WINE & ROMANCE
"Wine drinking has always been associated with sophistication and class"
Courtesy of the Bubbly Professor
It’s a timeless truth – Wine and Romance just seem to go together. No less a sage than Ovid, in his 17 A.D. treatise entitled “The Art of Love” wrote:
“It warms the blood, adds luster to the eyes, and wine and love have ever been allies.”
Ancient Roman poets aside, I wonder, is there really a link between wine and romance?
In support of this moonstruck mandate I offer the following hard science: According to the online research firm Cyberpulse, in a survey of over 500 women, 59% of the ladies would like their sweethearts to give them wine, rather than chocolates, on Valentine’s Day. (Sorry, gentlemen, flowers are de rigueur, even if they must come from the grocery store.) The women were reported to feel than wine was “more adult and romantic than chocolate,” and that they prefer wine because “wine signifies sharing and spending time together.”
One reason – I suspect – that wine is linked to successful romance is that people seem more attractive after a glass or two of wine. In my wine tasting classes, I always admit that after first sip of Sauvignon Blanc I feel 10 degrees cooler, and other people appear 10% hotter.
I am relieved to have my suspicion, and that of generations of party people, affirmed by no less an institution than theUniversity of Glasgow in Scotland. According to their research, another person will appear 25% more attractive after one glass of wine. Unfortunately, that’s where the research ended…they failed to report if that other person appeared 100% more attractive after four glasses. (I believe this to be true.)
The Timeless Truth About Wine...
From the Victorian inns of San Francisco to the teahouses of Kyoto, the world is full of romantic destinations.
Although Paris is the obvious choice, there are many other cities (domestic and exotic) where the vistas, architecture and food can inspire passion and even marriage proposals.
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