cheap-ass guzzler for the summertime

I am sooo proud of my sistah over on japan-0-matic . She's back on her yoga regimen, gettin' all lean and mean for the summertime. It's a worthy pursuit, yoga. Such a wholesome exercise, a way to relax muscles, calm the mind, call into focus the essentials of the soul.

Of course, I'd rather do all that shit with wine.

2003 Campo de Borja 'Borgia' Garnacha

It'll be hotter than the devil's teats around here, starting as early as May, and this wine is perfect for all things hot Austin. It's a super light grenache from Spain, and the cool blue bottle can be seen stacked to the ceiling in Central Market and Whole Foods alike. It is fresh, bright, and tasty, and will only set you back $6-$7 a pop.

For your convenience, I've compiled a list of things this wine will compliment:

1) tacos con pollo with a load of fresh pico on top (note: if you don't recognize this staple of Texas cuisine, you probably think you're too good for cheap granache anyway)

2) sweaty treks down to Hamilton's Pool (can't take glass containers, so grab a couple of bottles and fill up your Camelbak).

3) hot, anonymous summer flings

4) kind bud

5) bbq ribs

6) sangria recipies

7) movies by almodovar

8) a big plastic straw, poolside

9)telling off SoCo boutique owners for offering microscopic swatches of cloth for two-hundred-fucking-dollars

10) sitting around, smoking cigarettes, laughing at your friends whose bodies hurt from yoga. 'Cause while they're hurting, you're feelin' fine.

Clinkies.