A wine thread: What's in your glass?

[Delarey]

Does it sound bad if I admit that I drink wine almost every day?

[Blackbeard]

Does it sound bad if I admit that I drink wine almost every day?

Almost?

[Blackbeard]

Wine is the lubricant of poets and philosophers.

[Delarey]

Almost?

Well spotted! I did miss a day in July 2018 when I was sick so can’t claim an unbroken streak anymore.

[Delarey]

Here’s one from Facebook my wife asked me a while back. If you were given R10 million for never drinking a drop of alcohol again. Would you take the money?

[Blackbeard]

All the Greats loved the fruit of the vine:

 

Caesar ( Julius and the rest) preferred Falarian.

Napoleon was partial to Constantia Wine (of SA renown) in addition to the great French estates.

Jefferson was a famous francophile vinophile.

Churchill was fond of Bollinger, in addition to Claret.

Etc

Etc

Etc

Hitler was a teetotaller as is the Orange C%$t!

[Blackbeard]

A lesson I taught my daughters: never trust a person who reads only one book and/or does not drink.

[Delarey]

Shannon Sauvignon Blanc from Elim tonight.

[Underachiever]

Boplaas Tinta, just because it's cold...

[Paul Ruinaard]

Does it sound bad if I admit that I drink wine almost every day?

with you brutha.

[Delarey]

A lesson I taught my daughters: never trust a person who reads only one book and/or does not drink.

John E. Lewis: ”I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.”

[Delarey]

Boplaas Tinta, just because it's cold...

Is that the one with a cock on the label?

[stefmeister]

Shannon Sauvignon Blanc from Elim tonight.

Overpriced lockdown wine for Tuesday evening here. [emoji38]

Went down well with the Moroccan food, but probably not worth whatever my gf paid for it.

[Underachiever]

Is that the one with a cock on the label?

Too lazy to walk downstairs, Vivino says yes :-)

[Delarey]

Overpriced lockdown wine for Tuesday evening here. [emoji38]

Went down well with the Moroccan food, but probably not worth whatever my gf paid for it.

That looks like the labels I see on the South African shelf at Tesco or Morrisons in the UK. As much as I try and punt SA wine overseas, its damn frustrating that the wines that make it to retailers shelves over there are almost always bulk wine that gets bottled on some label with an African motif.

Maybe that was an export order that got cancelled under lockdown.

Edited August 18, 2020 by Delarey

[stefmeister]

That looks like the labels I see on the South African shelf at Tesco or Morrisons in the UK. As much as I try and punt SA wine overseas, its damn frustrating that the wines that make it to retailers shelves over there are almost always bulk wine that gets bottled on some label with an African motif.

Maybe that was an export order that got cancelled under lockdown.

I know what you’re referring to with those bulk wine exported-bottled-labelled oversees wines. This one however is at least a step above that though. The label alone is quite expensive to print if we’re judging it by the label only. It’s been a while but I’d say label alone is about R5 ea if not more.