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By mjhorn Posted on August 8, 2018

Nebbiolo

Right near the end of Against the Day, we witness Dally and Kit reunite with Reef and Yashmeen in Turin. There’s a little wife-with-ex-lover tension, but the whole thing basically seems … Continue reading Nebbiolo

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Dally Rideout, Italy, Kit, Reef Traverse, Yashmeen Halfcourt
By mjhorn Posted on July 9, 2018July 16, 2018

Chianti Rufina

We’ve been at this long enough now that some branches once heavy with low-hanging fruit are looking a little sparse. Lots of wine remains undrunk, but more and more of … Continue reading Chianti Rufina

Categories: V, WineTags: Italy, Ratón, Salazar, Sangiovese
By mjhorn Posted on September 15, 2017January 4, 2018

Montrachet

Early on in Gravity’s Rainbow, while we’re still huddled behind London blackout curtains with relatively recognisable characters and fairly coherent plots, Jessica sits up while Roger sleeps, “filling with a … Continue reading Montrachet

Categories: Gravity's Rainbow, WineTags: Chardonnay, France, Jessica Swanlake, Roger Mexico
By mjhorn Posted on May 6, 2017May 8, 2017

Cheap Claret

Claret first enters the etymological record as a British nickname for Bordeaux red in 1700, not too long before Mason & Dixon gets started. The slang would then have been sixty-some years in use … Continue reading Cheap Claret

Categories: Mason & Dixon, WineTags: France, Mason
By mjhorn Posted on February 27, 2017May 6, 2017

Mavrodaphne

One spring late in Against the Day, Auberon Halfcourt and Umeki Tsurigane find Yashmeen, Reef, and baby Ljubica on the Greek island of Corfu. They dine “in a taverna down … Continue reading Mavrodaphne

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Auberon Halfcourt, Corfu, Greece, Reef Traverse, Umeki Tsurigane, Yashmeen Halfcourt
By mjhorn Posted on December 17, 2016

Mâconnais

“It’s like licking a bloody piece of slate tile” quoth my father post-quaff of this Mâconnais. He seemed to intend this as a compliment. The Mâconnais is a Southern chunk of the Burgundy wine … Continue reading Mâconnais

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: France, Yashmeen Halfcourt
By mjhorn Posted on September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

Gewurztraminer

We’ve just about hit 50 Empty Bottles here at Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet, but this post marks our first occasion revisiting a passage to pull out a second drink. November last … Continue reading Gewurztraminer

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Alsace, France
By mjhorn Posted on June 19, 2016June 19, 2016

Veuve Clicquot Brut

Season two of the Pynchon in Public podcast‘s trek through Gravity’s Rainbow is a wrap! Watch your iTunes feeds. I popped some Champagne on the air this morning in celebration. You may … Continue reading Veuve Clicquot Brut

Categories: Gravity's Rainbow, WineTags: Champagne, Dodson-Truck, France, Pynchon in Public, Slothrop
By mjhorn Posted on March 13, 2016March 14, 2016

Dão wine

Fleetwood Vibe, most mysterious son of that sinister household, recalls on page 168 his travels in Mozambique—then a colony of Portugal: Debarking at Lourenço Marques, he spent a week in various … Continue reading Dão wine

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Fleetwood Vibe, Portugal
By mjhorn Posted on December 25, 2015December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas! (Pink Champagne)

A very merry Christmas to Pynchonites and friends the world over. I hear it’s a warm one for you Northern Hemisphere folks. Down here in Australia, we’ve enjoyed a relatively cool 33 °C (91 … Continue reading Merry Christmas! (Pink Champagne)

Categories: Gravity's Rainbow, WineTags: Champagne, Christmas, Songs
By mjhorn Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

Montepulciano

Drunk Pynchonette and I ordered a couple of (enormous) glasses of this last night then only realised halfway through ’em that the name’s familiar ring owed itself not to my comprehensive … Continue reading Montepulciano

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Cyprian Latewood, Italy, Prince Spongiatosta
By mjhorn Posted on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

Primitivo

I finished Against the Day more than two months ago now. Or that’s when I read the last page anyway–who really ever finishes a Pynchon book. Drinking through it is sure … Continue reading Primitivo

Categories: Against The Day, WineTags: Andrea Tancredi, Dally Rideout, Hunter Penhallow, Italy

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