sanity wrote:So, does that mean we're going to be referred to with certain terms of endearment if we guessed incorrectly, once the mysteries are revealed?

No, wrong guesses should be treated with unadulterated contempt.

jwhite6114 wrote:No, wrong guesses should be treated with unadulterated contempt.

I'm hoping wrong guesses will not be mentioned at all.....I'd like to remain anonymous in my wrongness.

jwhite6114 wrote:No, wrong guesses should be treated with unadulterated contempt.

Too many people in this place might like that...let's just implement a 10% wine noob surcharge on future orders for wrong guesses.

javadrinker wrote:Too many people in this place might like that...let's just implement a 10% wine noob surcharge on future orders for wrong guesses.

Might as well just up shipping to $10 and offer a coupon to the handful of folks who get correct guesses

jwhite6114 wrote:Might as well just up shipping to $10 and offer a coupon to the handful of folks who get correct guesses

Hmm. The law disallows any sort of prize for drinking games such as this, so the coupon idea is a non-starter. But, i bet the law is silent as to penalties for wrong guesses.

Sort of like it's against the credit card agreement to have surcharges for the use of credit cards, but discounts for cash purchases are allowed.

JOATMON wrote:Hmm. The law disallows any sort of prize for drinking games such as this, so the coupon idea is a non-starter. But, i bet the law is silent as to penalties for wrong guesses.

Sort of like it's against the credit card agreement to have surcharges for the use of credit cards, but discounts for cash purchases are allowed.

My sarcasm is just not sticking today, I guess

jwhite6114 wrote:My sarcasm is just not sticking today, I guess

You didn't use italics silly.

sanity wrote:You didn't use italics silly.

jwhite6114 wrote:

Oh J-dub, you're the funniest guy I know.

javadrinker wrote:Oh J-dub, you're the funniest guy I know.

J-dub, best damn poster of the year.

Winedavid39 wrote:Working on it! gonna send an email out to the (several) slugs who have not submitted answers. Deadline will likely be some time next week.

This slug just submitted. I am a relative n00b with wines, so I had to wait until a friend of mine who has a cellar many restaurants are envious of could help me. We recently had a Cuvee R (and I found one tonight while checking on my Humbug that my wife had stashed away - oooohhh I was so happy).

Anyway, we had that to compare to, pulled up the Wellington website, then also opened a Cabernet. So we knew the red dotted one was not a syrah or cabsauv.

But it went so well with the Muenster cheese and the thick pork loin chops that were marinated with olive oil and a good rub. The baby red potatoes baked with fresh garlic browned with olive oil and butter further softened the big red we tasted. The final piece de resistance was the strawberry and spinach salad topped off with a homemade vinaigarette gave a nice tart counter punch to the wine.

All in all, although I am not sure of what it was, it was tasty. I am glad that I took my time to invite a good friend over and plan a proper meal to go with it. Thanks SB and WD, this was a fun challenge to work on, even though I was called a slug.

javadrinker wrote:Oh J-dub, you're the funniest guy I know.

polarbear22 wrote:J-dub, best damn poster of the year.

No, no, PB. You forgot to use the italics (like me) ... see Java's example -- he gets it

Last-minute slug checking in. Just to be sure... the only choices are wines currently available on the Wellington website, right?

eric9tx wrote:Last-minute slug checking in. Just to be sure... the only choices are wines currently available on the Wellington website, right?

I don't recall if "currently available on the website" was a rule ... but they are straight varietal wines (no blends).

So, is this contest over or was it running THROUGH the 22nd?

Oh dangit I never popped the red dot. Got the green and orange dots in, though. I just drink too slowly

cheron98 wrote:Oh dangit I never popped the red dot. Got the green and orange dots in, though. I just drink too slowly

s/"drink too slowly"/"lack dedication"

snore Zzzzzzz......wha.....what....whaaaat....Are we there yet?!?!?

Not yet.....zzZZZZZZZZZ

results por the favor

still a no go?

jkwest wrote:still a no go?

WD's probably trying to figure out a nice way of saying that we were ALL wrong, that what we drank wasn't even actually wine, but Folgers' Crystals.

andyduncan wrote:WD's probably trying to figure out a nice way of saying that we were ALL wrong, that what we drank wasn't even actually wine, but Folgers' Crystals.

