How often do you have a glass of wine.?

I never drink alcohol - I am a Salvationist. I've been surprised by the number of men (no women so far) who have turned on me and said they hate people who think they are superior because they don't drink! That's their response to my polite decline to have a glass of wine.

The real reason we in the Salvation Army don't drink is that in its beginnings a great many people the Salvationists went out to help had fallen into dire poverty and used alcohol to cope with misery and ill-health. Alcohol was cheap. This lead to addiction and a spiral down into a jobless, poverty stricken misery which affected large families living in squalor.

The S.A. Leaders realised, way ahead of medicine's findings, that it was only possible to overcome addiction to alcohol by giving it up entirely. So they said they would stop drinking so as to give courage to the poor people afflicted with alcoholism, thus demonstrating you can enjoy yourself, have a party, wedding, Christmas, etc. and celebrate without alcohol. When the ordinary members heard their leaders were giving up alcohol they said they too would do the same and thus "come alongside" the people who had the horrible experience of alcoholism and whose only cure was never to drink it.

So, far from looking down on people who drink, we Salvationists are standing beside those for whom alcohol has caused great misery to their lives. We too, as non drinkers, aim to give them hope, companionship and courage, as they go through life facing the great challenge of never drinking alcohol again.

I love a brandy and green ginger, Glenfinnan. Even though I once came to grief because I didn't realise the green ginger was alcoholic.

Once a year at Christmas Day lunch.

I have a brandy and ginger most evenings before dinner DH has a half pint of cider. It’s part of what we do.

I usually have a large glass of white with my evening meal but have been suffering acid reflux so I now have one or two gin and tonics in the evening I have no trouble getting up for work in the mornings and it relaxes me when I come home from work .Must admit reading a lot of the posts I might have to consider cutting down I do intend joining slimming world next week so I will have to cut down drastically

We have our main meal at lunchtime and I have a small glass of white wine with it. But during Advent and Lent I don't have wine. I'm not a member of the Orthodox church but it has many periods of fasting so I use their fasting periods to abstain from wine and give my liver a rest. Adding up all those days probably means that I have wine for only about half the days in the year.

Silverlining47

I doubt whether anyone who drinks rarely or not at all, gives two hoots as to how much anyone else drinks. I certainly don't and as for being virtuous, I've read all the comments and can't find one that fits that bill.

Ellie Ann
Your willpower disappears when your GCs go home?

It's at it again- glasses!

Hey anxiousgran, that's why I posted, the thread was beginning to look a bit lopsided even without tha beer glasess?

I’m with the drinkers, I read an article which said over 50s were the biggest boozers, not the young, oldies tend to drink mostly at home. I did dry January and trying to just drink at weekends when OH and I will share a bottle on Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes Sundays if we have family over. Of course are are exceptions- when we go out, have friends in, go on holiday, birthdays, a nice summer evening cocktail in the garden etc. But I would generally say we do keep to the guidelines , having 3 or 4 alcohol free days per week . Yes life is for living, and what’s the use of denying yourself all of life’s pleasures just to have a couple of extra years in a care home.

Ahh, Port, love it. Keep it for special occasions with fellow Port lovers. We drink red wine with red meat and pasta, white with chicken. Will open a bottle maybe once a week with a meal-not every day. Mostly Cabernet Sav or Malbec and Reisling or Fume Blanc. DH likes a glass of Brandy now and then. I like it for a Hot Toddie. Better than over the counter cold medication for making you have a good nights rest when you have a cold.


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I join the French crew! It is such a different culture here. Rarely see anyone drunk and glasses of wine are small and guilt free! I have a glass or maybe 2 most nights (small glass, not the third of bottle you might get in a winebar in London!) and look forward to that time in the evening when I am preparing dinner. Rarely drink in the day unless it's a special lunch with friends.
Some posts sound quite self righteous in their abstinence!

A couple of wine glasses of pear cider with my Sunday dinner.
I love port and lemonade, but usually only drink it when I`m out for a meal, which isn`t all that often, I`ll usually have one or sometimes 2. I had 2 bottles of port bought me for Christmas, but have only had 3 drinks of it so far. Never touch spirits, hate `em, and enjoy an occasional light beer in hot weather.

In fact it’s 5 now ,just off to get a glass!

Old meg- it’s always 5o’clock somewhere in the world?

Most people, I know, are economical with the truth about their drinking. The slurred words and red curves at the corner of the mouth are a give away.
The liver is a very forgiving organ and does not give any symptoms until it is really damaged.

I have at least 2 glasses of wine every night, or G+T and a glass of wine.

We went out in the evening yesterday and I had 2 units before we went out and 2 lagers (halves) and a g+t during a pub quiz. Not the norm for me though. I am trying to have 2 dry nights a week, but it doesn't work out usually.

If GDs come I have only 1 though, and only if we're having a meal.

Ages since I was drunk though. Haven't had a hangover for many years. I'm not overweight at all.

Beginning to feel I drink too much now, in comparison to others on this thread.

Whenever I fell like one if I am cooking dinner in the week I may slurp one. Found a bottle in the cupboard left over from Christmas, not that good so added soda water lemon and ice and had a spritzer.

Kitty I too like a drink or two whilst preparing the supper and maybe a nice cheese biscuit or an oat cake.

kitty really I'm not that much of an old hippy. No my drug of choice has always been alcohol. My friends husband is a pathologist who drinks a few glasses of red every night. He confirms that the alcohol guidelines were based on guesswork rather than robust research. The only things that put me off is the calorie content and driving I never even have one alcoholic drink if driving and I'm out tonight to the golf club committee without DH so its a cup of tea for me.

I'm afraid it's feast or famine with me. Can go several weeks without a drink but when I have a night out or am just in the mood at home (usually with friends though!) then I can easily drink a whole bottle. Naughty I know but hey, life's for living!

Everyday!!!

Very rarely. However, I can keep it in the house [the S.O. always has a bottle or two opened/unopened floating around] and not drink it. Whereas, if I have anything like Advocaat, Tia Maria etc in the house I can drink it like pop cause I like the taste. So I don't keep any here.

Haven't cooked a dinner in over 20 years without a vodka and soda for company!
I blame Keith Floyd.