Lately, we've been updating our sales book, and in order to keep our sanity we've used the downtime to reread some of our old college favorites. Philip Larkin has been especially appealing. We're surprised we lost track of the old Brit, but perhaps years of excess in the french hipster wine scene have dulled our memories. Larkin is known for such works as "This be the Verse" and "Church Going" but his true masterpiece is a small poem called "Talking in Bed." We suggest our rabid readership commit it to memory. You will be better for it. Just don't drink it away.
Late last night we were speculating about Mr. Larkin's wine tastes. Boringly, we settled on claret and port but not in a stuffy Michael Broadbent kind of way. If Larkin wasn't 23 years in the grave we would send him a bottle each of Moulin-Pey-Labrie and Quinta do Infantado with a small note: "Wines at once true and kind."
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My wife (Erin M) has talked about you guys several times and pointed me to your site tonight. Any page that talks about beer and Larkin (okay, and wine) has a special place in my heart. I myself think the old man would be more of a beer drinker (wine would be too religious for him), and he'd settle for something dark and foreboding, but with a surprisingly light finish (and probably a great deal of oomph). I'd vote for a Grimbergen Triple. Thanks for a very enjoyable site!
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