I thought I noticed something funny on the corks!

This is what happens when you drink refurbished wine, that was fashioned from refurbished grapes, that were grown on refurbished land, with refurbished roots that came from some fancy French or Italian vineyard. The Europeans are notorious for selling refurbished junk!!!! I must admit though, the Wellington collection went very well with everything, and the Roomba actually got a little tipsy vacuuming up the the dregs!!!!

andyduncan wrote:WD's probably trying to figure out a nice way of saying that we were ALL wrong, that what we drank wasn't even actually wine, but Folgers' Crystals.

Now there is an idea. Dehydrated or freeze-dried wine. Much easier to smuggle into your favorite sporting event, drink at work, etc.

Andy - better get a patent. Does anyone know a good patent attorney?

ready2go wrote:This is what happens when you drink refurbished wine, that was fashioned from refurbished grapes, that were grown on refurbished land, with refurbished roots that came from some fancy French or Italian vineyard. The Europeans are notorious for selling refurbished junk!!!! I must admit though, the Wellington collection went very well with everything, and the Roomba actually got a little tipsy vacuuming up the the dregs!!!!

Huh?

polarbear22 wrote:Now there is an idea. Dehydrated or freeze-dried wine. Much easier to smuggle into your favorite sporting event, drink at work, etc.

Andy - better get a patent. Does anyone know a good patent attorney?

**looks innocent**

It's not as simple. Alcohol is a liquid; dehydrated wine, by definition, would just be pretty close to 100% alcohol and no water, but still liquid.

Loweeel wrote:**looks innocent**

you too eh? Technically speaking, he's already established the *idea*, as has been well documented so next step would be the patent search and app! Forget Tang, we have wine in space

Loweeel wrote:**looks innocent**

It's not as simple. Alcohol is a liquid; dehydrated wine, by definition, would just be pretty close to 100% alcohol and no water, but still liquid.

Actually, some Dutch students claimed to have invented a powdered form of alcohol that can be turned into a low alcohol (3%ish) drink by adding water: Reuters Article

I can't seem to find anything more about it, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a hoax, but there might be a way of combining ethyl alcohol with another chemical that it into a solid at room temperatures. Probably tastes like Tang though.

Loweeel wrote:**looks innocent**

It's not as simple. Alcohol is a liquid; dehydrated wine, by definition, would just be pretty close to 100% alcohol and no water, but still liquid.

But does that mean that a wine of 14% ABV, would be reduced to around 14% of its original volume? So we would only need a 3.5 oz bottle for a 750ml bottle of wine? (Still too large for carry on luggage.)

Probably need a chemist before we go to the patent office. Is there one of those around?

This is my brain on Friday.

andyduncan wrote:Actually, some Dutch students claimed to have invented a powdered form of alcohol that can be turned into a low alcohol (3%ish) drink by adding water: Reuters Article

I can't seem to find anything more about it, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a hoax, but there might be a way of combining ethyl alcohol with another chemical that it into a solid at room temperatures. Probably tastes like Tang though.

Tang that gets you drunk? That'd sell!

polarbear22 wrote:Now there is an idea. Dehydrated or freeze-dried wine. Much easier to smuggle into your favorite sporting event, drink at work, etc.

Andy - better get a patent. Does anyone know a good patent attorney?

so none of yous even bothered to google powdered wine then? for example. guess there is room for improvement on that 8.2% ABV though.

polarbear22 wrote:
Probably need a chemist before we go to the patent office. Is there one of those around?

Nematic?

themostrighteous wrote:so none of yous even bothered to google powdered wine then? for example. guess there is room for improvement on that 8.2% ABV though.

Sure, sure. Get all real on us. It was more fun to think it was our idea.

OK, move along, nothing new happening here.

Corrado wrote:*looks at watch*

*confirms date*

*looks at WD, tapping watch*

This has been dissappointingly anticlimactic. Lots of excitement at the beginning tapering off into nothingness.

mshilko wrote:This has been dissappointingly anticlimactic. Lots of excitement at the beginning tapering off into nothingness.

Agreed - gonna have to give a good Philly...

Booooooooooooo!

grate88 wrote:Agreed - gonna have to give a good Philly...

Booooooooooooo!

Well, we're right up the road from Peter's Place and plan to stop by tomorrow. Perhaps we can get some insider information to post...