Intoxication

[Grakthis]

eh, but in your lifetime they are two completely different beers.  sillyness.  Im into the amber ales anyways, otter creek, magic hat humble patience, bass ale

Yeah.  I mean... it's the equivalent of me calling non-apple PC's IBM compatibles or refering to cognac as wine.  I mean... yeah, it's true in some sense.  But it's a convention that's been dead for a LONG time.

No one has used the phrase IBM compatible in 10 years and Cognac is only an offshoot of wine if you go back several 100 years.

I had no clue about that one, damn cognac and wine taste so different!  I dont really mind cognac on ice, but i hate wine

Cognac is fermented from the win skins left over after making white wine.

They used to be almost the same process of fermentation, but there have been specific differences for a long time.

At one point though, cognac was considered a type of wine.

[Logikal X]

Cool, i never knew  :x

If its hard liquor i tend to go for vodka or gin anyways.  Grey goose, belvedere, or bombay are the only things you will find me buying.   Unless its for a girl then i get them the smirnoff flavored crap.

[zurielshimon]

I had no clue about that one, damn cognac and wine taste so different!  I dont really mind cognac on ice, but i hate wine

I like many different wines, but particularly sweet ones.  I really like pure wines, without the complex "bouquets" of the more sophisticated types - Concord grape wine, cherry wine, blackberry wine, &c.  Coñac I only drink when I'm at my aunt's house in Memphis.

[zurielshimon]

Cognac is fermented from the win skins left over after making white wine.

They used to be almost the same process of fermentation, but there have been specific differences for a long time.

At one point though, cognac was considered a type of wine.

Coñac is defined as a type of brandy (aguardiente), produced in a specific region of France (much like champaña, borbón, and tequila are region-specific), and brandy, subsequently, as a distillate of wine or fruit juice.  Yes, these definitions are simplified, but it helps to put it into perspective for those who might be lost. <cough>Wine-cooler drinkers</cough>

[Grakthis]

I had no clue about that one, damn cognac and wine taste so different!  I dont really mind cognac on ice, but i hate wine

I like many different wines, but particularly sweet ones.  I really like pure wines, without the complex "bouquets" of the more sophisticated types - Concord grape wine, cherry wine, blackberry wine, &c.  Coñac I only drink when I'm at my aunt's house in Memphis.

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I hope you didn't just declare Concord Grape Wins as sophisticated  

[zurielshimon]

I hope you didn't just declare Concord Grape Wins as sophisticated  

Let me reword that.  I put my appositives out of place.  I meant Concord, blackberry, and cherry as examples of "pure" wines, all of the same ingredient rather than the more sophisticated wines with complex bouquets like zinfandel, merlot, cabernet, &c.

[Grakthis]

I hope you didn't just declare Concord Grape Wins as sophisticated  

Let me reword that.  I put my appositives out of place.  I meant Concord, blackberry, and cherry as examples of "pure" wines, all of the same ingredient rather than the more sophisticated wines with complex bouquets like zinfandel, merlot, cabernet, &c.

Sounds to me like you enjoy sweeter wines more so than simple wines.

My neighbor made me a bottle of concord wine and a bottle of cherry wine this past summer.  Both were actually not bad at all.  Not my style, but I still enjoyed them.

[Holly]

Last night was my 4th time! I remember everything and didnt get sick though. Good times...

[NESSAussie]

ooooooooh white wine is evil! not touching that stuff again.

Sommelier's tip; stick to a lower alcohol white wine style i.e. Hunter Semillon

http://www.winediva.com.au/regions/hunter-valley.asp

Its rare to find a classic example of this style with an alcohol content > 12.5%

Chardonnay by contrast can often reach 14.5% A/v and most Australians use
it at parties assuming it will be the popular choice for the majority of guests;
I'm still surprised by the facination wine drinkers here have with this variety!



Peace

Aaron
NESSAsommelier

[badsrx7]

every weekend more or less.

drunk. um yea. too many times to count.

yea i'm 17. and i don't need our almighty, wise nessaholics telling me that i shouldn't drink cause i'm underage. kthx.

[Grakthis]

every weekend more or less.

drunk. um yea. too many times to count.

yea i'm 17. and i don't need our almighty, wise nessaholics telling me that i shouldn't drink cause i'm underage. kthx.

You shouldn't drink, cause you're underage.

[Logikal X]

every weekend more or less.

drunk. um yea. too many times to count.

yea i'm 17. and i don't need our almighty, wise nessaholics telling me that i shouldn't drink cause i'm underage. kthx.

By all means, drink, they will have livers growing in jars for you by the time you are 30 anyways.  kthxbye

[badsrx7]

thanks almighty, wise nessaholics. i can always count you guys!!

[Grakthis]

thanks almighty, wise nessaholics. i can always count you guys!!

No.  Not them.  Just me.

[Jessica]

im colombian, and, so my parents have never been against letting their kids drink, no matter how old they are,, its just the culture. so i'll drink sometimes socially or if i get bored at home and feel like whipping up a piña colada or something. i think the more you tell people they cant do something, the more they want to... so i say the drinking laws in this country are stupid. :)