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To: JohnnyP
I'm not ashamed to admit it, but this thread is making me think. I'm 70, with type 2, my labs are in the green, and I've dropped my weight from 180 to 150 over the past 5-6 months.

After not having consumed alcohol for two+ months, I had two glasses of pinot noir with dinner tonight. A positive development was that my wife suggested the wine. I selected a bottle of pinot noir from Fall Creek Vineyard in Driftwood, TX, Hill Country TX.

I'll probably have a glass or two on Thanksgiving. Will definitely keep it in moderation. My preferred wine for decades was German Riesling, but it's now too sweet for my tastes. When I was stationed in Germany, that was what I mostly drank. I lived in Traben-Trarbach, in the middle of the Mosel. I still buy on occasion from a winemaker whose product I've been buying for 40+ years. Have shifted slightly from Riesling to Spatburgunder (German Pinot Noir). I don't dare touch anything sweeter than Beerenauslese.

97 posted on 11/25/2024 8:44:03 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Night Hides Not

I’m not a drinker but I buy a bottle of wine a couple times a year. Bogle Merlot or Cabernet. Half a glass makes me a bit dizzy.


98 posted on 11/25/2024 8:51:32 PM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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