April 2020 Reading & Tasting

Book

This read has garnered a lot of attention over the last few months. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is the perfect melding of literary fiction, romance and fantasy. A Vermont grad student discovers a mysterious book hidden within the stacks, uncovering a set of clues that lead him to an underground world, a place of lost cities, an ancient library, and ships that sail on a starless sea. His mission: to understand this wild world and how it relates to his own life. 

Wine

Elements of this book reminded me of Greek mythology, so I thought it only made sense to drink Greek wine while we dive into this fantasy novel. It's one of the oldest wine regions in Europe, producing many grapes only native to the country. I selected this juicy bottle, made with Mavrodafni grapes, which usually produces sweeter, dessert wines. However, this one is dry with notes of tart cherry and pomegranate.