Wine with your 100LL?

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 21:15:34 -0500, Andrew Gideon wrote:

More recently (and this is a few years back, since I stopped these regular
then), this cultural divide had apparently dissolved with "coffee to take
with" rather widely available.

yeah. our culture here is going south (better: gong west)

:-/

#m
--
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
W. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene I

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:30:56 -0500, John Gaquin wrote:

Wine in a box
is clearly meant for rapid consumption,

wine is never meant for rapid consumption

(at the party tonight, with dinner
tomorrow) and it doesn't amount to a hoot in hell what its packaged in -- it
likely was aged in the same vat.

it is a matter of style.

#m
--
If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
W. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene I

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message

wine is never meant for rapid consumption

Never meant to be drunk fast; but used fairly soon after purchase, yes.
But, you already realized what I meant.


(at the party tonight, with dinner
tomorrow) and it doesn't amount to a hoot in hell what its packaged in --
it
likely was aged in the same vat.

it is a matter of style.

Precisely my earlier point. Style -- real or imagined.

John Gaquin wrote:
"Tom Conner" wrote in message news:ec6rf.2555

I think the issue was that the wine was in a box. .....


Wine in a box...... wine with a screw cap....... won't age properly in a
box...... plastic liner might leave a taste....

OY! How many people go to their local booze shop, buy a $12 bottle of
wine, and leave it in their basement for 7 years? Please!! Wine in a box
is clearly meant for rapid consumption, (at the party tonight, with dinner
tomorrow) and it doesn't amount to a hoot in hell what its packaged in -- it
likely was aged in the same vat. I think part of the resistance among
certain groups is that with economies and efficiencies in distribution as
well as production, decent quality wine will become more easily affordable
to the "lower classes", thus diluting the exclusivity. On the other hand,
to some palates, it may make a real difference. Remember, though, we're
all bozos on this bus! Jay (and I) like the juice of rotting grain, while
others prefer the juice of rotting fruit. Can anyone truly explain this?

Merry Christmas!


Well crap!I was going to make a box wine cellar in my hangar for aging
investment grade box wines.

Seriously though, I understand few wines are suitable for aging. Most
are sold for immediate consumption. Box wine would be great for the
hangar. BTW my hangar beer is Natty Lite except for special occasions
then we get out the home brew wheats. So you can tell by my tastes I am
a serious wine/beer snob.

John G wrote:
How many people go to their local booze shop, buy a $12 bottle of wine, and leave it in their basement for 7 years? Please!!

Probably not many, but I have two daughters, ages 8 and 10. When they
were born, I went out and bought a box of wine (twenty four bottles I
believe) in the year that each one was born. When they get married,
that will be one of their wedding presents, I have laid the bottles on
the sides so the cork stays wet. That'll be some aged wine when they
open them :^) If I can keep my wife from finding them first : ^ ) so
far so good...

The Monk

"Flyingmonk" wrote

I have laid the bottles on
the sides so the cork stays wet. That'll be some aged wine when they
open them :^)

It is a good idea to rotate them 90 degrees every 3 months or so.
--
Jim (former alcohol hobbyist) tin NC

Jim wrote:
It is a good idea to rotate them 90 degrees every 3 months or so.

Thanks, got that covered. One of my brother-in-laws is a frog wine
snob. :^)

The Monk

Morgans wrote:
"Flyingmonk" wrote

I have laid the bottles on

the sides so the cork stays wet. That'll be some aged wine when they
open them :^)


It is a good idea to rotate them 90 degrees every 3 months or so.
And you might want to check with a "expert" as I seem to remember from
my friend the wine salesmen that most wines don't last that long. as I
recall it was 8-10 years for reds and 3-5 for whites, but don't quote me
on it. I think it has something to do with the alcohol content that
hard liquor ages but wines have more of a shelf life.

I've got no problem with that at all. I suspect a lot of socialization
goes on in the hangers after flying. I'm just new to this aviation
scene, and haven't developed a good sense of how different folks do
their thing at the airport. Me? I just go there to get access to my
wings. Or work on it. I have to drive 12 miles home, so I haven't
even considered drinking at the airport. My wife, on the other hand,
would just as soon drink before a flight. (She doesn't even like
flying commercial, so it is a special occasion when she flys in my spam
can)
tom

I've got no problem with that at all. I suspect a lot of socialization
goes on in the hangers after flying. I'm just new to this aviation
scene, and haven't developed a good sense of how different folks do
their thing at the airport. Me? I just go there to get access to my
wings. Or work on it.

Many of the world's problems have been solved in our hangar, at the end
of a nice, long flight, whilst supping on a cold adult beverage. And
everyone at the airport knows there is always a cold one with their
name on it in our fridge.

Everything in moderation.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"