Any advice is helpful

[Kcwhippet]

Puccino,

To amplify on Foodie's post, in every country where wine plays a part in the culinary culture of the country, wine is always regarded as a food. Being in France I would think you'd be more aware of that, but I guess you might take it for granted. The puritanical forefathers who created the U.S. saw to it that wine (and other alcoholic beverages) was regarded as a tool of the devil and was to be feared and reviled. That attitude has come forward even into the modern era, as witness the Amendment to our Constitution creating Prohibition. In countries where wine has been made for many, many centuries, it has always been considered as an integral part of most meals, and is, therefore, regarded as a food item. All the people I know from France, Italy, Spain, etc. who grew up with wine on the table have that concept of wine as food rather than as just another alcoholic beverage. I don't mean to put words in Foodie's mouth, but I believe this may be part of what he was trying to convey (in a lot fewer words).

[This message has been edited by Kcwhippet (edited 06-11-2003).]