Back by popular demand we reprise our Girl Scout cookie-and-wine pairings from Patch contributor Elizabeth Borsting, who knows her way around fine dining.
She's a publicist for restaurants, destinations and national hotel chains and, not coincidentally, a volunteer Girl Scout leader of her local troop, who starts each cookie season with a trunk easily loaded with 50 boxes of cookies. A volunteer pusher, of sorts.
To help unload the last boxes a few years ago, Borsting came up with the cookie-compatible wine list. Click here for the pairings list. You would not want to drink a fine cabernet with, say, Trefoils, now would you?
And since there's an app for everything, there's also a Girl Scout cookie locator, and details on how to find your local source.
This article should be pulled.
"You know you're probably going to down a few boxes this cookie season, so let our double expert - a restaurant publicist and scout troop leader - match your favorite type with a compatible vino. " A SCOUT LEADER. she shouldn't be a scout leader in my opinion. BWDIK
The difference here is that Kris Margerum is a wine expert and is not a Girl Scout leader. She's quoted "Even the simplest sweets can be paired with a fine wine. I love pairing confections with exquisite vintages. They shape the flavor and take the simple experience of enjoying a cookie to an entirely new level of enjoyment." The Girl Scouts of America does not have any mention of wine or wine pairing on their entire website. Therefore, this is not cause to be upset with the GSA, but rather question the wisdom of a random Girl Scout leader and oenophile on integrating this concept around her daughter’s cookie sales efforts.