I buy wine based on when Lot18 (a) has Rioja by the half-case and (b) has given me a $15 credit. And then I buy a TON to get free shipping and then I don't have to buy wine again for at least 6 months.

I usually buy my wine weekly, two bottles every week.

I envy your focus.

My big problem is that I generally don't like white wine, so when I come across a white wine I DO like, I feel like I need to buy at least a few bottles, and I typically pick up a few reds in the process, I don't know how, it just happens. And that's really only a problem because the wineries are, you know, right there next valley over and frequently come to a few blocks from my house for festivals and whatnot to offer me free samples. Yes, me personally. "-t", they whisper, "come try some chocolate and by the way have a souvenir wine glass, oh, hey, can't leave that empty can we?" And next thing I know my wine rack is overflowing again.

And then I drink approximately one bottle per month, so, well, the wine is winning.

If I had good wineries nearby, not to mention storage space for the extra wine bottles, I think it would change my buying habits.

I'm surrounded by wineries and the bounty is sadly wasted on me. I'm not much of a wine drinker.

I've developed an intolerance and no longer can drink more than two glasses of red wine in one sitting. It is sad, and the reason I've been experimenting in the booze aisle.

Wow, I must be middle-aged if I can't handle red wine and wear NYDJ.

That makes me young, then, right? With the red wine drinking and not being able to afford NYDJ...

I think so, -t. Apparently they think you're totes magotes over 40 if you wear expensive clothing and buy $50 scotch at the liquor store.

That makes me young too!

Even if I am too old to stay up past 10.

I just recently had a conversation with my seventy-something mom about how she never did mature into things like playing golf and drinking liquor, both of which are filed under "things old people do" in her head, and therefore she will never be old.