Comments for The Winer http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com Wine is life ~ Petronius Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Winey Wednesday, the first installment. by Suzanne http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-21 Suzanne Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:45:22 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-21 Wow, I never realized how much I don't know. 4) No, because it has to be poured out into a decanter with larger surface area than the bottle opening. (I think!) -Suzanne Wow, I never realized how much I don’t know.

4) No, because it has to be poured out into a decanter with larger surface area than the bottle opening. (I think!)

-Suzanne

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday, holiday style! by Suzanne http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/winey-wednesday-holiday-style/#comment-20 Suzanne Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:42:50 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/winey-wednesday-holiday-style/#comment-20 3) One is to be grown in the Champagne region of France. 4) Based on personal experience I'm guessing beer is more gaseous... 5) Maybe it's the same but in two languages? 6) Yes, adding the bubbles (in any drink, even soda water) delivers the alcohol to your bloodstream faster. 8) No 9) True 3) One is to be grown in the Champagne region of France.

4) Based on personal experience I’m guessing beer is more gaseous…

5) Maybe it’s the same but in two languages?

6) Yes, adding the bubbles (in any drink, even soda water) delivers the alcohol to your bloodstream faster.

8) No

9) True

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday, holiday style! by Sarah http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/winey-wednesday-holiday-style/#comment-15 Sarah Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:19:28 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/winey-wednesday-holiday-style/#comment-15 i can only try for a few of them... 3. i think one of the distinctions is that it has to be made in the champagne region of france. 4. champagne 5. extra dry 6. no 8. no 9. true howd i do? i can only try for a few of them…

3. i think one of the distinctions is that it has to be made in the champagne region of france.
4. champagne
5. extra dry
6. no
8. no
9. true

howd i do?

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday, the first installment. by Katherine http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-14 Katherine Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:08:06 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-14 Gretchen! I just saw this--what a wonderful idea. Here's my attempt: 1) A whole, whole lot. 2) 17th or 18th century? I know the narrow-necked bottles were a later development, so I'm guessing the cork was introduced about the same time. 3)Guessing about the same time as no. 2? 4) True? 5) Yay...one I know. Sparkling, white, red. :) Gretchen! I just saw this–what a wonderful idea.

Here’s my attempt:

1) A whole, whole lot.

2) 17th or 18th century? I know the narrow-necked bottles were a later development, so I’m guessing the cork was introduced about the same time.

3)Guessing about the same time as no. 2?

4) True?

5) Yay…one I know. Sparkling, white, red. :)

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday, the first installment. by Sarah http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-13 Sarah Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:53:37 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/winey-wednesday-the-first-installment/#comment-13 um, so i know nothing about wine. the only ones i can even attempt (but will probably get wrong) are 4 and 5. so: 4) true? 5) sparkling, white, red? man i feel dumb right now, but i cant wait to hear the answers!! um, so i know nothing about wine. the only ones i can even attempt (but will probably get wrong) are 4 and 5. so:
4) true?
5) sparkling, white, red?
man i feel dumb right now, but i cant wait to hear the answers!!

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday by Kristi Ng http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-12 Kristi Ng Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:03:07 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-12 Certainly way before Justin Timberlake's "Dick in a box." Certainly way before Justin Timberlake’s “Dick in a box.”

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday by Gretchen Worsley http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-11 Gretchen Worsley Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:28:08 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-11 WOOT! I'm psyched to pour out the winer-iffic trivia... WOOT! I’m psyched to pour out the winer-iffic trivia…

]]> Comment on the pouring ranis. by Gretchen Worsley http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/the-pouring-ranis/#comment-10 Gretchen Worsley Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:27:10 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/the-pouring-ranis/#comment-10 rani means queen in hindi...raja is king my pluralization might be wrong however. rani means queen in hindi…raja is king
my pluralization might be wrong however.

]]> Comment on the pouring ranis. by Amy Van Vechten http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/the-pouring-ranis/#comment-9 Amy Van Vechten Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:24:05 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/the-pouring-ranis/#comment-9 what is ranis? what is ranis?

]]> Comment on Winey Wednesday by Amy Van Vechten http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-8 Amy Van Vechten Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:23:02 +0000 http://gretchenvino.wordpress.com/wine-y-wednesdays/#comment-8 YAY! I will look forward to this. You're on my RSS feed, lady. YAY! I will look forward to this. You’re on my RSS feed, lady.

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