Marijuana Wine: The 'Open Secret' Of Wine Country

Pot brownies are so yesterday -- who cares about accidentally getting co-workers high or police eating confiscated pot brownies? We're into the next big pot-and-food trend: marijuana wine. Matthew Kronsberg on Gourmet Live writes that pot-infused wines are an open secret in wine country. He explains:

Adjusted for volume, “special” wines can range from under a pound of marijuana per 59-gallon barrel to over 4 pounds per barrel. The result is a spectrum ranging from a gentle, almost absinthe-like effect to something verging on oenological anesthetic.

Good wine deserves to be paired with good food, so perhaps a dish using homemade cannabis flour is the perfect match. Want something a little more exotic? Try bhang ki thandai, mad'joun or mie aceh, dishes from India, Morocco and Indonesia that all incorporate weed.

Read "Beyond Pot Brownies" over at Gourmet Live.

Comments

[ReelBusy]

06:49 PM on 10/20/2011

I'll drink to that!

[justme2005]

03:24 PM on 10/12/2011

This wine goes good with...chips, dip, tacos, fries, big mac, poppers, onion rings, peanuts, cheeze wiz, cake, ice cream, donuts, heavenly hash ice cream, trail mix, m&m peanut, .......................

[IrieMoon]

01:34 PM on 10/10/2011

I had what we call "Ganga wine" about 10 years ago.

It's really not a new thing to those who love Ganga.

[Hardyman1966]

12:59 PM on 10/10/2011

Do you need a card for this?

[sassycats61]

07:53 PM on 10/09/2011

What will they think of next?

[Bobby DVille]

03:01 PM on 10/09/2011

How does one obtain a prescription for wine?

[gypsysailor]

12:55 PM on 10/09/2011

I'm getting hungry just thinking about drinking some.

[Solarluna]

01:44 AM on 10/09/2011

Happen to be going wine tasting next weekend. Where's the weed winery?!

[gobsmacked58]

10:14 PM on 10/08/2011

Don't laugh it might be tasty !

[davearnold007]

02:19 PM on 10/08/2011

Gotta love wine country.

This area produces great wines, weed, beer, cheese, grass fed beef, bread, etc, etc. It is a wonderful place to live.

Oh, and the Emerald triangle...

[judibluiz]

02:14 PM on 10/08/2011

This reminds me of something we did in the 1960s. We used to graft hops on to marijuana plants to make beer.

[Flying Sparkz1]

01:38 PM on 10/08/2011

That's nice. Let's get organized and elect anti-prohibition legislators. The pot laws are getting tighter, not looser. The DEA is totally rogue.

[CaptainRenault]

06:29 PM on 10/11/2011

Yes, and I'll bet they'd disrupt my plans for a vertical tasting.

^ ^

[Flying Sparkz1]

06:46 PM on 10/11/2011

I suppose you'll start vertical ;0)

[Adam Martin Aguiar]

01:09 PM on 10/08/2011

I need the leaves so I can keep from smoking! If that is still too illegal...how about the seeds or some exract from the hemp plant or leaves.Wouldn't endanger me to prosection for "possesion"? I am a chemist and would try to make a legal concoction ...how about some coca kola with some this compoubnd and still no cocaine? I have never understood why pot should be illeagal while alcohol not. the latter is a real killer!

[Fein]

12:07 PM on 10/08/2011

So how's that 'War On Drugs' coming along little DEA Toadies?

[BigoldBoehner]

10:35 AM on 10/08/2011

If your infusing wine with your buds, you should be raided.

[stealur]

01:59 PM on 10/08/2011

Use trim!