What are you eating/drinking right now?

I'm just finishing off a 37.5ml bottle of Casillero del Diablo with a few pieces of Lindt extra creamy milk chocolate. The reason for the red this early is that we have just had my homemade lasagna, side salad and my own garlic bread (organic wholemeal). I can say that I feel pretty satisfied now. Oh, the Diablo is quite peppery, not sure if I like it, it's OK, I'm not good with the reds. I'll tell you though chocolate and red wine is a marriage made in heaven.

Going to sit and watch a River Cottage then maybe do something more productive, maybe.

Edit: oh, I've not seen my buddy Brian around, I'm worried about his eating. I hope he hasn't fallen asleep at the piano and forgotten to eat!!

Just a had a glass of water coming from the mixer taps I bought from B & Q for £110 last year. It was served in a glass highball (part of a set of 8; £14.99 from TKMaxx).

The kitchen set where the tap is located was installed by MFI around five years ago costing around £5K - including the unit prices and installation.

Water costs around £400 a year, I think.

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Shushh, I'm watching River Cottage Autumn.

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Originally Posted by Neely

Edit: oh, I've not seen my buddy Brian around, I'm worried about his eating. I hope he hasn't fallen asleep at the piano and forgotten to eat!!

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Neely, if ever you take to the piano you will find that one never falls asleep at the instrument, unlike the computer which has a built in soporific element for those who have a bottle of vino standing on top of the printer. I have been off alcohol for a few days, due to a hangover acquired through drinking too much whisky, but I am back to normal with a bottle of Chianti superiore 2008 from Piccini , a well-known supplier of the wine.

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Originally Posted by Brian Bean

Neely, if ever you take to the piano you will find that one never falls asleep at the instrument, unlike the computer which has a built in soporific element for those who have a bottle of vino standing on top of the printer. I have been off alcohol for a few days, due to a hangover acquired through drinking too much whisky, but I am back to normal with a bottle of Chianti superiore 2008 from Piccini , a well-known supplier of the wine.

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Ah, I told you those spirits were trouble. I think I know the wine you mean, dark label, I think I nearly bought two for a tenner today, but opted for the half Diablo instead because I only really drink red wine with food. I might get the two for a tenner in though if you would recommend it?

I am glad that you are not likely to fall asleep at the piano then. I just assumed that maybe you couldn't be bothered to get some lunch and had passed out.

In the last half an hour I have munched my way through a punnet of blueberries. I had to think several times about buying them though because they were from Argentina and I was cautious of the air miles.

I am about to go downstairs, after having my nightly bath, and fix myself a small mature cheddar cheese sandwich (Lake District Cheese, wholemeal organic bread) and a bottle of Westons because any positive effects of the wine have long since gone. I got excited today after looking for my cucumber and finding two hidden bottles of Westons at the bottom left-hand side compartment of the fridge, hence the signature...

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Originally Posted by Neely

Ah, I told you those spirits were trouble. I think I know the wine you mean, dark label, I think I nearly bought two for a tenner today, but opted for the half Diablo instead because I only really drink red wine with food. I might get the two for a tenner in though if you would recommend it?

I am glad that you are not likely to fall asleep at the piano then. I just assumed that maybe you couldn't be bothered to get some lunch and had passed out.

In the last half an hour I have munched my way through a punnet of blueberries. I had to think several times about buying them though because they were from Argentina and I was cautious of the air miles.

I am about to go downstairs, after having my nightly bath, and fix myself a small mature cheddar cheese sandwich (Lake District Cheese, wholemeal organic bread) and a bottle of Westons because any positive effects of the wine have long since gone. I got excited today after looking for my cucumber and finding two hidden bottles of Westons at the bottom left-hand side compartment of the fridge, hence the signature...

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Well it's always difficult to recommend something to others, because individual taste comes to the fore when it concerns wine. Chianti is not usually a refined sort of wine due to the sun baked soil in which it is normally grown. That is why there are no great vintages as one would get with French wines that have both sun and rain in varying, if not equal, quantities. Nevertheless, there are Chiantis that vary in quality according to their age, but apart from drinking it with Italian food, there isn't a great deal to recommend in Italian red wines. They tend to be dryer than French wines of a similar vintage and I would not recommend them for general drinking. A French equivalent to Chianti would be Cotes du Rhone which, to my mind , is much easier on the palate.

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Originally Posted by Brian Bean

Well it's always difficult to recommend something to others, because individual taste comes to the fore when it concerns wine. Chianti is not usually a refined sort of wine due to the sun baked soil in which it is normally grown. That is why there are no great vintages as one would get with French wines that have both sun and rain in varying, if not equal, quantities. Nevertheless, there are Chiantis that vary in quality according to their age, but apart from drinking it with Italian food, there isn't a great deal to recommend in Italian red wines. They tend to be dryer than French wines of a similar vintage and I would not recommend them for general drinking. A French equivalent to Chianti would be Cotes du Rhone which, to my mind , is much easier on the palate.

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OK, thanks. I've had that Cotes du Rhone before though and it seems a bit light for me. I guess that is what you are saying with suiting the individual palate. As I tend to start off drinking reds with food anyway I might go for the Chianti to stock up, at least it doesn't hurt to get well stocked up with these things at Christmas. I didn't know that about the vintage and the soil.

I've had my Westons and now I've just poured out a Waggledance. This could be a mistake, one because I have to get up tomorrow (but I'll just be late as usual no big deal) and two, because I'll end up dreaming all night again of looking for a toilet. :D

Orange juice.

im actually drinking passion fruit juice since lunch time, to see if it calms down the inner Chutulu, but, nothing yet.

I'm drinking a bottle of Chateau d'Yquem.

Slices of German butter kasse cheese, Swiss cheese, Italian dry salami, crackers, and Jack Daniels and coke highballs.
M&M's for desert

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peanut butter on a toasted bagel and milk

Sun Chips and cranberry-grape juice :)

Mmmm. Red Wine. I remember distinctly a bottle of Pinot Noir that came my way a few years ago. Chocolate Bitters at the rear, Honey Cream at the sides, Coffee at the top and below. Then a wash of Spicy Dried Fruit at the edges - Apricot, Figs, Gingertinged Peach, and then in a unexpected tour de force finale Smoothest 24 year Oakbarreled Single Malt. Magnificent!

Right now I'm settling on a Kilkenny Cream - this is Coffee Chocolate Cream Port made in Victoria. Cheap and 17% sillybilly juice.

I'm drinking Circles Gladiator Merlot, 2008. I'm going to finish the night off sipping water. Those are the only beverages I drink; red wine and water. The latter much more than the former.