Sommeliére Likes It Hot

Our fantasies usually involve the women who drink our wine, not the ones who make it. Savanna Samson has caused us to reconsider. When she launched her own wine label, in 2006, the porn superstar fully expected a hard time from the critics; instead she was treated more gently than she is during a typical day at work. Before any prudes could decry her entry into the civilized world of oenology, her debut release, Sogno Uno, a blend of 70 percent cesanese grapes, 20 percent sangiovese and 10 percent montepulciano, received a ringing endorsement from preeminent wine critic Robert Parker, who awarded it an outstanding score of 90 to 91. Based on her ability to produce both adult beverages and adult entertainment, we felt she was the perfect guide to the

bottlings that are best when the mood is right or, better yet, sinfully wrong.

Arriving at Samson’s spacious Madison Avenue apartment, we discover this lady is disarmingly down-to-earth and very knowledgeable about wine (and other lubricants). As we talk over a glass of Krug, the topics of our conversation range from what she describes as her perfectly normal childhood in upstate New York to her favorite sexual predilection -- one that requires some delicacy and a third partner (female). Once the Krug is drained, Samson lets down her hair, and we get down to the business of uncorking some favorites from her personal collection.