The Great Led Zeppelin Wine Pairing

Joe Bastianich, Mike Edison and David Lynch

Why Led Zeppelin?
Mike: Zep is the perfect band to pair with wine—maybe the only band. They have all the right qualities: They can be earthy and intense, or dark and mellow, or just insanely huge. They've got some very real, edgy twang, and some rich, complex textures. They embrace both the Old World and the New. I can't think of any other band that shows so much depth and development, both within individual songs and across entire records...This event is one of those rare and wonderful times when an idea that's both freakishly sophisticated and patently absurd actually comes to life.

Joe: I think because of the sheer complexity and the deep roots of the music—where the music comes from and how profound it is—[Led Zeppelin's music] can only really be paralleled with the kind of evolution, importance and complexity of wine, as both a cultural thing as well as a beverage.