I'm breaking the 3 Drink Minimum rules this week - slightly - and taking it upon myself to establish the first ever documented bottle of wine downed in just one sitting, by just one person.

No, I don't think this is the first time it's been done, but neither is one person having three random drinks at some dive bar in Puyallup.  This is, however, the first time I've come out and admitted I have no problem at all downing an entire bottle of delicious wine. All. By. Myself.

Drink One: Backdraft glass #1 (bartender's choice) - Backdraft is an appropriately named Pinot Grigio for Sparks Firehouse Deli.  If you can't see the cleverness in that, I won't waste my time explaining.

I've met Perri, a Sparks Firehouse Deli family friend, who co-owns Pondera winery and produces Sparks' own label of wines.  She's friendly, knowledgeable, and extremely hard working.  I liked her from the get-go, which is convenient seeing how much I also like wine.  I confess, this is not the first time I've drank an entire bottle of wine at Sparks, so I knew what delectable goodness I was getting into.  (Note: Captain Coffee Cuvee is a MUST HAVE with one of Sparks' pizzas.)

Drink Two: Backdraft glass #2 (most popular drink within last hour) - Good friend and fellow Weekly Volcano scribe Kris Blondin would be proud: I drank two glasses of white wine in a row!  I am quite partial to the reds, so this was a moment for the DeRosa Lush Books.  The DeRosa Lush Books are quite fruitful, as a matter of fact: 42 volumes, each with 23 chapters and lots of illustrations.

Drink Three: Backdraft Glass #3 (my choice) - Theoretically there are four glasses of wine in a bottle.  This would be true if my glasses were of normal drinking size.  Just like a perfectly poured draft beer, I believe a glass of wine should be filled almost to the rim, leaving only a nickel-sized space between the top of the pour and the rim of the glass - none of this 4-oz. bullshit. 

You see, this is exactly why you should buy the bottle when dining out, men, because listen up: The more control you have over the pour, the more control you have over the panties. DeRosa Lush Book Vol. 2, Chapter 13, page 27. 

Sparks Firehouse Deli

621 5th St. SW, Puyallup
253.840.3354