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today's frivolous purchase
Mar. 26th, 2008 11:56 pmOn my way back from the post office at lunchtime today, I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a quick sandwich and coffee. It was one of those combination gas station/convenience store/donut shops that seem to be the latest big commercial venture out here. While I was waiting for my egg and bacon on a croissant, I looked through the wine selection, which was probably larger than the one at my grocery store. And then I came upon a bottle of Vampire Merlot.
Apparently this has been around for years, but today was the first time I'd seen it. And after seeing and reading the bottle, I just had to have it. The last paragraph on the page linked above has the blurb (??? I know about -->| |<-- this much about wine, which doesn't include much of the jargon) from the bottle, which is an amusing read, and probably responsible for more than one sale.
I was thinking this was going to be maybe passable at best, and very, very bad at worst, but if this review is to be believed, this may be a good experience after all. It's an '04 vintage, and if it were a Tuscan merlot would be approaching its peak. I had a steak in the freezer and now it's thawing in the fridge. Tomorrow I'll pop the cork, grill me some steak, and check out the fruit of the vine from the land of the vampires.
Apparently this has been around for years, but today was the first time I'd seen it. And after seeing and reading the bottle, I just had to have it. The last paragraph on the page linked above has the blurb (??? I know about -->| |<-- this much about wine, which doesn't include much of the jargon) from the bottle, which is an amusing read, and probably responsible for more than one sale.
I was thinking this was going to be maybe passable at best, and very, very bad at worst, but if this review is to be believed, this may be a good experience after all. It's an '04 vintage, and if it were a Tuscan merlot would be approaching its peak. I had a steak in the freezer and now it's thawing in the fridge. Tomorrow I'll pop the cork, grill me some steak, and check out the fruit of the vine from the land of the vampires.
