Bottle of wine a night.. every night?

[redleader1]

For years now I have been a wine drinker. I used to work nights and found the only way i could get off to sleep after a grouling night shift was to have a couple of glasses of the red stuff...

After a while 2 glasses lead to a bottle, and a genuine love for wine. I now no longer work nights and havnt done for about 6 years, but i still consume a bottle of wine each evening. I dont drink to get drunk, every glass is enjoyed, 1st glass normaly starts at 7pm when I am in the office sorting paperwork, then the second whilst cooking dinner, so I am now over half way through the bottle. The last glass is enjoyed after dinner.

So from 7 til about 11pm...

My girlfriend says i need to cap it and have done so, am now only 1 glass a night but feel that one of my daily enjoyments and wind down is gone.
Obviously i know that health risks are high on the list of reasons to cut down but am generally healthy... Gym, running etc....

Does anyone else drink this much or am I bordering alchaholism?????

[redleader1]

Well that good news, Im not actually an alky... But defenate dependant...

Have done well for last 2 weeks with just 1 glass, maybe its the habbit of previously having a whole bottle each nite.

Something else someone here said about not feeling ill or any discomfort whilst the damage is being done.. Silent death!!! Not nice thought..

One night a week then from now on..

Thanks for all your input, all helps. Just the smoking to tackle next!!!

[redleader1]

Turbodiesel1690 said:

Jeremy Clarkson drinks a bottle of wine a night if thats any help to you

Does he?? And he smokes 40 Marlboro lights a day.... Theres no way I want to end up looking like the gezzer.... ha ha ha....

Only jesting... I like JC..

[redleader1]

captainzep said:

redleader1 said:

Well that good news, Im not actually an alky... But defenate dependant...

Don't label or be too hard on yourself. We all get into routines and habits, some of which are less good for us than others.

This is true... Thanks....

[redleader1]

Ive got to be honest, I am in and out of peoples homes day in day out and rarley see and empty bottle recycling tub outside, I think seeing this a lot kept me thinking its ok coz if they are doing it, cant be that bad...

Although the last 2 weeks have been a bit of a drag, only because i miss it a bit, but on the upside I have found out that my girlfriend is actually quite interesting!!!

But in all seriousness I do feel better waking up and more alert during the day, getting off to sleep is harder... And I was a big snorrer apparently?? that has stopped too...

As much as I like wine and I mean really like wine, I am defenatley going to keep this up but have only 1 night a week at the weekend where a whole bottle is allowed.

God when you think for the last 12 years at least I have consumed a bottle a night.......

[redleader1]

goldblum said:

A bottle of wine a night is borderline alcoholism.

There is NO JUSTIFICATION WHATSOEVER for drinking this amount,and before long you'll have a big veiny nose and red face,just like those mendicants

outside the railway station.Then it'll be Tennants Super.(Trampagne!)

Trampagne!!!!! ha ha ha Thats funny.... I wonder if any of the lager manufacturers have the balls to launch that range...

I hate watching those old spunkers outside the doll office swiging on that stuff... I sort of feel that I helped pay for it!! Thats it im not paying any more tax... I feel that this will help these pondlife back to full recovery!! LOL.....

[redleader1]

jimbobsimmonds said:

69 coupe said:

@Redleader1, as you've been sinking a bottle of vino a day for the last 6 years.
Err!
Have you got any recommendations of a nice or favorite Red

+1

Ah where to start!!!! I like full bodied wines, Shiraz, Rioja's, Cabernets etc..

Some of my favourates and recommended ones:

Berberana Reservas 2007
Leopards Leap, Pinotage Shiraz (very nice)
Smith & Hooper, Hundred of Joanna, Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz and is one of my favourates
Turning leaf, Cabernet Sauvignon
Wolf Blass, Cabernet Sauvignon, Yellow label, very strong and rich, too much is headache in the morning...

One I would defenatley recommend is Houghton's, The Bandit, Shiraz Temranillo... Fantastic wine..

Penfolds Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet.

I cant reall recommend many french wines other than a good Chateauneuf Du Pape, always makes a nice change...
Also a few good chianti's....

Any of the above are well worth a try, middle of the range wines....

Enjoy!!

[redleader1]

JumboBeef said:

okgo said:

Nobody moans at students who bing drink probably 4 nights out of 7 for 3 years. yet one bottle of wine a night is a lot?

One bottle on one night is not.

One bottle every night is.

It is... Way too much, but a lot of people, Me included convince ourselves that its ok and well if its spread out over an entire evening... etc...

Its a bloody shame though that all the enjoyable things like foods, wines, sex...ha ha ha can all kill you. Some quicker than others..

[redleader1]

69 coupe said:

redleader1 said:

jimbobsimmonds said:

69 coupe said:

@Redleader1, as you've been sinking a bottle of vino a day for the last 6 years.
Err!
Have you got any recommendations of a nice or favorite Red

+1

Ah where to start!!!! I like full bodied wines, Shiraz, Rioja's, Cabernets etc..

Some of my favourates and recommended ones:

Berberana Reservas 2007
Leopards Leap, Pinotage Shiraz (very nice)
Smith & Hooper, Hundred of Joanna, Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz and is one of my favourates
Turning leaf, Cabernet Sauvignon
Wolf Blass, Cabernet Sauvignon, Yellow label, very strong and rich, too much is headache in the morning...

One I would defenatley recommend is Houghton's, The Bandit, Shiraz Temranillo... Fantastic wine..

Penfolds Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet.

I cant reall recommend many french wines other than a good Chateauneuf Du Pape, always makes a nice change...
Also a few good chianti's....

Any of the above are well worth a try, middle of the range wines....

Enjoy!!

Ahh some wines on that list i've not had smith & hooper and houghtons, the old French have certainly lost out to New World on mid range wines!

revising to £8 365x6=2190x£8=£17520

If you like a full bodied wine you will defenately like those 2, Sainsburys sell both...

Thats a scary amount of money ive pissed down the lav!!! ha ha ha Add that to the amount I have spent on fags over the past 11 years I could go and buy this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2133988.htm