If you were in St. Louis on Saturday, July 24th and didn’t make it to Jive and Wail in Maplewood for the Cupcake and Wine Pairing class put on by STL Wine Girl and Bunny Cakes STL, I must say YOU MISSED OUT! And I’m not just saying this because cupcakes and wine happen to be two of my most favorite things in the entire wide world! I’m saying it because it’s 100% true.

Angie (STL Wine Girl) and Melissa (Bunny Cakes STL) put together five pairings of wine and cupcakes that were delicious, with flavors that complimented each other perfectly. I know I was thoroughly impressed with how separately each were great, but together they were fantastic! Check out the cupcake and wine combos below, plus some fabulous photos taken by moi!

• Strawberries & Champage Cupcake paired w/ Riondo Prosecco Rosada
• Carrot Cake Cupcake w/ Orange Buttercream Frosting paired w/ Quady Orange Muscat
• Snickerdoodle Cupcake paired w/ Adler Fels Gewurztraminer
• Red Velvet Cupcake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting paired w/ Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz
• Chocolate Cupcake w/ Caramel Frosting paired w/ Otima 10 Tawny Port

And just in case you were wondering about combo number three there with the snickerdoodle cupcake and Gewurztraminer…yeah it ROCKED my socks off! So did the strawberries and champagne! If you see these two ladies joining forces again in the future for a tasting, I highly recommend signing up for the event. I guarantee it will be well worth the price you pay to have a couple of hours of great wine, great food and even better lessons!

Thanks again to Angie and Melissa! It was great to meet you ladies! Cheers to you both!

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