Off Topic Wine, not whine

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Der Alte said:
She certainly loves her work and travels the world judging. She actually started out as a secretary at a local wine merchants and it was there that they discovered her great abilities as a taster. Funnily enough, in response to Barchullona's comment, outside of work she's never been a drinker - maybe that's what makes her so good. Having said that though, she uses the garage as a wine cellar at home and reckons she has around 1500 bottles in store at any time.
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I think it is quite a common trait for wine tasters not to drink much. Too much probably damages the pallette. Been going in my local for 35 years. Although I didn't like the bloke some of the best beer was kept by a landlord who was a teetotaller. In fact there has been a high turnover of landlords/managers since him and though a couple previously equalled him none have since.
 
Barchullona said:
I think it is quite a common trait for wine tasters not to drink much. Too much probably damages the pallette. Been going in my local for 35 years. Although I didn't like the bloke some of the best beer was kept by a landlord who was a teetotaller. In fact there has been a high turnover of landlords/managers since him and though a couple previously equalled him none have since.
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Hitler?
 
It's funny now reading this thread about wine as it was many years ago that I switched from beer drinking to red wine as a tipple. This alone made me a laughing stock and the cause of much mirth between my drinking pals. I decided that I couldn't take the bulk of multiple pints any more, causing me to feel bloated halfway through the night, so switched to wine. The sight of me stood with a small wine glass whilst all around the guys, and some of the girls, were quaffing their pints caused quite a stir at the time. How times have changed.
 
Barchullona said:
And Corbyn. And Trump. Strange people teetotallers.
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Mr Hatem said:
The Most Famous High-Functioning Alcoholics in History
  • Vincent Van Gogh. Dutch painter. ...
  • Stephen King. American writer. ...
  • Alexander the Great. Macedonian King. ...
  • Leonard Nimoy. American actor. ...
  • Betty Ford. American First Lady. ...
  • Buzz Aldrin. American astronaut. ...
  • Ernest Hemingway. American writer. ...
  • Elizabeth Taylor. American actress.
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Better tombe in the company of the likes of Van Gogh, Alexander The Great...than Hitler and Hatem.
 
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