"The best fertilizer for the vine is the shadow of the owner."
The National Anthem
America's National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, was written to the tune of a drinking song.
The Sediment Blog
"Always drink some wine before you cook with it. Nothing to do with flavor - it just numbs the fear of cooking."
Gerhard Vermaak
"Wine is the only inspirational liquid that doesn't make you think twice."
Victor Orozco
I always say: the most important thing is not how much you like wine, but how much you like yourself. Drink accordingly. Agree?
Longevity
The world's oldest person attributed her ripe old age (122) to a diet of olive oil, port wine, and one kilo of chocolate per week.
Russell Brand
We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a joint, or a big delicious blob of heroin to silence your silly brainbox of its wittering, but there has to be some form of punctuation, or life just seems utterly relentless.
MyBooky Wook
For your Bucket List
If you are in Texas, be sure to visit Clear Creek Winery in Kemah where Mrs. McCartney's Wines are created. Ask for David Skinner, or if he is not there, ask for Mechelle Weems, who is an expert on all things wine-isn. Have a glass of one of my delightful fruit wines. They make lovely cocktails too. Just the thing for a hot summer day,.
Fun facts about wine
The world's oldest person attributed her ripe old age (122) to a diet of olive oil, port wine and 1 kg of chocolate per week. So there!
More on prohibition
Breweries, distilleries and wineries were forced to shutter themselves, damaging an emerging market. But prohibition proved impossible to enforce. Americans continued to consume alcohol, smuggled in illegally from neighboring countries, or produced illegally within US borders. Speakeasies flourished. There were more speakeasies during prohibition than there were legitimate bars before the 18th Amendment went into effect.