Smartie's Bar & Grill #68

I like coffee in the morning and cheap wine in the evening.

 

What's all this " us " bidness.Did you suffer the flu this year as
did I and Mr.Today is My Sunday.

 

How much area do you have for your goats? I am talking square feet or acres..whatever.

 

Works for me. White or red?

 

Maybe tomorrow. 2hr commute each way of a 10 hr shift. I’m pooped by the time I get home.

 

I prefer white wines usually. Moscato or a Riesling.

 

I have about four acres split into four pastures. I rotate pastures every few months. This year i am placing the little ones and their mommas on a separate pasture. We have four new little ones this year. We lost one baby....the baby was too big for the mom. Mom survived.

 

Hangover territory.Sweet wines are.I remember when on a tour of
Europe in the mid-80's the tour bus was loaded with mostly southerners.
The Tour guide was from Vienna { was an attorney also } and extremely
knowledgable about his territory.Every little hamlet we drove thru he
explained their complete history.
I remember when we got to the Rhineland and visited a small
Winery right off the river someone mentioned Blue Nun wine.
Which was Very popular back in the states.He made a really weizenheimer
crack like ... well if you don't mind drinking engine coolant and the hangover,
I guess you'd be OK.

 

I usually dont get a hangover. But i find that a high alcohol content takes away from the taste of wine. We do have some very nice Muscidine wines here in the south. These are my favorite red wines. I am not a wine snob. Usually the more expensive a wine is the less i like it....and please...no oaked wine.

 

I have not had the flu this year - probably because of my healthy routines or my pure heart.

 

Barrel aging is key to any good wine.Also bourbon.
No barrel and the wine suffers exponentially.
The better the barrel the better the result.Some cognacs
use certain hardwood that is exclusive to one territory of'
France.I see where some Bourbons are using older cognac
barrels that were past their prime.Imparting a slightly sweeter
and woodsy flavor.Unless you want yer Liquor to reek of stuff
women adore ... Like Strawberries or Cherries.
Of course the more savvy the gal the more they tend to drink like
Bette Davis { - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - } or a Talullah
Bankhead.Greta Garbo had her daily shot of Scotch.
Joan Crawford ended her days consistently soused in Vodka.
One { especially a Male } did not to want to impugn the toughness
of a Bankhead,or Davis or Crawford when drinking.

 

I dont like oaked wines. Especially if you consider that most so-called oaked wines just have oak sawdust added to stainless steel barrels. I like what i like and calling what i like girlish is not going to change my mind. I also find the more expensive a wine is the nastier it tastes. I would much rather drink something i like rather than being a pretentious snob and drinking a nasty bottle of sour grapes.

 

Good morning earthings. Whos cookin breakfast?

 

Same here..... same last year and the year before etc etc. Can you tell, I didn't go and get the flu shot, evaaa.

 

Alright people of the strange brews.....I made it home in one piece. 10 inches of snow and we still have more coming down. They say it will quit around noon. Giving up a foot of snow.

Then more tonight with 1-3 inches for Saturday. Then a dusting to an inch Sunday.

Is it okay to dump Old Man Winter in a pool of Liquid Magma?

 

Thought I catch your attention.....knowhwhatImean.

 

Oh......you put a hidden camera in my place, did ya? Naughty naughty!

 

No snow here... up to 70 today. Ahhhh, Feb in Texas.

 

Upcoming Sequel to - Gangs Of New York - starring Billy de Blasio in
Liam Neeson's character.Hardly priestly.

 

72 degrees and the news just showed trucks spraying salt on bridges because theyre saying we could get ice and freezing rain tomorrow. Definitely Texas.