How much wine is too much?

[redqueen]

Well?

[kick-ass-bob]

1. Simple. 9.

[redqueen]

5. So

Finishing a bottle and getting partially through another is no cause for concern, then?

[kick-ass-bob]

6. One and a partial? Is that all?

How big are your glasses? I use this:


:evilgrin:

[Wat_Tyler]

2. Is this like a zen thing?

What is 'too much'?

[redqueen]

4. I'm not sure

Stop trying to confuse me.

[Phillycat]

3. For me? Any.

[redqueen]

9. Does that mean you don't like it?

Or even one glass gets you tipsy?

[Phillycat]

11. Check your PM.

[emulatorloo]

7. As long as you aren't hungover the next day, you are good. EOM

[redqueen]

8. I don't get hangovers

so that's a dangerous answer.

But what the hey... I'm hittin the liquor store on the way home! :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

10. How big are the glasses?

:evilgrin:

[redqueen]

13. Regular size glasses

Geez I never knew so many people drank such huge honking glasses of wine... you wine hogs!

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. 'twas a joke -- no matter how big the glass...

...there should always be 4-6 ounces of wine therein, in order for the bouquet to properly develop.

Drink until you reach the desired level of drunkenness. Thereafter, keep it to 1 glass per hour until you fall asleep.

[redqueen]

22. Ah I didn't know that about the bouquet

I guess that nixes my plan to buy a huge goblet. :(

I had more than I should've yesterday and didn't reach my desired level of drunkenness. I'm a complete failure. I can't even get drunk properly. ;)

[Magrittes Pipe]

23. That's part of the reason reds are generally served in larger glasses.

And why pinot noir is served in that wacky-ass shaped glass that nothing else gets drunk from. The shape and size of the glass allows the nose to develop to its fullest potential.

[redqueen]

26. Hmmmm

I've never ordered a pinot noir/gris. I've bought it but didn't use a wacky glass for it. Didn't like it much, though.

Wine is hard. :P

[Magrittes Pipe]

30. Pinot gris is a white wine. Pinot noir is red.

If you get a gris in a noir glass, send it back. ;)

Here, from our friends at Riedel, are the major wine glasses:

Standard cab/zin/syrah/etc. red glass:
Standard chardonnay/sauvignon blanc/riesling/ etc. white glass:
Pinot Noir glass:

[redqueen]

32. Cool

So only the noir goes in the funky glass... got it. I guess I should have some on hand if someone else brings any over. I sure as heck won't be buying it. On second thought... maybe I should give it another chance... :)

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. You can get away with a standard cab-style glass if it's big enough.

Buying all the "right" glasses (the Riedel people want to sell you a different glass for EVERY type of wine ;)) can get quite expensive. I drink enough of the stuff to warrant separate glasses for pinot, but I do only have one type of glass for other reds, and one type of glass for whites.

[redqueen]

40. Well I have the white/red glasses

Never knew about the others. Wine is really, really hard! ;)

[JVS]

12. You'll know when you've consumed it

[redqueen]

18. So way more than 6

good.

[baldguy]

14. 9

Just'cause I know *I* can finish off a bottle myself, and I'm still able to be a rational human being. I may not be able to walk straight, or hit the urinal when I pee, but I can participate in a conversation.

A few more after that, I can't

[redqueen]

19. Yes!

I'm liking these answers. :)

[baldguy]

47. Well the CONVERSATION is what's important, right?

If you're drinking that much alone, you've got a problem.

[redqueen]

48. Okay that wasn't necessary.

:(

[baldguy]

50. Sorry

I'l get drunk with you anytime

[redqueen]

51. Wasn't really too serious.

Not seriously serious. Just a little.

And yay, you! :toast:

[TrogL]

15. I voted wrong

I voted for two bottles, but my wine glasses hold about half-a-bottle each and I saw 11 glasses on the list so taht would make for 7 1/2 bottles (I think)...

um.....


where was i?

[redqueen]

20. What the hell kind of glasses are you people using?

Where can I get one?

