43: FROM THE CELLAR: The Lighthouse / Keuka Lake Dry Reisling

You're Gonna Need a Bigger Bottle

To celebrate Robert Eggers' Viking epic THE NORTHMAN, we’re flashing back to our September 2021 discussion of his previous feature THE LIGHTHOUSE. Enjoy this reprise from the show’s early days.

How does this loud, expressive Finger Lakes wine pair with this expressionistic black-and-white art house horror film? Is the acidity of this dry Riesling as “screeching” as the mermaid’s distressing call? Are Jamie’s pairing words obtuse and annoying, or does Scott just like to complain? Will anyone ever solve the mystery of the farts in THE LIGHTHOUSE? We’d tell you if any of these questions were answered, but then you’d ask us “WHY’D YOU SPILL YOUR BEANS?” You need only press play.

• THE LIGHTHOUSE was directed by Robert Eggers and is available to stream on Showtime, Kanopy, and wherever you get your VOD rentals.
• The 2019 Keuka Lake Vineyards Dry Riesling is available at Astor Wine and Spirits for $22 plus tax and shipping.

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Our NEW art is thanks to Ross Connard!

Music is selected from Camille Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Carnival of the Animals - XII. Fossils’ as performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony, licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)