Wine Comes First

First, decide what wine you’ll be going for that evening. This is most important. If you’re leaning into reds, clearly you DGAF about your teeth for the next half day or so, but that’s totally fine because you DO care about the welfare of your senses, and that counts for something. Anyway, weightier red wines such as Bordeaux or Merlot will need a good, structured olfactory companion such as Le Labo’s Oud (strong, peppery, and woody) or Byredo’s Bal D’Afrique (vetiver, neroli, marigold, and cedar notes abound).

If you’re taking a lighter route with, say, a Beaujolais or Cab Franc, then I would suggest opting for something fresher, such as MALIN+GOETZ Bergamot Hand Treatment, which offers a mellow citrusy and floral nosefeel that’ll envelop your entire palate sweetly as you polish off glass after ruby-toned glass, smirking at all the sheep just shoveling food mindlessly into their overused mouths (with basic-smelling hands, no less).

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