Hello All!

One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
"breakfast wine". It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a
phone-in show so I could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast
and when he ate it.

--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
> week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
> sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
> "breakfast wine". It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a
> phone-in show so I could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast
> and when he ate it.

To me, Moscato is a dessert wine. It's very sweet and goes well with a
good ripe cheese and sourdough bread.

YMMV of course!
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All!
>
> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every week.
> I was only half listening but one of the participants described a sweet,
> low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a "breakfast wine".
> It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a phone-in show so I
> could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast and when he ate it.
>
> --
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland

I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank wine
for breakfast bought.

Ms P

Ms wrote on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:47:58 -0500:


> "James Silverton" > wrote in
> message ...
>> Hello All!
>>
>> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine
>> every week. I was only half listening but one of the
>> participants described a sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from
>> Italy, Moscato I think, as a "breakfast wine". It sounds like
>> a horrible idea to me but it was not a phone-in show so I
>> could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast and when
>> he ate it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland

> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the
> breakfast wine of choice was Thunderbird. At least that's
> what all the people that drank wine for breakfast bought.

It's been suggested elsewhere that a better term might be "brunch wine".
That's about the earliest time of the day when I might drink alcohol.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:23:50 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
>week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
>sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
>"breakfast wine". It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a
>phone-in show so I could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast
>and when he ate it.

UGH! Muscatel for breakfast. I like wine, but I don't like any
muscat.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article >,

> > One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
> > week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
> > sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
> > "breakfast wine".

> To me, Moscato is a dessert wine. It's very sweet and goes well with a
> good ripe cheese and sourdough bread.
>
> YMMV of course!

Actually, I think it's the wine that varies, not me!

:-)

I think maybe Moscato is the Italian name for wine made from the Muscat
grape. Some of these are light, low alcohol wines, some carbonated.
Many others are fortified wines, very high in alcohol and suitable for
sipping at dessert.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mar 30, 1:34 pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:23:50 GMT, "James Silverton"
>
> > wrote:
> >Hello All!
>
> >One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
> >week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
> >sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
> >"breakfast wine". It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a
> >phone-in show so I could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast
> >and when he ate it.
>
> UGH! Muscatel for breakfast. I like wine, but I don't like any
> muscat.
>
> --
> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
> interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>
> Mae West

I've heard about this somewhere, maybe a discussion of a healthful
Med. diet. Some of those old, healthy Italians have a glass of wine
at breakfast. Never heard that it was any particualr wine. I assume
just a regular table red.

Works for me.

B

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All!
>
> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every week.
> I was only half listening but one of the participants described a sweet,
> low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a "breakfast wine".
> It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a phone-in show so I
> could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast and when he ate it.
>
> --
>
>
> James Silverton


Butttttttttttt IIIIIIIIIII Wantteeeeedd myyyyyyyyyy bagel toasted

Dimitri

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:14:53 -0700 (PDT), bulka
> wrote:

>I've heard about this somewhere, maybe a discussion of a healthful
>Med. diet. Some of those old, healthy Italians have a glass of wine
>at breakfast. Never heard that it was any particualr wine. I assume
>just a regular table red.

You see many 100+ people interviewed who say the secret to a long life
is a shot and a cigarette every day. If they kept it to just one
each, I'm not surprised they lived so long.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>
>>> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
>>> week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
>>> sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
>>> "breakfast wine".
>
>> To me, Moscato is a dessert wine. It's very sweet and goes well with a
>> good ripe cheese and sourdough bread.
>>
>> YMMV of course!
>
> Actually, I think it's the wine that varies, not me!
>
> :-)
>
> I think maybe Moscato is the Italian name for wine made from the Muscat
> grape. Some of these are light, low alcohol wines, some carbonated.
> Many others are fortified wines, very high in alcohol and suitable for
> sipping at dessert.

There are also ice wines made from grapes allowed to freeze on the
vines. The sugars in these grapes become highly concentrated, yielding
sweet wines.

In article >,
"Ms P" > wrote:

> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
> choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank wine
> for breakfast bought.

Nah. Not everyone. "You can't make a splash without a Ripple." I loved
the slogan and hated the wine.

leo

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
>
> > > One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
> > > week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
> > > sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
> > > "breakfast wine".
>
> > To me, Moscato is a dessert wine. It's very sweet and goes well with a
> > good ripe cheese and sourdough bread.
> >
> > YMMV of course!
>
> Actually, I think it's the wine that varies, not me!
>
> :-)
>
> I think maybe Moscato is the Italian name for wine made from the Muscat
> grape. Some of these are light, low alcohol wines, some carbonated.
> Many others are fortified wines, very high in alcohol and suitable for
> sipping at dessert.

IOW, we agree. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

"Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Ms P" > wrote:
>
>> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
>> choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank
>> wine
>> for breakfast bought.
>
> Nah. Not everyone. "You can't make a splash without a Ripple." I loved
> the slogan and hated the wine.
>
> leo

I don't remember having Ripple in the store. I know we had MD20/20 and one
other one that was fairly popular with that set. The Thunderbird seemed to
sell the best first thing in the morning though.

