During the ongoing booze wars, I have been busy producing ammunition in commercial quantities, as I have for the past 25+ years as a professional winemaker. Our battalion's battle cry, "Drink moderately, often." has inspired us to great feats of sacrifice.
I have just returned from America and glad to say that I saw little evidence of sober October and can also reassure you that I made a valiant personal attempt to keep the wine industry of California (and other states) afloat.
What I did notice is that price of wine in restaurants in the States is incredibly variable and that often their own wine is considerably more expensive than European on the same wine list. Generally though you are getting good wine for your bucks, enjoyed the Federalist Honest Red Blend in Atlanta!
Well as a retired health professional who has always enjoyed and collected wine I feel you are fundamentally wrong to decry the choices of a younger generation to abstain from alcohol. I disagree that the statement “there is no safe limit to alcohol“ is “meaningless “. Alcohol is a neurotoxin, fact. Toxins by nature are a poison. What we can tolerate is a matter of complexity, age, sex, body weight and base health levels all are variables.
I am old enough and fortunate enough to drink less but of better quality much of it aged in my own cellar
Let’s not lose the reality that we like taking a drug it may not be heroin but more people die from alcohol abuse than from heroin.
During the ongoing booze wars, I have been busy producing ammunition in commercial quantities, as I have for the past 25+ years as a professional winemaker. Our battalion's battle cry, "Drink moderately, often." has inspired us to great feats of sacrifice.
I have just returned from America and glad to say that I saw little evidence of sober October and can also reassure you that I made a valiant personal attempt to keep the wine industry of California (and other states) afloat.
What I did notice is that price of wine in restaurants in the States is incredibly variable and that often their own wine is considerably more expensive than European on the same wine list. Generally though you are getting good wine for your bucks, enjoyed the Federalist Honest Red Blend in Atlanta!
I'm glad you're not the only one who sniggers at 'come over October'.
Oh good, so glad it's not just me...
Well as a retired health professional who has always enjoyed and collected wine I feel you are fundamentally wrong to decry the choices of a younger generation to abstain from alcohol. I disagree that the statement “there is no safe limit to alcohol“ is “meaningless “. Alcohol is a neurotoxin, fact. Toxins by nature are a poison. What we can tolerate is a matter of complexity, age, sex, body weight and base health levels all are variables.
I am old enough and fortunate enough to drink less but of better quality much of it aged in my own cellar
Let’s not lose the reality that we like taking a drug it may not be heroin but more people die from alcohol abuse than from heroin.
Drink yes, but cautiously and pleasurably