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Oremus Mandolás Tokaji Dry Furmint
Wine🇭🇺 Tokaj, Hungary · Furmint
Taut, smoky and mineral, it gives little away on first sip, like the novel's taciturn hero. Its sharp acidity tracks every unspoken crack in his life.
The Pour
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Heimann & Fiai Szekszárdi Kadarka
Wine🇭🇺 Szekszárd, Hungary · Kadarka
A pale, spicy Hungarian red with a bruised-cherry fragility. It tastes of the home soil István keeps leaving and never quite escapes.
The Mood
A life told in clipped, silent moments: a Hungarian boy drifts into wealth and loss, his feelings always just out of reach of his words. Read it slowly and let what goes unsaid do the work.
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