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Wine Advisor Express:
Wine for singles
This week's Wine Lovers' Voting Booth topic about wine lovers'
relationships with our mates, partners or significant others
has generated a flurry of E-mail from single folks asking,
"Hey! What about us?"
This is a fair question. Most of us think of wine as a beverage
to enjoy in a social setting, and in any case, a full 750 ml
wine bottle contains way too much wine for a single person to
enjoy at a sitting. It seems less extravagant when two people
share, even if there's still a bit left over at the end of the
evening.
So, whether you're dining alone or with a partner who doesn't
drink wine, what's a solitary wine lover to do?
Here are a few suggestions:
- Look for wine in half-bottles (375ml). Although relatively
few wines come in these smaller bottles, this size seems to be
somewhat more available these days.
- Invest in one of the vacuum or inert-gas systems for
preserving leftover wine. They don't work well for more than a
few days, but they will help keep your wine fresh for at least
a night or two. To extend its useful life for a few more days,
put the leftover wine in the refrigerator.
- Learn to cook with wine. Use half a bottle in your dinner
(the alcohol will mostly cook off) and enjoy a glass or two of
what's left.
- Invite friends over to share.
If you have useful suggestions for wine-loving singles, please
pass them on by E-mail to me at wine@wineloverspage.com. If we
get enough good ideas, I will summarize them in another
edition. And if you haven't yet participated in the Wine
Lovers' Voting Booth, please drop by
http://www.wineloverspage.com/votebooth and add your opinion.
Express Notes:
We'll be late tomorrow
Because of a schedule conflict, Wine Advisor Express won't go out until late in the day tomorrow, rather than its usual morning publication time. See you then!
Administrivia
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Thursday, June 28, 2001
Copyright 2001 by Robin Garr. All rights reserved.
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