Do you like your wine chilled or at room temperature ?

@JoyfulSilence Scandalous ! 😄

@bijouxbroussard

I put ice in whiskey and rum. Why not wine?

But I have not had a drink in 2 years, due to diabetes and medications.

Yet I seldom drank. I do not miss it.

I miss soda, more. Zero sugar soda is not that good. I am drinking iced tea with Splenda now. Splenda is OK but it is seldom used in soda because it costs more, supposedly. Yet it tastes better!

@JoyfulSilence Zevia sodas are pretty good, sweetened with stevia.

@bijouxbroussard

My mother, as a girl, actually stomped grapes in Italy to make wine.

But in the U.S., when she was older, even she would put an ice cube in her wine!

I never have done that, with the exception of sangria, which I decided I really don't like.

@DrWatson That is so cool ! One of my friends used to tease us about putting an ice cube in wine—until someone brought boxed wine to a get-together. "That’s the kind of wine that deserves ice,"
she told us. 😅

@bijouxbroussard

I have never tried stevia.

I once searched Google for sucralose (Splenda) soda, and got a Walmart ad for Zevia.

I was all excited until I learned it is sweetened with stevia. Google search failed me.

I suppose I could at least try it, though.

@DrWatson

In general, I think most wine is too dry and bitter. Ice helps thin it in addition to making it cold. I prefer lighter, sweeter, and more fruity wine. The Olive Garden had a cheap red one, Roscato Rosso Dolce, that I liked. Nice and gentle, and sweet.

(Sorry for the low quality image, but all the high quality ones won't display here!)

Sometimes when I had a little left and an empty glass of water with leftover ice in it, I would pour the wine on the ice and slurp it with a straw. 😋