Drink Wise
During the recent Bank Holiday weekend, I found myself with a group of people from all walks of life, with very different outlooks and very different opinions about everything! We were thrown together at Pontins in Southport (wow!) with one thing in common: we all had sons who played for the same football team - and who won the competition no less!
It was a great time. There was too much shouting from the sidelines, too many sunburnt (or maybe windburnt) faces, too much running round the balconies shouting and screaming (that was the kids, honest!) and inevitably, too much alcohol consumed.
One woman was drinking organic wine, because she had been told that it gives you less of a hangover. She may be right. She was in better shape than most.
It set me thinking. Drinking organic wine can feel better for you. It feels less bad. It feels more healthy. The same with fair trade wine. It is benefiting the producers and so we can raise a glass with a clear conscience. It tastes as good as any other wine out there so we are not even sacrificing quality for the sake of our ethical values. Result.
So is getting drunk on fair trade or organic wine more acceptable? Probably not, but I’ll have fun constructing the argument and persuading my Pontins pals!
Drink wise. Drink responsibly. Surely that can be more than just the number of units we consume. Here’s to a clear(er!) conscience. Cheers!
Filed under: shopping on June 4th, 2007
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