NOTE: I just found this finished post that I never got around to publishing. I wrote it back in March (in case you’re confused about the snow references).

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I heart metal
I heart wine
More so when they’re combined

Silversun Pickups – Busy Bees

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I was in NYC recently for a (day job) conference and found myself with a free evening in Manhattan. It was snowing so I wanted to walk around a bit (living in Austin, I don’t see a lot of snow) and eventually find somewhere to have dinner. The conference hotel was in Times Square and I quickly realized there were not many inspiring choices nearby. It was then, standing in the falling snow, that it dawned on me: Terroir. A quick Google Maps search told me the closest of their locations (Murray Hill) was a 25-30 minute walk. Perfect.

Thirty minutes and two soggy oxfords later, I walked into heaven: Mondays at Terroir Murray Hill are Metal Mondays.

After settling in and making friends with the fellas behind the bar, I ordered some olives and chicken liver bruschetta and studied the wine list. I wanted to try as many things as possible while remembering that I had to be at the conference at 8:30 am the next day. So I was very happy to see that their wines by the glass list was extensive and had full glasses and tasting pours. I stuck with the tasting pours and below are the wines I tasted along a very brief note/reaction (unhelpful, I know, but I wasn’t in the mood to write proper tasting notes) and metal track that was playing when I was tasting it. (They deviated from the theme — Chicago Dance Metal Scene — early and often, including an extended Metallica interlude, which was fine by me.) It was an excellent evening.

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Gutturnio Colli Placentini Rosso, La Stoppa, 2009 Emilia-Romangna

Seriously savory. Seriously good with the olives.

KMFDM – Godlike (12″ Mix Edit)

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Musar Jeune, Château Musar, 2010 Bekka Valley

Legit.

Metallica – Hit The Lights

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Campi Raudii, Vallana, 2010 Piedmont

Really? Really.

Metallica – Whiplash

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Nicolas Joly 2010 Le Vieux Clos Savennières Loire Valley

Hells, yes.

Metallica – Seek & Destroy

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Peter Jakob Kühn 2008 Quarzit Riesling Trocken Rheingau

Flinty, f*ckyou fantastic.

Ministry – You Know What You Are

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Mas Coutelou 2011 Classe Languedoc

The title of this track says it all.

Slayer – Beauty Through Order