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Friday, October 9, 2009
2nd Annual 24-Hour Blog-o-thon / News Themed wine tasting at Common Market
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:32 PM
This week the theme is a multi-layered, continent-hopping trek toward everyone's ultimate goal: Utter intoxication.
David Capp, the wine distributer in charge of divvying out the goods, says this week's theme is a mix of old v. new, California v. Italy and Pinot Grigio v. red zinfandel.
(So far, there is no clear winner; ask them in the morning.)
Mike Trivitapoli, from Nashville, who's in town for a wedding, says he was lured to Common Market by friends who asked, "Do you want to go to a cool bar with a cool patio and a shit ton of beers?"
For him, he says, it was a no-brainer.
(He had no comment when we pointed out that he was drinking white wine.)
Kirsten Urke, Perrin Hedgepeth and Katie Harrell (pictured above), say Common Market is an easy choice since they work down the street.
They decided to get their buzzes started with some imported 40s. The wine tasting bar, they said, was next. "It's been a long week," says Hedgepeth.
(Damn straight it has.)
Inside, patrons lined up with six-packs while pointing and laughing at night manager Josh Meyer's big banana, for sale for the low, low price of $4,999.00.
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