Not another whine thread

[innocent51]

We started on P99 a couple of days ago. I'v been lately begging a lot of buffs and ports for my friends.

As, I must say, I expected it, people around EC tunnel and in newby zones are very friendly to new players. Throwing handfuls of PP (even a Cone of the Mystic!), rezing or rebuffing us with DS frequently. I never died once without help while /yelling in the tunnel (and between mummies, ghouls or bad round of poison on Asps is happened quite a few times).

Twinkedup people never refused to group me and we'v got invited into orc camp PL just because we were standing there.

Seriously so far the community is superb. There still are however a few people ignoring you on purpose because you are just worth their time, I don't know why they even play on an emulated "good old feeling" server, I mean aren't they just happy people play there too? Anyways, I am level 9 and it has been a blast so far, I hope it keeps that way while leveling up.

[myxomatosii]

It's part of an ongoing backlash against the very rich, oaky whites fashionable 15 years ago. Although those big buxom blancs (some of which weigh in at over 14 per cent) have their place with hearty food, they are certainly not for everyday drinking.

And definitely not, I think, for January. Now is the time to seek out more delicate creations that flutter between 9 and 11.5 per cent. Let's put that in the context of alcohol units. A unit is the Government's term for 10ml (8g) of pure alcohol, which, it calculates, the "average" person can process in one hour (though remember women tend to process alcohol more slowly). A standard bottle of wine at 14.5 per cent contains nearly 11 units. A bottle at 10.5 per cent holds just 7.9. Check the labels for the strength of a wine.

Best candidates for a clean, crisp, light start in January include riesling (the lowest in alcohol come from Germany's Mosel but check out New World rieslings too), Loire Valley whites, Portugal's vinho verde, English wines and the naturally lighter sémillons traditional to Australia's Hunter Valley.

The three below are dry, in case you are troubled by the idea that some of these styles can be sweetish. Match them with healthy winter salads of chicory, nuts and fruit, or white fish and seafood, pasta with tomato and vegetable sauces or, to be chic, sushi.

[myxomatosii]

Oh, NOT a wine thread..

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