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How often do you have a glass of wine.?

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Maggiemaybe Tue 06-Feb-18 08:58:48

I tried some low alcohol fruit fusion wine this last week (Echo Falls?) and enjoyed it. I think it was only 8 units the bottle. I wouldn’t drink it all the time, as I prefer a dry wine, but I’ll certainly buy it again occasionally.

Maggiemaybe Tue 06-Feb-18 08:50:13

I have a bottle over the course of a week at home, and I always have two alcohol free days. We have a weekly night out when I have a couple of drinks, so I’m within the government guidelines on a normal week. On high days and holidays all bets are off.

PamelaJ1 Tue 06-Feb-18 08:34:44

I do worry a bit about the younger generation though. We didn’t really start drinking on a regular basis until our50’s They seem to down such a lot when they are partying. Even when the party is a family ‘do’.

Greyduster Tue 06-Feb-18 08:33:31

I will have a couple of glasses at the weekend, but in the week generally only if we are eating pasta. I like a glass of red with lasagne or spag Bol! So maybe, in all, three or four glasses a week. When GS is staying over I don’t take alcohol at all.

PamelaJ1 Tue 06-Feb-18 08:23:38

Don’t worry about me travelsafar, I’m so not worth it??

cornergran Tue 06-Feb-18 08:22:09

It varies here, sometimes weekends, sometimes in the week, sometimes both or not at all. Prefer hot chocolate in this weather smile.

travelsafar Tue 06-Feb-18 08:19:09

I never drink and i worry about some people i know who do nearly every evening not just at the weekend. I especially worry if i know they have children as my fear is, what if one of the children was taken ill and you had to drive them to hospital and you had been drinking!!!! I dont remember this being a 'thing' that people did when i was a child or youngster, it seems to be the norm nowadays. You only drank wine on a special occasion or on a night out.

NanKate Tue 06-Feb-18 08:13:33

I usually have one or two glasses at the weekend but rarely in the week. I do sometimes feel tempted in the week but as DH rarely drinks I don’t open a bottle for myself.

What about you.