This post originally appeared at Snooth.
So you think you’re a badass? Then you better be prepared to drink some badass wine. In fact, there’s almost a hierarchy of badassery involved as we progress down this list, so be prepared.
They say you are what you eat. In this case you are what you drink as well, but in a slightly different way. Check out how you rank on the badass scale and see how far you’re willing to go in pursuit of official badass status.
But remember, being a badass isn’t always delicious, especially when it comes to wine.
Bad Influence
You’re just starting down the path to being a badass and nothing can help your cred better than your first Ménage à Trois. Of course their Moscato is delicious, but it’s not the most intimidating of their wines.
If you really want to commit here, you need to go for the red — three varieties all swimming together, ripe and unadorned. It’s the real deal and will help get you on your way. With money to spare.
Badass Poser
Drinking the blackest wine, so black that you can barely see it, so black that it’s like pouring out the contents of a black hole in your glass, has to be pretty badass. And in truth it is, but there should be something painful about true badass wines. The only thing painful about Shafer Relentless, a blend of Syrah and Petit Sirah, is the price.
This is a massive wine, fully decked out in black badass battle regalia. But it’s also $60 and most badasses aren’t carrying that kind of cash around for a bottle of wine. Still, the name is pretty badass, so we’ll give this one half credit.
Aspiring Badass
If you’re still panning on moving up the ladder here, kickin’ it with a bottle or two of Biker wines sounds like a good strategy. No, we don’t mean that kind of bike, so take your fixie and head back over the bridge. I’ll write about hipster wines soon, but this Zin is definitely not for you.
Four Vines Biker Zinfandel from Paso Robles is big and black with a splash of Mourvedre, adding a bit of animal spice to all the rich fruit. It’s a perfect wine for the aspiring badass, though we do have slight concern about that tramp stamp down there!
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