Well they said it couldn't

be done...

but we did anyway. This

wine is as dark and black as a

moonless night, and the

eleven (count 'em eleven)

grapes we've sewn together is

a true Frankenstein's monster.

With a nose of black fruit,

cola, coffee, and spice, 

this is one wine you

wouldn't mind meeting

in a dark alley!

MEEKER'S 12TH RACK

"Solids and Stripes"

2006 Sonoma County

Zinfandel

This wine has a nose of brambly blackberries with cocoa dust and shows no mercy as it runs the palate with tart blackberries, creamy coffee-vanilla richness, and a solid tannin structure that could hold any table at the local pool hall for hours. This wine runs every corner of your tongue like every pocket on the table, and doesn't let up until the classic Zin finish that practically climbs its way back up your tongue, looking for the eight ball.