Things I learned today (Part 1)

[glenshane]

@Dubhub

I learned today @The_Selfish_Giant is a awful prick

If you’re going to be a prick at least be an awful one. You gotta give the guy that

[Dubhub]

True I was going to call him a c… but they are useful

[glenshane]

@Dubhub

useful

So is @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy. Who else is going to buy tickets to The Wolfe Tones

[Dubhub]

Dogtanion

[glenshane]

I wonder did The Wolf Tones mean their name to be so clever? The brilliance of it only just occurred to me tbc

[Dubhub]

[Julio_Geordio]

@glenshane

I wonder did The Wolf Tones mean their name to be so clever? The brilliance of it only just occurred to me tbc

The Wolf Tones are a different band. They mainly play Green Party gigs

[glenshane]

Tou should be in bed

[flattythehurdler]

As I understand it, the excuse is that the sugar content in the grape dictates the alcohol content of the wine. The hotter it is, the higher the sugar content in the grape. Unfortunately, this means that the sugar content gets high before the tannins in the grape are ready, but for the producer, it’s safer to err on the side of opting for higher sugar content, so the wines are getting stronger with global warming, and new world producers. There are grape varieties which can offset this, but they arent, I suspect, as cost effective, and there is a slow but steady move towards wines of 14-15% becoming the norm.
I don’t like strong wine by and large. 12.5-13% is about right, but these are becoming scarcer, hence my question.
I don’t know why people seem to think you have to be rich or a snob to find it interesting. There is far more shite on the craft beer thread, but 🤷.
I’ve started to buy wines en primeur, but I haven’t a fcuking clue what I’m at, and I plan to drink them.

[Fagan_ODowd]

They did. I asked Peadar about it one day and he confirmed that they knew how clever it was.

[glenshane]

Did he claim that the name worked on three levels, or was he just aware of the two?

[ironmoth]

There are currently 112 genders, one of which is Glassgender: a gender that is very sensitive and fragile. cc.@myboyblue

[myboyblue]

I want to say you’re joking but…

[ironmoth]

Please google it and report back.

[myboyblue]

I’d prefer to google grannyfuckorama than that

[iron_mike]

[Gman]

2 clicks, let’s see how many depraved deviant bastards there are…

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

There was an Irish parliament in Donaghmede in 1369

[habanerocat]

@flattythehurdler

As I understand it, the excuse is that the sugar content in the grape dictates the alcohol content of the wine. The hotter it is, the higher the sugar content in the grape. Unfortunately, this means that the sugar content gets high before the tannins in the grape are ready, but for the producer, it’s safer to err on the side of opting for higher sugar content, so the wines are getting stronger with global warming, and new world producers. There are grape varieties which can offset this, but they arent, I suspect, as cost effective, and there is a slow but steady move towards wines of 14-15% becoming the norm.
I don’t like strong wine by and large. 12.5-13% is about right, but these are becoming scarcer, hence my question.
I don’t know why people seem to think you have to be rich or a snob to find it interesting. There is far more shite on the craft beer thread, but 🤷.
I’ve started to buy wines en primeur, but I haven’t a fcuking clue what I’m at, and I plan to drink them.

That movie Sideways would suit you as well, if you haven’t seen it already.

[myboyblue]

Shhhh, thst was the plsn.