The Rosie Project & The Pinot Project Pinot Noir

Romance, comedy, and Pinot Noir. The type of pairing that got me going on this crazy journey to begin with.

The Pairing

 The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion and The Pinot Project Pinot Noir

Don is 39 and handsome and fit and has a good job, and he is searching for a life partner. He cleverly begins the Wife Project wherein he develops a survey to help him sift through the female population and find a suitable spouse. You know where this is going without me having to go any further. I knew where it was going.

And yet.

I loved this sweet story. I laughed out loud and winced out loud and then laughed out loud some more. While the arch of the story may, on paper, seem predictable, the actual story was full of surprises. When I got to the end I very seriously considered starting at the beginning again.


There is wine consumed in this novel, which I have begun to realize is wonderfully common. I was tempted, as always, to try and match what the characters were drinking, but eventually the decision was made for me. While perusing in a new wine shop, I saw this Pinot Noir. The name clicked, obviously, but then the choice did as well. A love story tends to beg for a red wine, but the light and comic nature of this novel needed something light. Pinot Noir is the perfect blend. 

This PN is described thus: "Pure PINOT aromas and flavors of black cherries are kissed by oak and complemented by just the right amount of five-spice." When you read this book, you will know without a doubt that our dear Don is the oak and our relentless Rosie is the black cherry. 


This pairing marks the 41st of the year. We are slowly approaching the end of the PageFiftyNine Project, a thought that makes me sad and excited. This blog and the year of pairings is, of course, the beginning of what I hope is a much larger venture, but it has still been a major part of each week for me. I can't wait to show everyone what comes next!

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