(And sipping excitedly from wine bottles featuring disco balls in lieu of creaky chateaus, profoundly decadent sparklers and Pinot Noirs, wines made with respect to the literal and cultural terroir from which they spring). To join the conversation, comment on our social media channels....
' also to take a drink of alcohol. "I'll have a belt of whiskey". Belt up -Same as saying 'Shut up.' Ie. Stop talking now! Bend the elbow -Drink alcohol. Bender -To deliberately get drunk usually over a period of several days. Better half -Spouse or partner. "Say hello to my...
the wine. The result is a pale coloured chardonnay, with intense grapefruit-like varietal flavour. The mouth-watering palate combines that intense fruit flavour with lees-derived texture and natural acidity. This is an exceptionally high quality, bright and beautiful chardonnay – a joy to drink....
British wine bottles from this period exhibit an average height and diameter of 27.5 cm and 8.5 cm respectively, feature down-tooled or flattened lips that are equal to or slightly larger than the string rim, and have an average estimated carrying capacity of 801 mL (Jones and Smith 1985:18...
But my highlight of the day came from Slovenia and Grace Estate. They poured several vintages and formats of a yellow wine given a decent spell of skin contact and showing strength, precision and striking character, all balanced and lithe, it made a beautiful drink. The grape was Rebula, ...
The war on waste isn't just aboutbanning plastic shopping bags,recycling plastic drink containers,phasing out plastic strawsandfinding alternatives to disposable coffee cups. That's a great start, but humanity's reliance upon single-use plastics includes cutlery, plates,...
One drink = a glass of wine, middy of beer or nip of spirits (put ‘0' if you do not drink, or have less than one drink each week)' and, ‘On how many days each week do you usually drink alcohol?'. Participants reported their response as an integer. Responses to these were...
Beauty products: Either uses your half-bottles first and then open the seal of the new ones or do not buy new ones unless your old cosmetics are finished. Emotional drama: Some people have an intense emotional attachment to objects that others see as trivial — or even trash. They’d feel...
They looked like children, little boys with hands too small for the oversized Berliner Pilsener bottles they were drinking from. Of course Australian sixteen-year-olds drink and smoke, but you don’t see them doing it so conspicuously, and certainly not while talking to their teachers. Even ...
Skull/Skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath Slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom Smoko : smoke or coffee break Snag : a sausage Snow job : a con job Sook : person or animal who is...