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Tonight's Pairing

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang
Darkpropulsiveand visceral
The Pour
1
Torbreck The Struie Shiraz
Full-bodied red🇦🇺 Barossa Valley, Australia · Shiraz

Brutal, concentrated, and unapologetically forceful. This Barossa Shiraz has the same overwhelming intensity as the war at the heart of the novel, beautiful and terrible in equal measure.

2
Château Musar Rouge
Full-bodied red🇱🇧 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon · Cabernet Sauvignon / Cinsault / Carignan

Made in a country that has known war for decades. This wine is simultaneously ancient, fragile, and defiant, which describes Rin perfectly.

The Mood

An epic fantasy rooted in Chinese history that plunges into war, power, and the corruption of ambition. This unflinching exploration of violence and trauma asks what it costs to be free.

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