Friday, July 29
how sweet it is
wine: i love it, i drink it, i don't understand it. shamefully, i don't know the difference between a malbec and a zinfandel (though i've never let that stand in my way). FINALLY someone is talking to me on my level: Wine X Magazine has teamed up with Jelly Belly to deconstruct wines to their base flavors. want to re-create a classic california merlot? pop one each of the following flavors: french vanilla + buttered toast + chocolate pudding + cherry + plum + raspberry + strawberry + dr. pepper. and to make it a french merlot, add 1 dirt-flavored bean (available through jelly belly's harry potter-inspired "bernie botts" line) (and i'm not picking on the french, it's in the instructions!). there are bean kits available on the web site, or you can hit your local candy shop to pick up your own. F-U-N!