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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 406286" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>For those in the US who don't know much about wines, Olive Garden will let you sample 4-6 different wines for a very reasonable cost. I was surprised it was available here in OK where the liquor laws are antiquated (the only alcohol you can get outside a liquor store or restaurant/club is 3.2% beer or malt beverages - very few places still make or sell 3.2 anything). I have a friend who took a couple of college classes in wine tasting and she has similar taste to me, so I let her guide me through. turns out that the wines I like are the ones that guys tend to prefer, not the more traditionally "girly" or "feminine" wines. the heavier reds, are how she and the wine steward explained them. Makes sense as I really prefer a good bourbon to almost any type of alcohol. I was just pleased to find that there actually are wines I like.</p><p> </p><p>I just drink so rarely any more that I don't buy much alcohol. I get light rum or vodka to make vanilla, but other than that don't mess with it. NOt with the medications and a family history of inherited liver disease. Esp as my mom may need a liver transplant in a few years - and we know that my gfgbro has trashed his to the point they won't consider him. Her sister is a match, supposedly, but she has a huge alcohol problem so she is out also. I think getting pregnant with Wiz messed something up in my system. I could drink and really enjoyed it before I got pregnant. After i got pregnant, before I even knew I was pregnant, I suddenly could not STAND anything with alcohol and even a small taste would make me very ill. Probably saved him from fetal alcohol problems as I didn't know I was pregnant for 16 weeks, but it was odd that it didn't end with the pregnancy as everyone told me it would. So not drinking was not a hardship, ever, thankfully. I enjoy a few sips of wine, or of bourbon, every year or so, but that is all. Other wine just ends up in stew or sauces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 406286, member: 1233"] For those in the US who don't know much about wines, Olive Garden will let you sample 4-6 different wines for a very reasonable cost. I was surprised it was available here in OK where the liquor laws are antiquated (the only alcohol you can get outside a liquor store or restaurant/club is 3.2% beer or malt beverages - very few places still make or sell 3.2 anything). I have a friend who took a couple of college classes in wine tasting and she has similar taste to me, so I let her guide me through. turns out that the wines I like are the ones that guys tend to prefer, not the more traditionally "girly" or "feminine" wines. the heavier reds, are how she and the wine steward explained them. Makes sense as I really prefer a good bourbon to almost any type of alcohol. I was just pleased to find that there actually are wines I like. I just drink so rarely any more that I don't buy much alcohol. I get light rum or vodka to make vanilla, but other than that don't mess with it. NOt with the medications and a family history of inherited liver disease. Esp as my mom may need a liver transplant in a few years - and we know that my gfgbro has trashed his to the point they won't consider him. Her sister is a match, supposedly, but she has a huge alcohol problem so she is out also. I think getting pregnant with Wiz messed something up in my system. I could drink and really enjoyed it before I got pregnant. After i got pregnant, before I even knew I was pregnant, I suddenly could not STAND anything with alcohol and even a small taste would make me very ill. Probably saved him from fetal alcohol problems as I didn't know I was pregnant for 16 weeks, but it was odd that it didn't end with the pregnancy as everyone told me it would. So not drinking was not a hardship, ever, thankfully. I enjoy a few sips of wine, or of bourbon, every year or so, but that is all. Other wine just ends up in stew or sauces. [/QUOTE]
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