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Here are a few wines I drank recently. Not all at once mind you, I had all four bottles glass by glass.
K Vintners 2005 Motor City Kitty
Damn. This wine is sexy. It has a beautiful nose with lots of dark red fruit and just overpowers you when you stick your nose in […]

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Her, green dress black heels 20 years old:  “So as I was leaving she says to me, ‘Honey, your tag is sticking out you are going to want to tuck that in so they don’t know what size you are.’  I mean, I’m not that big right?”
Him, birkenstocks otherwise unmemorable face and presence: “Yeah.”
Her: “Right?”

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2006 Pacific Rim Sweet Reisling Wine
Pairs with:
Cast Iron!  You were probably expecting aluminum.  Iron usually accounts for 95% of the alloy material in cast iron with the remaining elements carbon and silicon.  With its excellent wear resistance, cast iron makes an ideal candidate for the perfect chair.
Why?  This wine is solid pear.

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Up in Seattle (which never happens) for a few days for Taste Washington 2008.
So far it has been loads of fun, got back to my room last night at 2:30 and then woke up for more wine this morning.  My phone died so I feel very out of touch.  Tonight promises to be even better […]

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2006 Jacob’s Creek Shiraz
Pairs with:
Ottawa released their only LP in 1994, the 13 tracks of raw hardcore come in at just under 12 minutes. According to now defunct label Council Records, Ottawa spent six successful weeks touring Eastern Canada after recording this incredible album. Tragically, all five members were gunned down at a […]

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2005 Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel
Pairs with:
Camille Pissarro, French Impressionist who pushed through overwhelming opposition of the Paris Salon to achieve respectability after 74 years of struggle.
Why? Both achieve respect in time.

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2005 Chateau Ste Michelle Semillon
Pairs with:
Payton Michael McElroy, the 5-year-old Kentucky girl who allegedly fell on a sharp knife pointing up in the dishwasher while playing with her cousin.
Why? Make morbid joke about acidity.
 

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2004 Lucas & Lewellen Petite Sirah
Pairs with:
Honey Pie, from the White Album, released in 1968 and composed of a young guy desiring his lover to come home.
Why? Comical with conflicted feelings. Love?

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2004 Helix ‘Pomatia’
Pairs with:
Mark Inglis, the 47 year old double amputee who managed to scale the world’s most over hyped mountain after losing both legs from frostbite. Nice!
Why? Wine has legs, will travel.

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We headed out of the house around 1 pm with high hopes and a backpack full of sustenance. Josh grabbed a few knives, because you never know; and I took a bag filled with bags for gathering the gallons of morels we knew we would find.
By the time we reached the snow line it […]

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