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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Damn Cate... non around. Will a Merlot do????
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    redrock wrote:
    Damn Cate... non around. Will a Merlot do????

    guess itll have to ;) thank you ... turns out one bottle isn't enough. guess im acquiring some sort of immunity to the standard 8 glasses. *shrugs*
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Going to be an expensive habit! And one doesn't really want to 'stoop down' to just plain ol' cheap plonk!

    Synchronicity - you speak of wines as I am choosing various wines to go with several meals planned when I have guests next week! Don't think I will have any pinot noir though - carries a bit too much of a 'punch' - or not enough. Will have to look for lighter/headier ones.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    redrock wrote:
    Going to be an expensive habit! And one doesn't really want to 'stoop down' to just plain ol' cheap plonk!

    Synchronicity - you speak of wines as I am choosing various wines to go with several meals planned when I have guests next week! Don't think I will have any pinot noir though - carries a bit too much of a 'punch'. Will have to look for lighter ones.


    living in Australia there are quality wines that don't break the bank. as for pairing wine with food, heres my theory...

    the food is dead so it doesn't much care... I only drink red wine therefore it doesn't really matter to me what I eat. and oh yeah.. pinot noir rules. ;):lol:
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Even if I'm French (well part...) I will admit to some fabulous 'new world' wines - whether Australia, Chile, etc. :lol: I also much prefer red, though I do drink whites but I am very picky about them. My favourite wines are the traditional Burgundy wines - unfortunately pricey. After that, I can sometimes be quite 'undiscerning' - as long as it goes down and I don't make a face or choke when it does....
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    redrock wrote:
    Even if I'm French (well part...) I will admit to some fabulous 'new world' wines - whether Australia, Chile, etc. :lol: I also much prefer red, though I do drink whites but I am very picky about them. My favourite wines are the traditional Burgundy wines - unfortunately pricey. After that, I can sometimes be quite 'undiscerning' - as long as it goes down and I don't make a face or choke when it does....

    you know the wine industry imo is as wanky as the art world.. all I know is what I like and hell will freeze over before I spend some ridiculous amount of money on a bottle of wine to just have it gather dust in my 'cellar'. I buy wine to drink... its as simple as that. if it costs me just $6 then so be it.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Exactly. I know a couple of wine collectors (and they do drink their expensive wines) but to be honest with you, whether a gulp costs a penny or $100, if I don't like it - I don't. However offended they may be in me telling them so!! :lol::lol:

    Drink what you enjoy, be it wine, water, beer.. whatever gives you satisfaction.
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    I will be switching from the usual pinot noir (my fave! - sounds like several of us could have an enjoyable evening sampling some lovely pinots from around the world!) and beer to some mixed drinks this evening. I'm gearing up for some heavy duty beach fun with friends and family as soon as this school year winds down. I'm the official in charge of our drink selection on the beach so we will be sampling Cosmopolitans this evening. Another toast to a lovely friend that can't enjoy a drink on the train
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    riotgrl wrote:
    I will be switching from the usual pinot noir (my fave! - sounds like several of us could have an enjoyable evening sampling some lovely pinots from around the world!) and beer to some mixed drinks this evening. I'm gearing up for some heavy duty beach fun with friends and family as soon as this school year winds down. I'm the official in charge of our drink selection on the beach so we will be sampling Cosmopolitans this evening. Another toast to a lovely friend that can't enjoy a drink on the train


    beach fun?? in Kentucky??? outrageous. :lol:
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Cosmopolitans :lol:

    So riotgrl.... letting your hair down for the summer then!! :lol::lol::lol:

    Beach??? Where are you going?

    EDIT: LOL catefrances beat me to the beach thing :mrgreen:
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    catefrances wrote:
    riotgrl wrote:
    I will be switching from the usual pinot noir (my fave! - sounds like several of us could have an enjoyable evening sampling some lovely pinots from around the world!) and beer to some mixed drinks this evening. I'm gearing up for some heavy duty beach fun with friends and family as soon as this school year winds down. I'm the official in charge of our drink selection on the beach so we will be sampling Cosmopolitans this evening. Another toast to a lovely friend that can't enjoy a drink on the train


    beach fun?? in Kentucky??? outrageous. :lol:

    :lol: No we're going to Florida! Although, we do have beaches in Kentucky but next to the lake not the ocean!
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    redrock wrote:
    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Cosmopolitans :lol:

    So riotgrl.... letting your hair down for the summer then!! :lol::lol::lol:

    Beach??? Where are you going?

    EDIT: LOL catefrances beat me to the beach thing :mrgreen:

    Gotta let you hair down or go crazy! 8-)
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    I think I'll pull my socks up and put my foot down...

    I don't have hair to let down... :(
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    I think I'll pull my socks up and put my foot down...

    I don't have hair to let down... :(


    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    Don't talk about spirits when it is still morning here in the US!

    :fp:

    Can't wait until quitting time.

    8-)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Jason P wrote:
    Don't talk about spirits when it is still morning here in the US!

    :fp:

    Can't wait until quitting time.

    8-)
    I tell ya, if I were home at this moment, I think I'd be spirited and then some...and it's only 8:45!

    *ridiculously-cute feline version of my goal for tomorrow morning post-wake-n-bake:
    sleepycat.jpg
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    hedonist wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    Don't talk about spirits when it is still morning here in the US!

    :fp:

    Can't wait until quitting time.

    8-)
    I tell ya, if I were home at this moment, I think I'd be spirited and then some...and it's only 8:45!

    *ridiculously-cute feline version of my goal for tomorrow morning post-wake-n-bake:
    sleepycat.jpg

    Sweet! :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Holy horse shit! My step daughter (fortunately one very competent young woman) just called and told me she just took Celia has a torn retina and took her to a hospital. I'm stuck here waiting to see what happens next. Damn, we'll all need a stiff one or three when this day is done.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Is Celia your step-granddaughter?

    Any case, I hope it's not serious and turns out OK for her...for them.

    Hang in there, B!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    hedonist wrote:
    Is Celia your step-granddaughter?

    Any case, I hope it's not serious and turns out OK for her...for them.

    Hang in there, B!

    Thanks for asking about her, Hedonist.

    Celia is my wife. She just called and told me she waited too late to get her eye looked at in order to have the simple procedure to correct the problem. She has to go in Monday for eye surgery. As if that's not bad enough, she will have to lie face down for 10 days and and for two months she is not supposed go over 1,600 feet in elevation... which is really problematic as we live at 2,000 ft elevation.

    Life gets challenging sometimes. :(
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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