Quote:
James Bond: "Oh, it's lost its chill..."
Jill Masterson:"Oh, why you...."
James Bond: "Don't worry, there is another one in the fridge."
Jill Masterson: "Who needs it?"
James Bond: "My girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above a temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!"
James Bond: "Now... where is that passion juice..."
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Yours truly can't afford a '53 Dom Perignon, so I hafta settle with some lesser-priced but just-as good brands!
I draw the line at drinking Jacques Bonet California Champagne - it is the cheapest and nastiest-tasting piss on earth! (And what we all got drunk on the night I was initiated.)
When it comes to wines, I'm very partial to the German Mosel-Saar-Ruwer variety of white wines; light in body and don't pack an alcoholic wallop like California wines do (most are in the 6-8% strength). If I can find it (and the price isn't through the roof) the best of the bunch is the famous Bernkasteler Doktor, made only in one vineyard owned by the town doctor, and a favorite of the late German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (a native of Bernkastel).
German wines have very complicated labels to distinguish the various qualities, but once you learn 'em it really isn't hard. Even the shape and color of the bottle tells you which wine region the wine's from: long-necked green ones are Mosel wines, brown bottles are from the Rhine region.