Women Who Wine

Thanks - yes - I think it is common knowledge but the trouble is, Elise, - there is evidence on both sides of the fence - both for against alcohol in the diet. I am not going to be the person who unravels which approach is the valid one. But I am going to carry on enjoying a glass of wine now and then.

Actually, there is a volume of evidence that shows the many health benefits of drinking wine, in moderation of course.

Blog on Sam. I would love to hear more about women who write about wine.

Elise Bauer
Simply Recipes ( http://www.elise.com/recipes )
Learning Movable Type ( http://www.learningmovabletype.com )

You are right
I find it so tiresome when we comments like "alcohol is unhealthy" on a blog like this. Women who come here are intelligent, they know the risks. Every post we write does not need to come with a health warning. Every post we write could be eligible for coming with a health warning.

I am planning to write many more alcohol posts and I really don't want to have to address this each and every time.

Becks & Posh ( http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/ )

Sam, you're so right about those hours in front of the computer. (I think it qualifies as an addiction, but a relatively healthy one.) I'm lucky to have a couple of friends at school that I exercise with three times a week, and I do that before I can go home from work and get planted in front of the computer. It's the only thing that saves me from complete inactivity.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

It's not just about physical health, mental health is important too. From my point of view a long life without wine and other things which give us pleasure would not be as fulfilling as a shorter one with the odd tipple.

moderation is the key.

I am sure that spending a lot of time infront of a computer as many of us bloggers do does little to lengthen our life spans, but that doesnt seem to stop us.

Becks & Posh ( http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/ )

Cassandra, all three of them were quite charming, but he was especially fun to interact with. This was years and years ago, but I remember it well.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

What does it say about me that I am beyond thrilled about the Vincent Price encounter you had??? Oh my goodness! And shame, shame on anyone who doesn't know him! ;)

That said-- wine, wine, wine. Thank goodness the riesling and pinot grigio came into being. I'm not the biggest wine fan, but I like those. Although...I did have the world's WORST pino grigio at a black-tie-optional event last weekend. Oy. I didn't know it was possible for it to be that bad.

But...back to Vincent Price... ;)

Cass

Patience is a virtue that takes too long ( http://cassandra-blog.blogspot.com/ )

but I might have a whine if I don't get my mandatory glass on a Friday night...

Thanks for these links Sam, very useful.

So I'll be a killjoy.

Women get sicker quicker, peeps. Doesn't matter what kind of spirit. If it's got alcohol, watch it.

Lessons from a Family Therapist ( http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com )

I don't know enough about wine to write intelligently about it, but I know what I like, usually something quite expensive. When I worked in a very fancy french restaurant in Salt Lake City (where I waited on Robert Redford, Billy Joel and Vincent Price on three separate occasions) we sometimes got to try the wine. Now that was a great fringe benefit.

Just realized some of you young Blogher readers are going "Who's Vincent Price" but I hope you know who Robert Redford and Billy Joel are.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

For starters, I'll have whatever you're having, Sam ...

Thanks so much for this. Although I am a die-hard fan of champagne, I struggle to find all the different areas needed on my palette to distinguish a good wine from a classic. One of the most dedicated and inspiring people I ever met was a female sommelier. I'll continue to read with interest.

I salute to that. I'm a huge wine fan and many of my girl friends and I have gone wine tasting - either in the city, or on a getaway weekends out of the city. I've blogged about two wine-related topics y'all might like:

1. Wine-Tasting and Culinary Tours ( http://advisor.triphub.com/2006/09/culinary_tours.... )
2. Wine and Spa Lovers Unite ( http://advisor.triphub.com/2006/06/wine_and_spa_lo... )

Jocelyn blogs about group travel ( http://advisor.triphub.com ) on TripHub ( http://www.triphub.com ).