Here are some handy tips about wine.
First and foremost, it’s important to be able to tell the difference between red- and white wines:
The easiest way to do this is to spill a drop or two on a white tablecloth. The wine that leaves a purple stain is a red wine. Real connoisseurs can tell a red from a white simply by tasting.
Port wine is a wine that is served in port. If you don’t live near a port, a marina, lake or even a paddling pool will do.
When you serve a dry wine, make sure that that it’s not windy, or that any of the guests are about to sneeze. In such circumstances you’ll probably get wine dust all over the room.
At parties, the following tips can be useful if you think you may have drunk too much wine:
Some words are difficult to say when you’ve drunk too much:
- Insurmountable
- Innovative
- Preliminary
Some words are even more difficult to say when you’ve drunk far too much wine:
- Constitutional
- Substantiate
- Pecuniary
Some words are impossible to say when you’re way over the limit:
- No thanks, no more wine for me.
- Thanks, but I don’t want sex.
- Sorry, you’re not really my type