wine

"You drink a lot of wine, don't you..." said my mother a few nights ago while I sat with a massive wine glass in hand. She thinks I'm on the fast track to becoming a functioning alcoholic, even though it takes me the entire night to finish one glass. Ok, two glasses, but I'm 24 and sad and bored out of my mind living at home in middle-of-nowhere-Vermont.

For young wine lovers on a budget who also give a shit about the environment, try Black Box Wines. The black box packaging is as sophisticated as it gets (read that sentence–and this entire post, and actually every post I ever write–with a bit of a sarcastic tone). I've only had the Cabernet, but I have a Pinot Noir on deck and I trust that any one you go with will be quite nice. You can find one for about $25 ($17 if you're lucky), and it's apparently the equivalent of four bottles of wine. I have yet to do the math on this, I'd rather just believe it to be true. Also, it's fun to use, like casually popping over to a water cooler. So casual.

Please note: I have never in my life had even a sip of Franzia. I don't dip that low unless I'm on the dance floor.