So much has been written and said about it. “In vino veritas,” to start. Put some alcohol into a duplicitous mofo, and the truth will come out.
I like the idea of Klingon bloodwine. The Klingons are a fierce warrior culture of the Star Trek Cinematic Universe who, like our own ethos of Death before Dishonor, place personal honor above all else. To me, bloodwine conveys that ethos – imbibing the blood, strength, and essence, of one’s adversaries. Blood, like wine, has both literal and symbolic meanings. People shed blood for their beliefs. They drink wine in a symbolic gesture of ingesting the essence of their Savior.
Some of us drink wine simply because it goes well with almost everything. I’m an aficionado of white wine; Susan prefers red. Tempranillo is a favorite of Susan’s. It comes from a Spanish red grape that matures earlier than other grapes in the vinyard – temprano, in Spanish, means early, and Trempranillo is a diminutive form of temprano.
You can’t claim to be a Champagne unless you can claim provenance of the Champagne region of France. In Italy, a similar sparkling wine is called Prosecco; we prefer it for celebrating New Years, our Anniversary, and other such occasions.
I am neither a wine connoisseur nor a wine snob. I simply enjoy this beverage and, in particular, delight in the idea of bloodwine.
This evening, while watching MSNBC, I saw an interview with Marc Elias whose law firm had won a New York election law decision requiring that the state allow an independent election commission to redraw the state’s gerrymandered congressional district map. The program host read a quote from Elise Stefanik claiming that this decision would allow Democrats to redraw congressional districts in smoke-filled backrooms rather than in the light of day. Projection, I think.
Mr. Elias allowed as he does not partake of alcoholic beverages but that he had kicked back the previous evening with a glass of Elise Stefaniks tears – a treat. I don’t know about this guy’s ancestry, but I think that if we looked diligently, we would find some Klingon progenitors.