The 10pm thread (archived) - Page 1225

The big anti-hijack thread.....
Talk about anything, but if this works than we don't have to keep looking around all the threads to see who is still on tonight, and every night, or even every day! Talk about the chiefs, talk about tomorrow, talk about football, politics or even how to do flooring and the applicable budget. What you're drinking, how hard it is to sleep, etc. Every thing is acceptable in this thread.....

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...om.html?sort=2 see for yourself, it is ten o'clock somewhere.

Originally Posted by luv:
Weren't you on your way to bed? :-)

heh, yes

I have to be up in 5 and 1/2 hours.

nite

Originally Posted by SPchief:
heh, yes

I have to be up in 5 and 1/2 hours.

nite

Sweet Dreams.

Originally Posted by el borracho:
Well, I much prefer beer but I worked at a white linen Italian restaurant and bar for a number of years that sold tons of wine so I have a working knowledge of the basics. I definitely don't get into the whole uppity disection of it though I can fake it fairly well.

What wines do you like so far?

Chenin Blanc is good.

Originally Posted by luv:
Chenin Blanc is good.

Light and crisp; you might also like Pinot Grigio.

Do you usually drink wine with food or without?

Originally Posted by SLAG:
I like Carlo rossi

Does he like you, too?

Originally Posted by el borracho:
Light and crisp; you might also like Pinot Grigio.

Do you usually drink wine with food or without?

I tried the Chenin Blanc with some lasagna. Didn't go together so well. Once I had a glass on it's own, I loved it. Saturday night, I had a Smoking Loon Pinot Noir. Wasn't bad.

Yeah, you probably want a red wine with lasagna- either a dry red like a chianti or a big red like a cabernet.

Pinot Noir is a good sipping red. It's a light red but still rewarding. You don't need food with that one (but you can pair it with food it you like).

Originally Posted by el borracho:
Yeah, you probably want a red wine with lasagna- either a dry red like a chianti or a big red like a cabernet.

Pinot Noir is a good sipping red. It's a light red but still rewarding. You don't need food with that one (but you can pair it with food it you like).

I'm thinking I'll stick with water with meals. I like to have a glass of wine while watching a movie or something.

Do you like rich wines? You should try an Amarone sometime- it'll knock your socks off!

Originally Posted by el borracho:
Do you like rich wines? You should try an Amarone sometime- it'll knock your socks off!

Just getting into wine, which means within the last few weeks. I'm still not sure what all I'll like and not like. There are some wineries in Missouri. I really should make that my next road trip.

The first time I ordered wine in a restaurant:

The first time I ordered wine in a restaurant I was on a date with a girl who was completely too high society for me- we were a terrible match. Of course, she was very beautiful and I really enjoyed discussing literature with her so I endured the associated interests in balet and food snobbery. Anyway, we were at this she-she restaurant and the waiter comes over to get our drink order. My date ordered a Cabernet. The waiter turns to me and I freeze for a second becuase at this time I know nothing about wine. Trying to avoid embarrassment about my wine-ignorance I decided to order the same thing as my date. Unfortunately, I thought she had ordered a caberet. Good times. At least she and the waiter had fun.

Visiting wineries is good because you can taste a number of wines for cheap or free and usually the guy/ gal pouring the wine is happy to tell you what's what. That said, I have never had wine from Missouri, never knew they made wine there so my expectations would be low.

i hope my kids are born with the crazy gene like I am that just makes me want to drive fast and chug scotch

Originally Posted by el borracho:
The first time I ordered wine in a restaurant:

The first time I ordered wine in a restaurant I was on a date with a girl who was completely too high society for me- we were a terrible match. Of course, she was very beautiful and I really enjoyed discussing literature with her so I endured the associated interests in balet and food snobbery. Anyway, we were at this she-she restaurant and the waiter comes over to get our drink order. My date ordered a Cabernet. The waiter turns to me and I freeze for a second becuase at this time I know nothing about wine. Trying to avoid embarrassment about my wine-ignorance I decided to order the same thing as my date. Unfortunately, I thought she had ordered a caberet. Good times. At least she and the waiter had fun.

I always thought wine was "high class". If I'm drinking it, though...

Eh. Just a good way to sit back and relax. Read a book, watch a movie, having a good conversation with an old friend....it's just relaxing. I don't see anything high class about it.