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Tonight's Pairing

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin
Hard sci-fiexistentialintellectually challenging
The Pour
1
Roederer Estate Brut
Full-bodied white🇺🇸 Anderson Valley, California · Chardonnay, Pinot Noir blend

Precise and layered, with fine bubbles, green apple and toasty brioche. Its clean, methodical structure echoes the cerebral rigor of Ye Wenjie and Wang Miao grappling with a cosmic problem.

2
Rosenmuskateller Südtirol DOC
Dry rosé🇮🇹 Alto Adige, Italy · Muskat, Rosenmuskateller blend

Aromatic and unconventional, this distinctive wine captures the novel's sense of encountering the utterly foreign and unfamiliar. Its delicate floral notes echo the alienation and wonder of first contact with the unknown.

The Mood

A seismic work of speculative fiction that spans decades and challenges everything we assume about humanity's place in the universe. Liu weaves quantum physics, first-contact scenarios, and the Cultural Revolution into a narrative that is both scientifically rigorous and deeply humanizing.

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