HOGSWINE

Try to think of something that wine has not been paired with.
Music? Done.  Art? Done. Sex? Well, isn’t that one just a given?
In light of this, I propose to you an entirely new way of pairing wine with something that many enjoy but few give much thought to.  The veritable Mary Jane!  Yes, weed and […]

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Via Monster Munch right here.

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2004 Bergevin Lane Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairs with: The Sellwood Bridge, 1,971 feet long with 75 feet of vertical clearance above the Willamette river. Portland’s first fixed spanned bridge is also one of its most recently controversial. Critics argue it has reached the end of its useful life while others would […]

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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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