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Paired with the lesser known winery of a celebrity winemaker and an oddly nutty yet refreshing white from an "ancient yet local" region (like RDJ! Ancient yet local!)

WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

What does the bright ruby red color of a red wine suggest? (This is vs. a blue-purple color instead.) Does it signify:

• A) Lower alcohol than a blue-purple red wine?
• B) Higher acidity than a blue-purple red wine?
• C) Less grape skin extraction than a blue-purple red wine?
• D) More tannins than a blue-purple red wine?

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THE WINES:

-2023 Ottella Lugana Le Creete (100% Turbiana), Lugana, Italy

-2021 Domaine Lumineux Pinot Noir Clone 114, Dundee Hills, Oregon

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Wine Trivia Question of the Week:

Cabernet Franc is one of the parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also the parent of two additional Bordeaux varieties, one equally well-known, the other less so.

Are these "other" two child grapes:

• A) Sauvignon Blanc and Petite Verdot
• B) Merlot and Petite Sirah
• C) Malbec and Petite Verdot
• D) Merlot and Carmenere

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THE WINES Featured in this episode:

2022 Quinta das Queimas Encruzado, Dao, Portugal

2021 Conceito Brut Nature, Gruner Veltliner, Duoro, Portugal

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Make sure to listen to PART 1

With special guest DECARCERATION, writer of the fabulous substack, "From the Yard to the Arthouse".

He wanted to talk to us about Fake Movies Within Movies, and gave us a list of 11 of them! So of course we decided to not just talk about fake movies within movies, but also pair them with fake DRINKS from within movies!

As one does.

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With special guest DECARCERATION, writer of the fabulous substack, "From the Yard to the Arthouse".

He wanted to talk to us about Fake Movies Within Movies, and gave us a list of 11 of them! So of course we decided to not just talk about fake movies within movies, but also pair them with fake DRINKS from within movies!

As one does.

And now for The Wine Trivia Question of the Week:

What is the most common term for the driest (aka least sweet) version of sparkling wine? Is it...

• A) Brut (brute)
• B) Extra Brut
• C) Brut Nature (nuh-choor)
• D) Doux (dough)

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SPECIAL GUEST: Charlotte Simmons

If you love thoughtful movie Criticism with a capital-C, make sure you follow Charlotte at her own Substack THE TREATMENT

THE WINES:

2017 The Others Blend, Department 66, Maury, Côtes Catalanes, France

2022 Domaine Glinavos "Paleokerisio", Ioannina, Greece

And "G.A.L." Mocktail - Green Tea, Apple Juice + Lime Juice

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Part kid adventure a la GOONIES, part summer camp slasher a la FRIDAY THE 13TH, part sci-fi parable a la BLACK MIRROR, we watched and paired wines with the 2025 under-the-radar indie feature MARSHMALLOW.

91% Critic score on Rotten Tomtoes, 86% Audience score.

It had a limited theatrical release back on April 11th, 2025, and is now avilable to rent or buy on VOD/streaming.

WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What the hell is a GSM Blend, so what are the 3 grapes included, and most importanly...why? Where does this blend come from?

Is it:

1. Graciano, Sangiovese, and Mataro - the core blend of Chianti
2. Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre - the core blend of the Rhone
3. Gruner Veltliner, Sylvanner, and Müller-Thurgau - the great whites of Austria
4. Gamay, Semillion, and Merlot - an affordable Vin de France country blend.

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One of the $trange$t comics ever published by Wildstorm Studios, Automatic Kafka ran a mere 9 issues but is nevertheless a series worth revisiting in 2025.

Paired with the tension between different grapes blended together, and adultified versions of childish wines.

Kick DC/Wildstorm to put out a trade paperback collection of it!

Author JOE CASEY himself wrote a 2-part history of the series + a retrospective on the extra-wild 4th issue:

AUTOMATIC KAFKA ORIGINS PART 1

AUTOMATIC KAFKA ORIGINS PART 2

ISSUE 4 RETROSPECTIVE

THE WINES

A.A. Badenhorst Family 2017 Red (Shiraz, Cinsault, Grenache, Tinto Barroca)

Pali Estate Dornfelder 2023

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WINE TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Which white wine grape shares a parent with Pinot Noir? (Aka, they both came from the same parent grape.)

1. Chardonnay
2. Sauvignon Blanc
3. Riesling
4. Muscat of Alexandria

VOTE AT THE POLL HERE. Or send us a message!

This week's wines:

FINAL GIRL Piquette of Syrah

GHOSTNOTE WINES Super Santa Cruz

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