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Liquid Refreshment

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Apr

Rosé Wine Summer Time

Jacob Gaffney  in Rosé Wines

As the days heat up, the sun heralds a rush to the wine shop for ’seasonal’ wines. Rosés, blush wine, chilled whites. Mundo Pinot Grigio.

Well, that will be the first few sentences of every single wine blog out there, people. But not here. White-washed wine writing makes InterWined.com see red.

Look, you can drink any wine in any weather. Kick around the idea of sloshing a bottle of Brouilly or Pinot Noir in an ice bucket. Or even an Australian Cabernet Sauvignon. Well, actually, that advice is kinda stupid when looked at in reverse: sticking Chardonnay in the oven for Christmas. If that oven isn’t on, and that wine isn’t going in the roasting tin to do whatever it is wine does to the chicken, then it just isn’t right.

InterWined’s former NYC roommate (a current MySpace friend) once decided he needed to chill out with a beer and a walk before an big time network TV interview, arranged by yours truly. Quickly: he was meant to comment on whether the book “How to Get Women,” fulfilled its sexy promise. So, of course, the little guy was worried, weren’t you [name deleted after threatened legal action].
So an hour before the walk, he put some beers in the freezer to get cold quick. By the time of the walk, he had ice brews. So he decided to, then, put the beers in the (hot) oven to liquefy. But, he forgot to take the bottles out before going on the walk. Needless to say, the interview took place in an apartment that smelled exactly like a overcrowded, fermented nursing home.

So, ovens and alcohol don’t mix. Except for cooking. Even then, you’re playing with fire. (Ouch!)

TIP: When writing, avoid a play on words. Only work in conversation, and even then, rarely.

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