October 31, 2006

Lord of the Wines

We've made no secret of the fact that we're geeks. On top of being wine geeks, we also read comic books and trade in other Nerdly arts - though we must say we don't go as far as our Editor in Chief, with his LOTR 4EVA tattoo. We do like to throw him a bone every once in a while, however, and we've found a great roundup of Lord of the Rings wines to send you on a nerdly drunk. We're only going to include the introduction and the shopping list here, however - you'll have to go to SFGate.com for the full text and story.

One thing that always strikes me about Tolkien's mythical Middle Earth is the pleasure taken in drinking: Each race has its own tipple, from the hobbits' beer to the ents' growth-inducing drafts. Even the evil orcs carried flasks of a liquor that caused hobbits' pain to vanish.

Find the shopping list for your own Middle Earth excursion after the jump. Oh, and one thing - we'll support you in your Lord of the Rings love Mr. Editor in Chief, but we'll never understand your obsession with The Nanny fan fic.

Shopping list
Pinks
2005 Bonny Doon Vineyard California Vin Gris de Cigare ($12)
NV Korbel California Brut Rosé ($11)

Reds
2003 Bocce California Zinfandel ($10)
2004 Bogle Vineyards California Petite Sirah ($11)
2005 Elsa Bianchi Argentina Malbec ($9)
2003 Ironstone Vineyards California Cabernet Franc ($10)
2004 Ledgewood Creek Picnique Suisun Valley Rhone Blend ($10)
2005 McManis Family Vineyards California Zinfandel ($10)
NV Pizza Red Australia Red Wine ($8)
2003 R & B Cellars California Zinfandel ($10)

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