How I know is because I've been and I've partaken (or is that partook?).
Now, I love red wine.
Love, love, love.
Ask anyone who knows me (especially my snoopy next door neighbour and my probation officer) and they will tell you, "GeeGee loves her red wine. Loves, loves, loves"
They may also add, "Loves it a little too much." but you should do like I do and ignore them.
They're probably being extra judgy because their knickers are in a knot.
Or perhaps they've had a crap day at the office; maybe they were caught sleeping at their desk, wearing a necklace made from paper clips and drooling onto a report that is past its deadline when their boss happened to pass by.
Who knows? Human nature is a complex beastie to me. It's a mystery wrapped in a dirty sock, tucked away under the bed beneath two generations of dust-bunnies, as far as I'm concerned.
Or perhaps they've had a crap day at the office; maybe they were caught sleeping at their desk, wearing a necklace made from paper clips and drooling onto a report that is past its deadline when their boss happened to pass by.
Who knows? Human nature is a complex beastie to me. It's a mystery wrapped in a dirty sock, tucked away under the bed beneath two generations of dust-bunnies, as far as I'm concerned.
So, yes to red room temperature wine but not on a day when the top layer of my skin is melting off in the scorching heat.
Then, I/you want to do what the Austrians do...
You make a "summer spritzer".
A normal spritzer is half chilled white wine and half sparkling mineral water.
A summer spritzer calls for 1/8 white wine (must be good quality) and 7/8 sparkling mineral water.
Some people use club soda.
I do not.
I find it harsh.
I use Pellegrino and it has not disappointed my taste buds.
I use Pellegrino and it has not disappointed my taste buds.
The Austrians add a slice of lemon on top.
I also add freshly picked (not picked by me..get real!) field strawberries because they infuse the drink with more flavour.
You can drink pitchers of this stuff (and people do) and not get drunk and not have a massive hangover the next day.
Especially if you (in keeping with the Austrians trends) consume large quantities of schnitzel with your spritzers.
Especially if you (in keeping with the Austrians trends) consume large quantities of schnitzel with your spritzers.
If this isn't worth celebrating, I don't know what is.
Cheers!
P.S. I was kidding about the probation officer.
P.P.S. I was not kidding about my snoopy neighbour.
(More on her another day...)
P.S. I was kidding about the probation officer.
P.P.S. I was not kidding about my snoopy neighbour.
(More on her another day...)
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