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Wine Snobbery for Dummies Part XVIII

May 22, 2014

MW
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May 22, 2014

What are sulfites? Why are some people allergic to them? More importantly, can you still enjoy wine with the appropriate enthusiasm if you happen to be one of the many affected by the presence of sulfites in your otherwise-favorite beverage? Thankfully, the answer to that last question is YES! This week we'll discussing the issue of sulfites in depth and, of course, offering up some great solutions for our wine-loving, sulfite-hating Winos.nnHere's to life!

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:00 AM

Hi y'all!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:01 AM

Kimmers!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:01 AM

Donde esta su hermana?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:01 AM

Look at all that espanolish.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:01 AM

Gracias, Senora Finch
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:01 AM

Hola!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:02 AM

Girl, I bet you do!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:02 AM

Lol. Si! She totally does!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:02 AM

So, how are the famous Finnell sisters tonight?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

Hola, Senor Donaghy!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:03 AM

@sean!!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:03 AM

Oh, you know...just trying to keep up with the Wolfgrams.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“impressive. I, myself, speak some wicked Spanglish”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

I tell him that every single day, Kim
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“wassup ladies”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:04 AM

It's a train wreck
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:04 AM

Miss Molly, I was sooooo thinking of you last weekend!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:05 AM

Hola Seeester! Muy happy to see you here! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“the limmer is back !!!”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

Were you barfing on the side of a country road?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“dork”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:05 AM

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, my dear. @kim
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

Haha! Nah, but was in your old stompin' grounds, at a soccer tournament in River Falls. AND...
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

@kim, LOVE HER!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“year of the wolfgram the rest of us just get tp watch”

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Jennifer Finnell · 1:06 AM

THEN WE SAW A LLAMA!!!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

Wait.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

WHAT?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:07 AM

A llama?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

Yes. Well, it was an Alpaca farm, but there was ONE llama in the herd. He looked like an outcast. I'm sure he was ostracized by the group. Poor thing.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“thanks! as per tradition, we are spending it on separate working shifts.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:08 AM

That? Is fantastic.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“but, Melinda is sitting next to me making him muffins :)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:08 AM

He was probably being ridiculed because he's allergic to sulfites. (How do you like that segue?)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:09 AM

Hahaha, smoooooth
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:09 AM

And....that is why I love llamas
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“REALLY (with the llama)???? Awesome!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:09 AM

Could have been, @Sean. He was only partially shorn, looking rather ragged.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:10 AM

So what's the deal with sulfites? (hear that in my best Jerry Seinfeld voice)
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:10 AM

LMAO Sean!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:10 AM

And again, we're back to a country road...
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

So, for real. Sulfite sensitivities are a real pain in the butt.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“nice!”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:11 AM

I have apparently been developing them over the last few years.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:11 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“screw that he was kicking ass and taking names”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

I noticed last year that sometimes, when drinking wine, I would get stuffy and my hands and feet would start to swell slightly.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

I am starting to suspect the same. Sulfite sensitivity can take many forms as far as symptoms are concerned.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:12 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“like molly after a bender”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:12 AM

Shrek feet! :)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:13 AM

I sort of kicked around the idea for awhile until I had a long talk with a friend of mine who used to own a wine store.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

It never really occurred to me before we started talking about sulfites last week, but I think I might have some related reactions too. What did your wino friend teach you, Moll?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

@Kim, you do. Unfair hangovers!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:13 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“do explain, Molly”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

I mentioned in passing that I *thought* I might be sensitive to sulfites and he went on a total sulfite tirade.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“almost gout like symptoms”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

Exactly, Kim!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:14 AM

Ooh! Tirade! Do tell!
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

It only happens sometimes.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

Why is that?
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:14 AM

Lemme tell you...
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:15 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“I have been curious about that lately, too. I get ridiculous hangovers sometimes -- disproportionate to the amount of wine consumed”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:15 AM

So sulfites are naturally occurring wine. It's part of the fermentation process.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

@Sean, we'll educate you yet.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:15 AM

Right - they are a byproduct of the yeast process.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:16 AM

