Comments on: Spinster aunt has puerile episode

By: Antoinette Niebieszczanski

Antoinette Niebieszczanski — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:28:38 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations. The thought of spending the upcoming holidays with my relatives is sending me to my local wine shop in search of solace.

By: stingray

stingray — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:19 +0000

Some of my favorites from Portugal:

Esporao (region-Alentejo),
Monte Velho (Alentejo),
Quinta do Alqueve (Ribatejo),
Animus (Douro),
Altano, Symington Family Estates (Douro),
Quinta de la Rosa (Douro),
Lavradores de Faitoria (Douro)

All of these bottles are below $15. and are of excellent quality.
Good luck, and if all else fails, just look for any wine with “Douro” on the label- your local wine shop will be the best bet.

By: copykatparis

copykatparis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:21 +0000

aiiiiieeeeeeee the ellipses attacked me and wriggled their way into previous comment! Apologies, apologies…

And yes, bacteria *does* make you hardier. Raw milk products, unadulterated wine, true yoghurt, and other good rel stuff that’s not so easy to find stateside. Whenever Americans first come here to Europe, seems like they’re a bit queasy for a day or two, then their lonely bacteria says “At last! We have friends from Outside joining us in this here body!”

By: copykatparis

copykatparis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:45:13 +0000

Laughing so much I just might expel wine through my nose.

And Spanish wine: try a red Atalaya (sorry I don’t have any more info than that, ‘cept it was daaaaaaamn good). 15% alcohol, dark as a day in the P but a thousand times more fun. (restraining self from saying “liberating”… gggnnnngggg….)

By: Frumious B.

Frumious B. — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:41:16 +0000

Why we are more comfortable to consume overly-processed foods never touched by humans is a mystery.

Lack of hand contact tends to correlate with lack of pube contact. Anyway, that’s what does it for me.

By: Nepenthe

Nepenthe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:27 +0000

For the record, cranberries are relatively safe. They grow in swamps way too far south for reindeer. Deer feces are usually smaller than cranberries and sink in water. They should only have the feces in irrigation problem that all other food crops seem to have.

I hail from Wisconsin, producer of most of the world’s cranberries.

By: vinoveritas

vinoveritas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:24 +0000

She had to pick Sherry? Shudder.

By: nails

nails — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:29 +0000

wine production-> pubes in wine-> sperm could get in wine -> wine gets someone pregnified -> wine in a non traditional orifice -> wine enema causes death

ADD doesn’t usually happen on a group level. I’m happy to do my part though.

By: Ron Sullivan

Ron Sullivan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:14 +0000

Well hello Stingray!

Got any recommendations? The Spanish Table here in Berkeley (and Seattle, Mill Valley, and someplace else) carries Portuguese wines and I suppose there’s a bare chance that one of your faves might reach us.

Ditto Spanish, of course, and/or any others including Californians.

By: Antoinette Niebieszczanski

Antoinette Niebieszczanski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:24:49 +0000

How on earth did we get from wine production to butt-drugging?

The Commentariat Brigade forever!