They're still a bunch of alcoholics though. The French tend to think wine isn't 'drinking' and the agri minister Didier Guillaume is famous for referring to it as 'je crois pas que le vin soit un alcool comme les autres'.I think french children are introduced to alcohol at an early age when their attitude to it can be influenced and moulded.
Contrast that with our nothing then everything attitude.
It's a foodstuff. Pretty well defined as such even if you get pulled over for having one too many.They're still a bunch of alcoholics though. The French tend to think wine isn't 'drinking' and the agri minister Didier Guillaume is famous for referring to it as 'je crois pas que le vin soit un alcool comme les autres'.
What a coincidence. And back on topic, I bought a Bastides saucisson sec today for the first time in ages. Had a chunk for lunch with some cornichons, French bread, walnuts and a glass or two of supermarket Beaujolais. Lovely. I peel too.Any fans here? I'm proper addicted and probably staring heart disease, diabetes and / or bowel cancer in the face. Particularly as it seems to be the perfect partner to red wine.
Munched through a soft mini rosette de Lyon tonight ...peppery, not too fatty. Sublime.
Peel or eat the skin? I peel.
My point is above. Did you miss it? That wine isn't some other type of alcohol when you drink loads of it and it's 13-15%. This middle-class idea that it's refined and you're not really on the booze because it's accompanied by a good cheese is not real.woot dedoo.
kids in the uk have cider and no shortage of beer, and likley no less damaging
what was your actual point?
How much do you pay for Beaujolais now? It's gone up by a Euro here since last week. Fleurie too.What a coincidence. And back on topic, I bought a Bastides saucisson sec today for the first time in ages. Had a chunk for lunch with some cornichons, French bread, walnuts and a glass or two of supermarket Beaujolais. Lovely. I peel too.
I try not to look at prices, but I think I paid about £9 a bottle in Sainsburys. They were doing 25% off six or more bottles, and as I find it quite drinkable I bought a couple of cases.How much do you pay for Beaujolais now? It's gone up by a Euro here since last week. Fleurie too.
I've never bought a case, but it knocks the price down considerably per bottle when they run those deals. I do see folk buying bogof cases. £9 is a bit dear, but it travels a bit further under awkward circumstances, so not bad. The Fleurie was only €5,99 today, so I shouldn't complain.I try not to look at prices, but I think I paid about £9 a bottle in Sainsburys. They were doing 25% off six or more bottles. I find it quite drinkable so bought a couple of cases.
.. because the French also have the good sense to fully seek to enjoy what they produce as a treat, slowly: a glass of water to one side also, a little of each savoured ..ah, suffit.
Not 'scoff the lot' - like the average Brit.
actually yes, that's about the size of it. Same here in NL. A sort of peaceful drunkenness. This sort of thing is casually documented in novels like those of Simenon. People waltzing through several bottles of wine and being in a drunken haze. Middle-class 'polite' alcoholism, hidden away in the drawing room, has been a thing for a long time; even in the UK.They just manage to get smashed without getting into a fight.
even if you get pulled over for having one too many.
My girlfriend went on a date with the mayor once, who had a drink over dinner, drove her home, got stopped for speeding and pulled the do you know who I am card.We were told, at a fetes du vin evening “diner”, that one would be OK if you knew the name of the local Mayor!
I discovered the name of the local mayor during the toasts (on our table in the main square)…la Reine, M. le President, les equipes de foot francais et anglais, le Grand Vin du Visan, etc etc
Fortunately, my wife did the driving back to the gite!