But additional sulfites are added to wine sometimes as an additional preservative.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:16 AM

However, some regions are known for adding more sulfites to their wines.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:16 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“but only sometimes”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:16 AM

California, specifically.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:16 AM

Why do some regions embrace the practice of adding additional sulfites more than others?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“some lernin be goin on”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:17 AM

This is why I've learned, through a vast number of years of very *scientific research*, that I cannot drink wines from California :(
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:17 AM

@Sean, don't be ridiculous! ;)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:17 AM

@Sean...that is blasphemy.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:18 AM

So what are your "go-to" regions then, Molly?
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:18 AM

No...they took his llama, Sean. They took his llama.
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Molly Wolfgram · 1:19 AM

I've had some time to test this theory lately and I have found, based on my pal Tim's advice, that "Old World" wines from Europe do not affect me in the least.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:19 AM

NO MORE SHREK FEET!!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and that was the final straw, they finally took his login away”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:19 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“you know you could drink less”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:20 AM

I need to start paying closer attention. My "sometimes" with wine involves hot flashes and itchy-swelly-face. So the whole "this wine is making me sexy" thing just flies out the window.
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Jennifer Finnell · 1:20 AM

And then I just tell myself the hot flashes are early onset menopause, because that's easier to deal with than the possibility that I could be allergic to my beloved wine.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:20 AM

Dude, an entire bottle of wine makes me forget EVERYTHING...let alone subtle things like are my CANKLES pronounced.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“that totally explains things -- I tend to drink much more South American than Cali wines”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“that explains the "sometimes"”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

Mmmm. Yes, puffy-sexy. Totally what I was going for.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:21 AM

Oh, Molly, your cankles look fine.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:21 AM

Puffy is my every Sunday morning.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:22 AM

Hi Steve! Hey, good news for you - you know what doesn't contain sulfites? Beer.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:22 AM

★ Spotlighted from Steve Hoffman

“lol”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:23 AM

Organic wines, typically, don't contain as many sulfites as California or South American wine.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and Steve is remarkably quiet”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“still sexy, Jenn. just puffy-sexy”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:23 AM

★ Spotlighted from Steve Hoffman

“hi everybody”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:23 AM

So have we covered the list of familiar sulfite sensitivity symptoms amongst the group? Shrek feet, cankles, hot flashes, itchy-puffy face, disproportionate hangover (which, @kim, could also be a reaction to tannins)...
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

@Sean, I hope you brought enough to share with the class...
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:24 AM

I *accidentally* drank that bottle of Llama wine last night, Sean.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

Great question, Kim!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:24 AM

Again, organic is typically a safe bet.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Hi, Steve!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:24 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“good evening Steve”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“So tonight I am enjoying a lovely 2012 Malbec form Argentina, called wait for it.............”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“LLAMA Malbec form Argentina”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:25 AM

And anything off of an old vine usually doesn't need additionally added sulfites to preserve it.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:25 AM

Yes. Tannins are typically the reason behind why some people are more susceptible to wine headaches & such.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

Wine headache are usually caused by the tannins, not sulfites.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

Right. When I am an old vine, I won't require any additional preservatives because I've already pickled myself from the inside out.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Miss Molly -- for my sulfite sensitive restaurant guests, what should I recommend?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:26 AM

Hahahaha, Jenn! Exactly!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:26 AM

With plenty of sulfites, no doubt! lol
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“I'm sure it wasn't intentional, accident do happen”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

Here's a cool little mythbuster style article I came across on the subject of sulfites: http://www.thekitchn.com/sulfites-in-wine-necessary-or-100878
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Jenn - is tannin sensitivity a thing?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:27 AM

People with allergies or asthma (especially) are more susceptible to suflites.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

@Sean, maybe you should just stick to your white zin. lol
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:27 AM

It's a word now, Kim!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:28 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Awesome, Molly. Thank you!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:28 AM

Here's a common misconception. A lot of people mistakenly think that red wine is more likely to have a higher sulfite content. Not true.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:28 AM

Again, that's getting tannins confused w/ sulfites.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

Tami!!! I hope you brought your llama!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

