Friday, February 26

You Know You're a Catholic Nerd When...

...You base your selection of cheap red wine for a friendly gathering solely on the fact the head of the winery producing the bottle is rumored to be a member of Opus Dei (dun dun DUUNNN), and indeed, the winery has had a few ludicrous conspiracy theories linked to it.*

*And that you know all this is because the only book you have ever read on wine was written by John Zmirak.

8 comments:

  1. Awesome - where can I find this wine?

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  2. Concha y Toro, Casillera del Diablo. Chilean. It's exceedingly cheap, which is something of a red flag when it comes to red wine (I have not tried it yet, and am not expecting much), but I needed something to balance out the Santa Margherita pinot grigio I'd gotten already.

    I have no idea whether the guy who runs the winery is really Opus Dei, or whether the grapes are stomped by benevolent albinos in cowls, but it makes a good story.

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  3. Ah, actually, we have gotten Concha y Toro many times before. We found it pretty fair as wines go.

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  4. Okay. That makes me a little less worried about my guests!

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  5. The rumor is true.

    (Dun dun duunnnn! I guess)

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  6. As Liz Lemon would put it, "Twist!"

    But very cool.

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  7. I like Concha y Toro. South American reds tend to be good values. And the Opus Dei thing? Totally awesome.

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  8. Concha y Toro is a good table wine, and preferable to much of what is out there.

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