Wine
 

I've never been much of a wine drinker. Whenever I do drink it, I've usually chosen a chardonnay -- something sweet. I like sweet wine. Obviously I have not developed a wine palate yet. :) I always said I hated red wine, but hubby got a bottle of Turning Leaf merlot from someone on his route for Christmas, and it was yummy! I went to the store to get more, but alas, it was a different year and YUCK, that one just was not good.

So, I decided to try something else. I picked up this:
http://www.epicurious.com/images/art...boxwines_3.jpg
Wine in a box -- well, it's good for folks like me, who are just going to have a couple glasses at a time. My hubby doesn't drink. And you know, it's not bad!

I just have to be careful, you know. I can drink 5 beers and still be in command of all my senses (and memory!) but for some reason wine kicks my ass. :)

A couple nice stores nearby have wine tastings once a week - I understand it's a networking event, not just a drinking event. I think I might like to check it out. I might need to learn a little bit more about wine first though.

Crikey, is that Hardy's Shiraz, from South Australia? Made by the Hardy family, local socialite/snobs.
Enjoy! responsibly.

Yup, I thought about you and Ali when I bought it. :)

Not bad, the equivalent of 4 bottles for $18, right there on my grocery store shelf. :D

Oh I love Hardy's shiraz.

I also have a penchant for the old Wolfblas

There are many wine rating systems out there and others may like to contribute theirs.
Here's mine:
10 - Gifted (like life)
..9 - Extremely enjoyable (like love)
..8 - Very enjoyable (like friendship)
..7 - Enjoyable (like time to oneself)
..6 - Likeable, with food
..5 - Palatable, for fast food
..4 - Wine cooler mix
..3 - For medicinal use only
..2 - Disinfectant to make water potable
..1 - Shark repellant
..0 - Chemical warfare agent

I prefer wine in a box to wine in a bottle. The packaging makes it taste better, and it's cheaper, and you can drink the box over a couple of weeks and it won't go bad. There are good brands out there too. You don't have to drink the generic supermarket stuff.

What Glatt said.

Dana, I stopped drinking Wolf Blass after his drink driving incidents. But, strangely, I can't find any details on the net.

I dont know anything about that. I dont know anything about the people behind wolf blass:)

Just going by memory, there were two - more likely three - cases of serious drink driving - well above the limit, repeat offense type things.
I guess it means he is going to know wine, but if they are using someones name as a brand I expect that person to behave better than a league footballer.
There are plenty of nice wines.

I like Wine. Have never been allowed to buy it in a box.....there's a whole shitting the bed legend from jinx's childhood memory of some neighbor...so every time i bring it up...she's all like....You'll shit the bed! and I'll have to leave you!

seriously, though,...I like Merlot. doesnt have to be real expensive...I used to get Canyon Oaks Merlot for $7.99 1.5ML. didn't suck.

I'm getting deja vu.....has this thread been done?

Beers are usually 4-6% alcohol per drink, most wine is 10-15% (ours usually average from 12-13.5% ) So you are AT LEAST doubling the alcohol, if you drink full glasses, and as fast as you would normally drink beer.

The wine tastings ARE to learn. The people who know more about wine are usually very willing to share their knowledge, at least that has been my experience. Tastings are always good because you can compare 3-4 different wines at the same time, not a bottle at a time, sips at a time :) If you do go, tho, don't wear perfume/cologne it affects "the nose of the wine". Some wine experts can get offended, and even ask you to leave.

I have a rating system for wine - it's based on the difference between the cost of the wine, and the cost of the wine with my supermarket club card.

So, if it's normally $14 a bottle, but with a club card it's on sale for $9, that's a 5-point wine. If it's normally $28 a bottle, and there's no club card discount, that's a zero-point wine. I only drink 3-points or higher.

Cheap? Yes I am!

Yes, but a wine glass holds about half as much as a can of beer. Therefore, 1 glass of wine = 1 can of beer, as far as alcohol consumption.

You need a bigger wine glass!