[no name no slogan]

17. No such thing, if you're not driving and can still stand up (n/t)

[redqueen]

21. Yes!

:7

[WMliberal]

24. the entire countryside of Bordeaux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one bottle is perfect for a good night. anything more... i hope you're drinking some water, cuz you're gonna get a headache tomorrow.

[redqueen]

27. Oh yes

always plenty of water no matter what I'm drinking. Alcohol dehydrates!

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. Honestly, for a woman 1 glass per day is considered moderate

if you drink every day, in other words, 7 glasses per week, no more than 3 in one day.

http://www.habitsmart.com/

[redqueen]

28. Aw hell.

[northzax]

29. now, when you say bottles

are you counting regulars, Magnums, methuselahs or Jereboams?

[redqueen]

31. Regulars

I've never even heard of those last two. ?

[TrogL]

37. they're about the size of your typical gas tank

[redqueen]

41. Oh like the three litre bottles?

I almost bought one of those over the net yesterday. For Thanksgiving. Yeah, that's it. ;)

[northzax]

46. well, since everyone knows that Magnums are better

we'll go with that.

a Sparkling or Burgundy Jereboam is 3 litres (4 bottles)
a Bordeaux or Cabernet Jereboam is 4.5 Litres (6 bottles)

A Methuselah, (used only for Chompers and Boigundy) is 6 Litres (8 bottles) For Bordeaux blends (including Saurternes) this is an Imperial.

now if you really want to have fun, go for the ultra rare (burgundy/champagne only) Nebuchadnezzar, which will provide you with 15 Litres (20 regular bottles) However, be awarethat this will weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 Kilos, so bring a friend to help get it out of the cellar.

[redqueen]

52. Holy moly

:wow:

[Wapsie B]

33. On an empty stomach

or after a meal? If I drink on an empty stomach I get buzzed by only a few beers, or glasses of wine.

[redqueen]

34. Both

Think 'drinking all day'.

[Wapsie B]

39. Oh my goodness.

Haven't had that urge in a long time. But yeah I've done that too, more than once or twice. Sometimes life just gets to be too much.

[redqueen]

42. Yeah

it was an interesting weekend. It's been an interesting month! And yes, interesting in this case = excruciatingly (fill in the blank).

[Wapsie B]

45. Sounds like you need a hug.

:hug:

I hate seeing someone this way because I know how shitty I've felt like this.

[redqueen]

54. Because of people like you

this place helps a LOT.

:hug:

Thanks.

[eyesroll]

36. My tolerance is shot.

I'd built up some tolerance in recent years -- but my diet of late has been of the "Stressed-Out Stacie" variety, instead of the nice healthy person way of doing things. Even a little alcohol right now has a noticeable effect.

Even so -- I've never been able to come close to finishing a bottle of wine without it being "too much." I can do 3-4 glasses, with food, and not be completely hungover the next day. That's about it.

[redqueen]

38. Hmmmmmm

My diet's not been great either. Doesn't seem to have affected my tolerance, unless that increases your tolerance, which it doesn't, so...

:crazy:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

43. 30 seconds

of Dumbyass whine is too much. Make that 15 seconds...

[cheezus]

44. half a box

[redqueen]

58. I don't do the boxed wine thing

:shrug:

[plcdude]

60. I didn't either until

I discovered this

[cheezus]

61. give it a try -- there are good wines in boxes these days

plus it stays fresh a long time in that plasic pouch, and it's generally a better value.

[underpants]

49. 2. Apparently that is all the edge O'Reillly needs

:scared:

[redqueen]

55. Ew ew EW!

Can we just leave him out of this? No amount of wine is enough to make him seem not revolting ... intravenously or not!

:puke:

[Susang]

53. There's no such thing as "too much"

As long as the wine is good, that is. ;-)

[redqueen]

56. My kinda thinkin!

:toast:

[Magrittes Pipe]

57. Yer nae drunk so long's ye can hold on to a single blade o'grass...

...and nae fall off the face o'the airth.

[redqueen]

59. Sounds good to me!

I was very relaxed, but not drunk. It took me all day to drink as much as I did. I'll just have to drink a lot faster! ;)