I read the news today, oh boy….
Bill Paxton died on Saturday. He was 61.
I read the news on Twitter and I couldn’t believe it. He wasn’t particularly old. He wasn’t a drug addict. He wasn’t grossly overweight. He died of complications following heart surgery.
The past year has brought us a mass die off of celebrities. Most of them didn’t cause me too much grief but I am bothered by the death of Bill Paxton.
His magic was in seeming like such a benign and regular guy but his work was anything but benign and regular.
I loved Bill Paxton in Tombstone and A Simple Plan but in 2001, when I saw the movie Frailty, I took a step back and said, “gawd damn…”
It is because of these films that I watched the HBO series, Big Love and, because of that show, I discovered The Black Keys.
A mutual love of The Black Keys is one of the first excuses Xavier and I had to chat on facebook way back in the day.
Last night Xavier and I decided get a bottle of wine and watch Tombstone to honor the passing of Bill Paxton.
I was in the mood for something sweet and wanted to try Beringer Red Moscato. The liquor store down the street had it a few weeks ago but last night it was sold out.
It turned out to be fortuitous because the wine we got instead was fantastic!
Just to avoid any confusion, this is a dry red wine and bares no resemblance to Moscato.
What it is, however, is damn delicious!
Apothic wine is bottled in Modesto, CA and let me tell ya, California tastes just fine.
Crush is a smooth and incredibly tasty dry red that makes it all too easy to keep refilling the glass. Their website says Crush tastes like caramel and chocolate and I say that it doesn’t disappoint. If you haven’t tried this, you’re missing out. Seriously.
I love red wine with red meat and yesterday I spent eight hours slaving over a hot crock pot making a kick ass pot roast for our Sunday dinner. Of course the dog is waiting patiently for his left overs while the cat is more interested in the wine and keeps trying to put her face and/or paw into Xavier’s glass.
Apothic is not messing around when it comes to alcoholic content and Crush is 14.5% alcohol. Despite it’s heavyweight status, I experienced none of the problems that a lesser quality wine would have caused. No icky feeling. No headache. No intestinal complaints. Honestly, didn’t really even feel all that tipsy. I appreciate a wine that I can enjoy without paying for it the next day. It cost about $12 but is absolutely worth it. Don’t waste money on poor quality wine that leaves you feeling crappy. Spend a few extra bucks on the good stuff.
My review of this Apothic Crush is simple. Go buy it, it’s good.
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