Chicago Sky's tragic asset management, what kind of players the Tempo will target for their inaugural season and the unnecessary but not bad Phoenix Mercury rebrand. After that they spend some time on a couple of surprising NBA teams (Suns and Raptors) and the joy of just having a decent team to cheer for.  Wine pairing: Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico 2021  Follow us @wineanddimepod on X, Instagram, and TikTok

On this episode of Wine & Dime the team are heading back to Rioja and begin with some news about WNBA CBA negotiations and what the new Saudi-backed league means for players before a round of stock up/stock down on the first month of the NBA season (stock up: Giannis dunking on everyone/stock down: the New Orleans Pelicans sinking season).  Wine Pairing: LAN Rioja Crianza 2021 (Rioja, Spain)  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Twitter @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay return to cover all of the madness that has occurred during their mini break. They begin by hitting all of the news regarding coaching hirings and firings before diving more into the WNBA labour strife and recapping the WNBA Finals. In the second half of the episode, they draft early NBA season storylines including Wemby's early reign of terror, the NBA's optics problem with gambling, the Raptors maybe not being terrible and the freeing of Tyler Kolek.  Wine Pairing: Jacob's Creek Double Barrel Shiraz 2022 Follow us on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram @wineanddimepod

Wine & Dime is back, and this time with an additional Chris! The crew is joined by Chris Pennant, freelance broadcaster and newly minted M.S in Journalism, to discuss the calamity that is the Chicago Sky, Napheesa Collier's Kendrick Lamar moment (Say 'Cathy'), the possibility of a WNBA lockout, and the WNBA Finals bound Phoenix Mercury, plus Bill Laimbeer. 

On this episode of Wine & Dime, Chris and Lyndsay dive into the first round of the WNBA Playoffs and discuss the Game 1 domination by the Lynx, the Aces hitting their stride at the right time, the dogfight between the Mercury and Liberty, and the Dream showing they're a real playoff threat. They finish with some discussion about the standoff between the Chicago Sky and Angel Reese, the apparent cap circumvention issue for the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, and EA backing out of their ambitious college basketball video game project.  Wine Pairing: Folonari Valpolicella DOC (Italy) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @wineanddimepod

Cheers to one year! To celebrate the one year anniversary of Wine & Dime's launch, Chris and Lyndsay pop some bubbly to talk Candace Parker's jersey retirement, the weird Connecticut Sun situation, and x-factors for every playoff team (plus the Sparks).  Wine Pairing: Bottega Prosecco Il Vino Dei Poeti DOC (Italy) Follow us on Instagram/TikTok/Twitter (X) @wineanddimepod

On this episode of Wine & Dime, Chris and Lyndsay sip on the first Malbec of the podcast while diving into WNBA trends (stock up: Atlanta Dream, stock down: point guard knees in Indianapolis), power ranking every wine that has been featured on the pod, and give a quick shout out to Ireland Basketball (and the country) for fighting the good fight against FIBA’s complicity in a genocide. Wine Pairing: Bodega Y Viñedos Catena Malbec 2022 (Mendoza Argentina) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), and TikTok @wineanddimepod

Back from a little pod hiatus, Chris and Lyndsay discuss NBA free agency moves including the Denver Nuggets having a burly Eastern European in the middle for a whole game, heartwarming legacy reunions between beloved ageing legends and their former teams, and Victor Wembanyama's very interesting summer before catching up on all the latest W news like the contentious CBA negotiations, Alyssa Thomas' shoulder-less dominance, whether the Aces are well and truly cooked, and the rich getting richer with Emma Meeseeman's New York return to the league. Wine Pairing: Terra D'Aligi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2021 Abruzzo DOC (Italy)/ Feudi di San Grigorio Rosato Campania DOC (Italy) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), TikTok @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay talk NBA Finals, the modern NBA being the enemy of achilles tendons everywhere, and NBA trades (KD to the Rockets) before talking Commissioners Cup, surprising Valkyries, Point Angel and the Sky, and why WNBA workplace romances make the league so much more fun.  Wine Pairing: Meinklang Gruner Veltliner (Austria)  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @wineanddimepod

