Yikes! I prefer the European, slow, steady drip throughout the day. Sane, relaxed, and functional, but not drunk. No antidepressants, no Valium, and much more functional than being on prescription drugs. A glass of wine at lunch....a little tension easing. It’s not quite the same as an American 3 Martini lunch. Our regard for alcohol is is ridiculously messed up.
LOL...I used to have neighbors and we’d sit out back and try different wines, BBQ, share the latest news, scandal and gossip. We really became quite *the* wine snobs. Good thing they moved away, b/c I might have become an alcoholic! LOL Don’t get me started on single malt Scotch. :0P
When my kids were young, they were allowed to have a sip of wine with a meal. I thought that that would take the *mystery* out of drinking. Now that they are grown, none have a problem with drinking. I don’t really know if that is the reason why.