Book Club and wine - could their be a better pairing?

What's Book Club without a little wine or drink pairing? No worries, we will provide a few ideas for you here!

We are here to help! (Tough job, but someone's gotta do it, right?)



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 February 2011’s BB Book Club Book Pick:
The Radleys By Matt Haig

When you are a vampire abstaining from blood on moral reasons, you have to find some tastey blood substitutes. But instead of a puree of raw meat, how about you go for something yummier...

Follow this fun and easy recipe for a "Vampire Blood Drink" and share with your book club!

Ingredients: 

1 gallon cranberry juice
1 gallon orange juice
1 cup raspberry sorbet
1 quart seltzer

Instructions:

Mix the juices together.
Add the sorbet, softened, and stir until it disappears. Add the seltzer.
Pour into glasses and stir with Glow Sticks swizzle sticks.

Past Wine Pairings:
(All wine & drink pairings can be found in the book page's "Food & Wine Pairings" tab.)

The Fitgerald" or Gin Rickey 
for "Thieves of Manhattan"

Sparkling Cider 
for "Looks Easy Enough"

Cabernet (North vs. South CA)
for "Walking to Gatlinburg"

Blends
for "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Pinot Gris Wines
for "Angelology"

Chardonnay Wines
for "Pursuit of Other Interests"

for "Blonde Roots"

Port Wines
for "The Hierophant of 100th Street"

for "The Red Velvet Turnshoe"

for "April & Oliver"

for "The Year of the Flood"

for "The Angel's Game"
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Snapper
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The River of No Return
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