'Palin Syrah' Wine Drops in Sales After Sarah Palin Veep Pick

[LeighAnn]

"It was our best selling wine before (the V.P. announcement),” said Chris Tavelli, owner of Yield Wine Bar, which has offered Palin Syrah, a certified organic wine from Chile, by the glass since July. But after Sen. John McCain tagged Sarah Palin as his running mate, sales of the wine with the conservative's inverted name plummeted—not surprising in famously liberal San Francisco.

As with the GOP ticket, the Palin falls second in the lineup. The wine’s tasting note reads as it did when Tavelli wrote it months ago: white pepper, madrone, dry. Incidentally, a madrone is an evergreen found primarily in the Pacific Northwest that bears red berries in the fall. When the berries dry up, they are replaced by hooked barbs that latch onto large animals for migration.

Even though sales are down, the wine—like Palin the politician—draws lots of attention and comments. One Yield regular suggested that Tavelli amend the wine’s tasting note to read: moosemeat, salmon, hint of gunpowder.

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[YOY]

1. Is Palin sort of bitter but warming?

I know of a Balkan red that has the name "Pelin" as well.

[uppityperson]

2. It has an initial sharp tone, dropping off into bitter and repeating itself whiningly, problem is

there is no substance to it and the bottle is opaque so you never know what is inside.

[mod mom]

3. lol. I bet the same is true for PUMAs. My daughter wants a pair and I said no way.

[Iterate]

4. Now that's bad luck

but not her last victim.

[KamaAina]

5. It's nothing but a bottle of water

until Her Sarahness turns it into wine. :eyes: