Let's talk about wine 🍷

[keith]

Did it once waiting for a train in Newcastle Central Station.

It was nice but felt really odd.

[UncleRetrospective]

@Ruffers

Old wine + cola though

Michael Jackson called it Jesus juice and gave it to kids.

[keith]

The tannins which give red wine its depth of taste also cause hangovers/ headaches.

The Hebrew word ‘tannin’ means ‘dragon’ (according to some bullshit Seventh Day Evangelist video about dinosaurs I watched) so your hangover is caused by dragons.

[Im_On_Safari]

Love a red wine and coke me

[drastic_measures]

Occasionally i like to fill a big wine glass to the top. I know why it shouldn’t be done, and I won’t drink it any faster than I would if I’d spaced it out to 2-3 glasses, I just enjoy the heft.

[hip_young_gunslinger]

@keith

The tannins which give red wine its depth of taste also cause hangovers/ headaches.

Alcohol gives you headaches / hangovers. Yea is also full tannins but doesn’t mess you up (unless you react badly to tannins which is possible)

[Ruffers]

@hip_young_gunslinger

Alcohol gives you headaches / hangovers.

Alright Poindexter

[Elights]

Used to drink loads of wine - difficult with kids and a propensity towards hangovers that feel like Satan has pissed directly into my cerebro-spinal fluid.

When I do still manage a drink though: riocha 'til I die (or at least until I’m in the mood for a Shiraz / malbec instead)

Did have a bottle of 19 Crimes (Australian blended, I think) a couple of weeks ago which slipped down beautifully.

Wish I had wine now. But it’s raining and I’m already in my pyjamas.

[eems]

@xylo

from cheap to v pricey

There’s your problem mate, those are not valid wine categories.

[eems]

There are a good 2 or 3 people in this thread who’ve obviously had a conversation with a wine nerd once, it’s impressive stuff guys.

[tilty]

Let’s talk about wine Bay bee
Let’s talk about you and me
Let’s talk about all the good wine and the bad wine there can be
Let’s talk aboutttt wine

[beastie]

I’ll just have half a bottle of Blue Nun

[Tuna]

Alright, big suze

Took me ages to realise this glass wasn’t somehow precariously balanced on that book.

[aboynamedgoo]

@xylo

could I interest you in a reaaaally good book about wine?

Is it better than this one?

[eems]

Im going to the pub for a special birthday in a minute. Might buy the birthday boy an expensive bottle of wine to make up for the fact so many people are self isolating.

[Roy_Disco]

I’ll have you know I have a WSET Intermediate Certificate from when I worked in Oddbins in the early 00’s…

[Roy_Disco]

A very rich wine in what looks to be quite a spartan room. #contrasts

[iamwiggy]

i think i like shiraz and malbec

but really i have no idea

i’d really like to do a wine tasting experience so i could work out what wine i actually like so i can explore it further. but i can’t help but feel that wine tasting is not very me

i mean, i would rather nail 10 cans of fosters in the park than drink wanker beer in a posh pub, and i’m not gonna become a different person just so i can enjoy wine too

[aboynamedgoo]

Working my way through this

Rich and fruity, with dark berry notes and a hint of pepper.

[hip_young_gunslinger]

On a similar tip, this Netflix doc about wine fraud is very entertaining:

Sour Grapes (2016 film)

The only downside is that one of the “heroes” of the film is Bill Koch, one of the few people rich enough to risk crashing the value of his collection by trying to expose the fraud.