He
picked up the bottle of wine he‟d opened. “I got white because of the
chicken, but I didn‟t know what kind you liked. This is supposed to be
good.”
“Supposed?”
“I don‟t know a lot about wine. I looked it up.”
She took the glass he offered, sampled, watching him all the while. “Your research paid off.”
“Supposed?”
“I don‟t know a lot about wine. I looked it up.”
She took the glass he offered, sampled, watching him all the while. “Your research paid off.”
Vision in White
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For the
gentlemen: a masterclass in how to deal expertly with women and wine.
Does it
matter what wine is poured when the intention is to seduce? And if so, what
bottles might it be good to open? I ask these questions because I was browsing
in wine merchants Lea & Sandeman last Friday when a chap, who I’ll call Mr
X, walked in and asked for help.
“I have an
important date tonight,” I overheard him say.
“She likes white wine. What should I buy?”
He twinkled. “My life is in your hands.”
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“She likes white wine. What should I buy?”
He twinkled. “My life is in your hands.”
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What she knew about wine wouldn't fill a thimble, but she
sipped because it was expected. Then her brows lifted. "This isn't anything like what they serve down at the pub."
"I wouldn't think so." He considered what they called the house white down at Shiney's one shaky step up from horse piss.
sipped because it was expected. Then her brows lifted. "This isn't anything like what they serve down at the pub."
"I wouldn't think so." He considered what they called the house white down at Shiney's one shaky step up from horse piss.
Rising Tides