On this episode of Wine & Dime, Chris and Lyndsay are back to talk bold wines and bold players. They discuss the merits of Bordeaux before organizing the WNBA into tiers to find out who the contenders are, which teams are just pretenders, who is just happy to be here (and the Chicago Sky), before wrapping up with some brief thoughts on the NBA Finals, coaching searches and the wild world of NCAA basketball.  Wine Pairing: Château Timberlay Bordeaux Supérieur AOC 2023 Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok: @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay are back, this time celebrating the start of rosé season and the WNBA being all the way back. They start off with some quick thoughts on the NBA conference finals before diving into the W where they discuss the underwhelming Aces start, the Mystics stealing the draft, the dark clouds in Skytown, and Chris spreads Phoenix Mercury propaganda.  Wine Pairing: Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses Languedoc Roussillon AOC 2023 (France) Follow us on Twitter (X), Instagram, and TikTok: @wineanddimepod

It's playoff pinot gris time on this special Wednesday edition of Wine & Dime as the crew dive into all of the action of the second round of the NBA playoffs including Tatum's unfortunate injury, Boston not being a real place, Cleveland collapsing like a cheap tent, a Pacers Knicks conference finals feeding families, Julius Randle being a natural Wolf and Jokic's arm scars. They finish off with a brief discussion about Giannis' landing spots and a quick vibe check on the Mercury, Aces, Sky, Liberty and Fever heading into the opening weekend of the WNBA.  Wine Pairing: Willm Pinot Gris 2022 (Alsace AOC France) Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter: @wineanddimepod

The NBA Playoffs are rolling and the Sauvignon Blanc is flowing as Chris and Lyndsay return to discuss all the action. They discuss how Steven Adamas inspired the wine choice, the playoff viewing enjoyability tiers (Grizzlies-Thunder could have been an email), the disparity in the quality of the conferences, react live to Aaron Gordon's game winning dunk, and debate whether the Play-in tournament has been the success the NBA wanted.  Wine Pairing: Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough, New Zealand)  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay return to talk about the NBA's basketball colonial project (European league expansion), UConn beating the brakes off everyone in their path to win the NCAA tournament, and put the NBA playoff/play-in teams in tiers to determine who is a real contender, who the pretenders are, and the teams destined to always be in the play-in (here's looking at you, Atlanta).  Wine Pairing: Campo Viejo Rioja DOCa 2022 (Spain)  Follow us on TikTok, Twitter (X), and Instagram: @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay are back, this time to break down what has happened in the tournament since last time: Kim Mulkey did her best Michael Jackson impression, South Carolina is winning ugly, and LA basketball is back! They finish up with a quick round of NBA "Would You Rather?" as a way to talk about the sadder situations int he NBA. 

After some technological difficulties (i.e Chris being disconnected from the world), Wine & Dime is back in action and back drinking South African wine. Diana Taurasi has officially retired and this inspired Chris and Lyndsay to have a discussion about greatness, how we don't appreciate it enough in real time, and why celebrating the small things is important to fandom. They finish off the episode by picking their NCAAW March Madness bracket.  Wine Pairing: Fairview's Goats Do Roam 2022 (South Africa) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), and Tiktok: @wineanddimepod

Due to some technical difficulties we decided to run it back with one of our favourite early episodes. The Wine & Dime crew is back and this time they're drinking South African wine. After some discussion about Pinotage, Chris and Lyndsay name their starting fives if wines were basketball players before bemoaning the lack of creative player nicknames/ doing a draft of the ones that are actually good. Wine Pairing: The Grinder Pinotage 2021 (Western Cape, South Africa) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), and TikTok: @wineanddimepod

Another All-Star game has come and gone and since no one seems satisfied, Chris and Lyndsay decided to fix things once and for all. Ideas include an NBA Jam style WNBA/NBA 2v2 tournament, Team World vs Team USA, and the ultimate 1v1 tournament. They finish off with a quick vibe check of the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies.  Wine Pairing: Villa Antinori Toscana 2022  Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), and TikTok: @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay are back sampling Chilean wine and discussing why the NBA trade deadline is so back, the end of the Jimmy Butler Saga, more WNBA offseason moves, and a Mark Williams inspired story about eyes.  Wine Pairing: Concha Y Toro Casillero del Diablo Carménère 2022 (Central Valley, Chile) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X), and TikTok: @wineanddimepod

Chris and Lyndsay are dipping their toes back into the emergency podcasting economy to discuss the Mavericks baffling blockbuster trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and the stunning amount of player movement in the WNBA in free agency. Topics include: wondering if Nico Harrison is out of his damn mind, Lakers Exceptionalism, worst trades in NBA history, the influence of Unrivaled on WNBA Free Agency. Wine Pairings: Popcorn Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (California, USA)/ Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2022 (Marlborough, New Zealand) Follow us on Instagram, Twitter (X) & TikTok @wineanddimepod