Yesterday, I visited the Hearts and Hands winery on Lake Cayuga, not too far from where I live (as you might have guessed, my recent Galtitude was not unrelated to drinking). I’d been once before but just for the regular tasting. This time we did the full barrel tasting tour, which involved speaking with the …
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Hello, Hangover Victims
Here’s some interesting profiling. Razib Khan at Discovery took a look at some data in a study on drinkers, and found this relationship between the percentage who drink and their score on a vocabulary test. As Dr Johnson said, “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”.
Oh, the Humanity
I’m not sure if it is possible to take your own life by repeatedly slamming your testicles in a closing car door, but I would rather die that way by my own hand than spend one minute watching Matt Welch and Ann Althouse on Bloggingheads TV. What sadist thought up that nastiness? Seriously. Why?
Well I’ve never been to Spain
But I really like the vino (who among you will catch this stupid song reference?). I have a new thing with wine. I try to only buy stuff that is $10 or less a bottle. The vast majority of what I find in that range that’s good is Spanish (with one notable exception — Falesco …
Spirits in the night
I went to a New York State artisanal spirits tasting this afternoon. I know next to nothing about hard liquor, so I learned a lot about distillation. I still don’t understand the difference between the tails, and the head, and the heart, but at least now I understand why vodka gets distilled to 190 proof …
Every picture tells a story
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, yes, Ann, the president is tired, but tomorrow he will be rested, and you will probably still be drunk. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Glenn Reynolds gets in on the act too. In a world where conservative Senate leaders diagnose brain dead women via video, it is hardly surprising …
Holiday sparkler
For many people, holidays involve lots of sparkling wine and lots of less-than-discerning relatives. But you’ve got to drink the same stuff they do, so you want something cheap *and* decent. I bought a case of Segura Viudas Brut Reserva (it’s a big family gathering on Friday) and just opened the first one. It’s really …