Textured and a little smoky, with a sense of travel in every glass, this Alsace white mirrors the novel's magical-realist border crossings. It tastes like arriving somewhere new and unfamiliar, yet strangely like home.
The Pour
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Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Roche Calcaire
Wine๐ซ๐ท Alsace, France ยท Pinot Gris
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Chateau Musar Jeune Rose
Full-bodied red๐ฑ๐ง Bekaa Valley, Lebanon ยท Cinsault, Syrah, Grenache
Bright but shadowed with something deeper, this Lebanese rose carries the warmth of a homeland and the ache of leaving it, an apt pour for two lovers displaced but still tender toward each other.
The Mood
As their city collapses into war, two young lovers slip through mysterious doors that lead to other countries: a spare, luminous novel about displacement, love, and the strangeness of starting over.
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