Ms P

Ms P > wrote:

> I don't remember having Ripple in the store. I know we had
> MD20/20 and one other one that was fairly popular with that set.

Night Train.

S.

"Ms P" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Ms P" > wrote:
>>
>>> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
>>> choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank
>>> wine
>>> for breakfast bought.
>>
>> Nah. Not everyone. "You can't make a splash without a Ripple." I loved
>> the slogan and hated the wine.
>>
>> leo
>
> I don't remember having Ripple in the store. I know we had MD20/20 and
> one other one that was fairly popular with that set. The Thunderbird
> seemed to sell the best first thing in the morning though.
>
> Ms P

That is hilarious! Thunderbird was the first time I ever threw up from an
alcoholic beverage! I was young and stupid.

We had a Rippel's sporting goods store in the town my grandparents lived in,
and Grandma never let us go there because it reminded her of Sanford and
Son, and the jokes he made about Ripple. Oh, the memories! That was also
the only store that sold red kneepads (required for us lanky gals on the
basketball team).

HH

Alex > wrote:

>IMHO champagne is the only breakfast wine.

"Toujours Champagne".

Who said that? Madame Pommery? Anyway she was right.

Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Ms P > wrote:
>
>> I don't remember having Ripple in the store. I know we had
>> MD20/20 and one other one that was fairly popular with that set.
>
> Night Train.
>
> S.

That's the one! <shudder>

Ms P

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:47:58 -0500, Ms P wrote:

> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hello All!
>>
>> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every week.
>> I was only half listening but one of the participants described a sweet,
>> low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a "breakfast wine".
>> It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a phone-in show so I
>> could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast and when he ate it.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>
> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
> choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank wine
> for breakfast bought.
>
> Ms P

thunderbird is like champagne - it goes with everything.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:14:53 -0700 (PDT), bulka wrote:

> On Mar 30, 1:34 pm, sf > wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:23:50 GMT, "James Silverton"
>>
>> > wrote:
>>>Hello All!
>>
>>>One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every
>>>week. I was only half listening but one of the participants described a
>>>sweet, low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a
>>>"breakfast wine". It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a
>>>phone-in show so I could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast
>>>and when he ate it.
>>
>> UGH! Muscatel for breakfast. I like wine, but I don't like any
>> muscat.
>>
>> --
>> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
>> interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>>
>> Mae West
>
> I've heard about this somewhere, maybe a discussion of a healthful
> Med. diet. Some of those old, healthy Italians have a glass of wine
> at breakfast. Never heard that it was any particualr wine. I assume
> just a regular table red.
>
> Works for me.
>
> B

in colonial times, hard cider was the thing:

In New England drinking habits soon underwent a marked and speedy change.
English grains did not thrive well those first years of settlement, and
were costly to import, so New Englanders soon drifted from beer-drinking to
cider-drinking.

[...]

All the colonists drank cider, old and young, and in all places,--funerals,
weddings, ordainings, vestry-meetings, church-raisings, etc. Infants in
arms drank mulled hard cider at night, a beverage which would kill a modern
babe. It was supplied to students at Harvard and Yale colleges at dinner
and bever, being passed in two quart tankards from hand to hand down the
commons table. Old men began the day with a quart or more of hard cider
before breakfast. Delicate women drank hard cider. All laborers in the
field drank it in great draughts that were often liberally fortified with
drams of New England rum. The apple crop was so wholly devoted to the
manufacture of cider that in the days of temperance reform at the beginning
of this century, Washingtonian zealots cut down great orchards of
full-bearing trees, not conceiving any adequate use of the fruit for any
purpose save cider-making.

<http://www.2020site.org/drinks/cider.html>

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:18:03 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hello All!
>>
>> One of my local radio stations has a short discussion on wine every week.
>> I was only half listening but one of the participants described a sweet,
>> low alcohol (7% ) wine from Italy, Moscato I think, as a "breakfast wine".
>> It sounds like a horrible idea to me but it was not a phone-in show so I
>> could not ask him what was the rest of his breakfast and when he ate it.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> James Silverton
>
> Butttttttttttt IIIIIIIIIII Wantteeeeedd myyyyyyyyyy bagel toasted
>
> Dimitri

yeah, well they didn't have diet dr. pepper, either.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:30:38 -0500, Ms P wrote:

> "Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Ms P" > wrote:
>>
>>> I used to work in a liquor store. I always though the breakfast wine of
>>> choice was Thunderbird. At least that's what all the people that drank
>>> wine
>>> for breakfast bought.
>>
>> Nah. Not everyone. "You can't make a splash without a Ripple." I loved
>> the slogan and hated the wine.
>>
>> leo
>
> I don't remember having Ripple in the store. I know we had MD20/20 and one
> other one that was fairly popular with that set. The Thunderbird seemed to
> sell the best first thing in the morning though.
>
> Ms P

'night train'? i hadn't heard of that brand of plonk tanglefoot until a
couple years ago. apparently it's big in new york city, at any rate. or
maybe 'wild irish rosé.'

your pal,
blake