Tailgate
Tailgate at T.J.'s Fine Wine and Liquor in Brandon, Mississippi: what to bring and which store categories to consider.
Tailgating rules are simple: nothing that needs a corkscrew you will forget, nothing that suffers from being warm, and enough of it. Boxed wine and cans travel better than bottles and stay drinkable for the whole afternoon. Bourbon and ginger is the tailgate drink in this state and it needs no equipment. If you are pouring wine, a sweet red or a rosé handles heat and barbecue better than a serious cabernet, which will taste like syrup by the second quarter. Buy one more than you planned. Somebody always forgets theirs.
What to bring
Call the store at (769) 348-0006 to confirm a specific bottle before you drive in.
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