What Are You Drinking? July 2024
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It’s been a wee while between drinks.
Caught up with my wine group for a midweek dinner and a drink or ten
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There were a couple of other bottles I somehow missed - put it down to the alcoholic fug
How many people are typically attending your wine group? I’m always amazed at the number of bottles you go through at these gatherings—it seems like a lot for a single session, although I know from beer bottle shares, going through twenty or thirty beers is easy and I’ve tasted over sixty beers at beer festivals, albeit small pours.
Typically 10 Participants to keep the groups manageable.
I have to emphasise that these are “tasting” sessions and wines are served in small amounts to be sipped. With meals.
It seems a waste, but wines that are any less than very good to excellent are spat out.
There is usually no theme to the night.
Everyone brings what they consider ”of interest” to the group.
When we started the group many years ago, the rule was to bring a bottle each.
Somehow over the years members started bringing multiple bottles on the pretext that “this is an old and possibly decrepit/moribund bottle, so I brought a reserve or 3”
I suspect that most of the members have large cellars and they have realised that they are not going to drink through their cellars before the Grim Reaper comes a-knocking
Somehow over the years members started bringing multiple bottles on the pretext that “this is an old and possibly decrepit/moribund bottle, so I brought a reserve or 3”
I suspect that most of the members have large cellars and they have realised that they are not going to drink through their cellars before the Grim Reaper comes a-knocking
When we started the group many years ago, the rule was to bring a bottle each.
Somehow over the years members started bringing multiple bottles on the pretext that “this is an old and possibly decrepit/moribund bottle, so I brought a reserve or 3”
I suspect that most of the members have large cellars and they have realised that they are not going to drink through their cellars before the Grim Reaper comes a-knocking
With many of your posts, the shares seemed like the kinds of wines that no one would want to waste a drop. I was unaware that typical wine tasting practices were in effect. At beer shares, unlike traditional wine tastings, the poured contents are usually completely consumed (also small pours and size of pour dependent on how many participants are in the group).
Your reply made think of comedian David Steinberg’s classic routine about taking an exam when you are so clueless, you don’t even understand the question:
(As if reading the test question: ) “Refute the allegation that the literature of the Middle Ages was moribund.”
(As if writing: ) ”Some believe that the literature of the middle ages was moribund. Some believe that the literature of the middle ages was not moribund. I believe that the literature of the middle ages was not moribund. In order to refute the allegation that the literature of the middle ages was moribund, one would need to have a detailed knowledge of the literature and history of that period . . .”
(Whispering to self) ”. . . which I wish to God I had.”
Even though it is hot, I have been enjoying Maker's Mark 46 French oaked with a bit of orange rind. Very good.
We’re in Rhode Island visiting our friends Paul and Juliet. We’re here to pay tribute to Paul’s father (also named Paul), who died recently. We’re having a home brewed beer that was done in honour of the event:
Now having this, which was served at a seafood restaurant that Paul’s parents ran many years ago in Florida:
A spot of kickin’ chicken 101. It’s very good for the price.
Apparently it has Grenadine, grain alcohol and three different runs. The original version was more like a fruit punch that included pineapple juice, Grenadine and grain alcohol. It’s very tasty
Double Tito’s and tonic twist of lime
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Popped the cork on a bottle of 2020 Le Volte Dell Ornellaia. This is a 3rd wine from one of Italy's great vintners and is my preference over the others due to the fact that it's not made for long term aging like many of their other products. It pairs excellent with steak and so it's rib eye and Le Volte tonight, followed by this bowl of St. Bernard in the Chacom. Cheers! 
Coffee in the Van Gogh mug, Billy Budd in the Chacom Rustic 235, Jo Stafford’s greatest hits on Spotify via the 
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