I find the best way to moderate in that kind of environment is to a pick a type of wine and tast only wones of that type. plus stick to tasteing rules - not drinking rules. and eat. you want to find wines you really want to and can buy.
Oh, yeah. I *am* going to behave, I swear. I only have an hour to taste wine, so I'm going to scope out the wines that I *really* want to try, and I'll just sip (and then possibly even spit), instead of actually, you know, DRINKING the full amount they pour.
And I plan to have a nice big dinner before I leave to go down there.
What food is best for soaking up booze in your tummy? Breads?
From Traverse City, huh? Hey, maybe it's P-C who almost had a new republican boyfriend!
Gay capital of the Midwest.
Hee. I'll cop to knowing nothing whatsoever about Traverse City, besides the name which has always sounded vaguely western to me. OTOH, the cruising theory just got a little more solid. So to speak.
What food is best for soaking up booze in your tummy? Breads?
I firmly believe (if the booze = wine) that it's good-quality bread with a hard crust and a chewy interior, esp. if eaten with a slice or twelve of fine, aged cheese.
However, if it's just rotgut you're pounding, best to go for the WonderBread option. It's like a booze sponge.
I know, exercising moderation in tasting wine shouldn't be difficult for an adult. And that's true, if you're not me. But faced with all that (mostly) good wine, my id kicks in and says "Want!!! Want!!! All of it!!! ALL OF IT!!!!"
Dude, me too.
Me, three. I would be the same to a lesser extent at a brownie tasting event, or a pasta tasting event. Those things do make you feel full, and don't weaken your resolve in the same chemical way, but still--I'd be id girl.
Are you driving, Teppy? That would worry me more than being shitfaced for my shift.
(and then possibly even spit)
So sad. I'm not disputing it's a wise choice. It's the most wise. Still? Sad.
Are you driving, Teppy? That would worry me more than being shitfaced for my shift.
Yup. But I have from 6:30 to 7:30 (or possibly 7:15) to taste, and then my volunteer shift is until 9:30. If I taste moderately and then don't drink anything but water for 2 hours, I'll be fine.
spitting is, sadly, a good idea.
I was afraid I sounded patronizing. but as some one that can not be the DD for a trip to wine country...I felt I had some ideas that could help.
I was afraid I sounded patronizing. but as some one that can not be the DD for a trip to wine country...I felt I had some ideas that could help.
Not patronizing at all! I appreciate the suggestions. A lot.
