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Tonight's Pairing

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner
Drycerebralcoiled
The Pour
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Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge
Full-bodied red🇫🇷 Bandol, Provence, France · Mourvèdre blend

Earthy, rustic, and full of quiet power, grown by the kind of committed, soil-obsessed farmers the novel's commune members idolize. Its brooding structure suits a book where every pastoral scene hides an agenda.

The Mood

An American spy infiltrates a French eco-anarchist commune with cool detachment, and the novel's dark wit and slow-building menace make every conversation feel like a trap.

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