Why Is Wine Always The Answer?

Each day, after walking in my front door from work, I have yet to find a reason to NOT pour myself a glass of wine. Wine seems to be my go-to at all hours of the day, all days of the week. It tastes great, it makes me feel great, and it is greatly relaxing. Wine is always the answer to my problems, feelings, or just plain drink choice.

Not only is wine great to drink with dinner, dessert, and even breakfast during a rough morning, but what makes wine the answer is having the people I surround myself with love it also. I thought maybe everybody loved it so much because it was a quick fix to get a buzz, but then I realized there are plenty of other "quick fixes" out there.

So you would think for someone that drinks/thinks/blinks wine on a daily bases would know a lot about it... Not really.  I don't know the difference between Cabernet and Merlot, and I definitely do not know how long you need to leave wine fermenting before it is ready. I spend my time enjoying it, not learning it.

What I do know is why wine is so damn enjoyable, and there isn't just one reason, there are a few...

1. It's made from a fruit.

 

2. Your girlfriends love it.

3. It's cheap because an $8 bottle and a $48 bottle taste the same.

4. You sleep like you used to when you were 8 years-old after a few glasses.

 

5. You can drink it at all hours of the day.

6. You can drink it out of the bottle.

7. It makes you do stupid things, willingly.

8. There is no such thing as a glass "too big" for wine.

9. You can drink it in your PJ's happily.

10. You enjoy drinking it when you're sad.

 

10. You enjoy drinking it when you're happy.

11. It's healthy for you.

12. It makes dinners more fun.

13. You look sophisticated drinking it.

14. You enjoy spending your money on it.

15. It helps you speak your feelings.

16. It's an activity to do while hanging out with a friend.

17. It's legal.

18. Most importantly, it gets you drunk without tasting like rubbing alcohol.

Dedicated to Maria Resasco*