Mommy's Little Helpers

Ever wonder what wine pairs well with those delicious Girl Scout Cookies? Well, here is the answer (and yes, this is really a thing!)

Thin Mints - Crisp, chocolate cookies dipped in a delicious mint chocolatey coating AND PAIRS WITH Conscious Pinot Noir Willamette Valley - this wine is medium bodied with flavors of cherry, earth, mineral and sweet oak

Somoas - Crisp cookie with caramel, coconut and chocolatey stripes AND PAIRS WITH Verada 2019 Merlot Tri-County (San Luis Obispo, Monterrey, Sonoma) - juicy and complex featuring aromas of plum, blackberry and espresso while a rich full-bodied palate offers notes of cola, blueberry and spice,

DoSiDos - Crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookie with peanut butter filling AND PAIRS WITH Artezin Old Vine Zinfandel Mendocino County - salt and pepper spiciness meets tempting blackberry and plum flavors in this full-bodied, well-balanced wine and is sustainably grown

Trefoils - traditional shortbread cookies baked in the shape of the iconic Girl Scout trefoil AND PAIRS WITH Dr. Heidemanns Blitz Riesling Germany - lively, off-dry wine with a wonderful fruity bouquet and intense flavors of apples and peaches with just a hint of citrus

Tagalongs - crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating AND PAIRS WITH Cruz Alta Malbec Grand Reserve Argentina - fruity wine with excellent body and strong tannins and flavors of cherry, blackberry, boysenberry and plum with hints of ginger and pepper for a full finish

Adventurefuls - indulgent brownie-inspired cookie topped with caramel flavored creme with a hint of sea salt AND PAIRS WITH Lustau Oloroso Don Nuno Dry Sherry - rich flavors of bitter chocolate, walnuts and baked chestnuts with an intense, concentrated aftertaste and nutty aroma

Lemon-Ups - crispy lemon cookies baked with inspiring messages AND PAIRS WITH Cakebread Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley - apricots, lemon curd, apples on the nose and is medium to full-bodied with crisp acidity and a creamy palate

NOW YOU KNOW!