And that he's wearing a turtleneck!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:29 AM

OMG, a llama in a turtleneck.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:29 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“I'm figuring out that I enjoy the reds a lot more with food, doesn't matter what food just can't drink them straight like I can with the whites”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Interesting. Good thing I'm not partial to the heavily tannined wines (yeah, I don't care if that is actually a word)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

Llama in a turtleneck with sulfite induced Shrek feet and puffy face.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Why does it always come back to White Zin”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:30 AM

Girl, I would do that if I didn't look like a mutant the next day.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:30 AM

Oh Gawd, Tami - I hope you're not mixing them. The creative wine cocktail Tawk was last week. lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Hello Hello! I made it. Better late than never.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:30 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and white peaches”

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Molly Wolfgram · 1:31 AM

Boxed wine, which was formerly my favorite, is usually from California.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:31 AM

Tami, we're comparing the lovely reactions we all experience from too many sulfites. Do you have anything super sexy to add to the list?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:31 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“I have subscribed to that misconception -- I thought it was higher in both.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:32 AM

Um...it's wine that's organic. ;)
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:32 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I'm not prepared at all. Sadly, Ihave some really bad box wine and a can of red bull. It's been THAT kind of week. I'll just sit here in the corner...watch and learn.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:32 AM

Organic wine contains sulfites...but usually less than other wines.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:32 AM

:D
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:33 AM

Thanks, Sean. I looked it up on Wikipedia.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:33 AM

No one. No one says that.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:33 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Boxed wine is my weeknight "hey, I want a glass of wine" wine.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I neglected to stop at the liquor store for organic wine. And now I need to read the entire tawk as I'm not sure what organic wine is. :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:34 AM

Sometimes they're a little too informative...depending upon how much I've pre-gamed the tawk
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:34 AM

Tami, here: http://www.thekitchn.com/sulfites-in-wine-necessary-or-100878
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“All right Finnell.....I figured that one out. :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“And who says these tawks aren't informative???”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:35 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“wow, that is some serious splainin there Jenn”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:35 AM

Awesomeness. Awesomeness is also a side effect of drinking too much wine - with or without sulfites.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:36 AM

Not typically, Kim. Depending on the winery and the region they can go either way.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:36 AM

But more often than not, it's a "young" vine.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:36 AM

Scotch! No wonder her hangovers are disproportionate!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:37 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“So explain sulphites to me. Wait...I'll google it and save you the time.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:37 AM

Tammi, it's 37 minutes into this shit show so you're excused.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:37 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Generally speaking, Molly, are South American wines low on the sulfite index?”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

There is a certain sulfite level in parts per million that, above that level, the label must say "contains sulfites". Levels vary slightly from country to country.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:38 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Annnndddd..I'm spelling sulfites wrong.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:38 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“This I do know...I am not allergic to sulphites. Phew!”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:38 AM

Only slightly, Sean
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“sorry to admit (but only a little sorry) but I also neglected to pick up wine. Thus, Balvenie Doublewood Scotch for me, again”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Thanks Molly. I tried to get on here at 8:00. Blame it on the stupid power outage we had again that set everything back...including homework.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

Nearly all wines "contain suflites" though. The process they use to create wines that do not contain sulfites is too cost prohibitive.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:39 AM

@Tami, you can redeem yourself if you tell us something from the "SO2" section. :)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“can't stop laughing, Molly”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:39 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“I'll stick with recommending BraZin Old Vine Zinfandel for my sulfite sensitive folks”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

Right, but you can tell the wines that are higher in sulfite concentration by the label, at least.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:40 AM

No, you can't.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

Molly is too sexy for her sulfites.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:40 AM

Lord no, Tammi!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:40 AM

It
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:40 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“so Molly any reaction to the Argentinian wine ?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:41 AM

It's getting worse and worse...not unlike my relationship with my teenage daughter.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:41 AM

Lol Molly!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:41 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Now I wish I would have typed what Jenn just did since I just read it. It would have made me look wine smart.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:42 AM

I think 9 is a teenager these days...
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:42 AM

You aren't lying.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:42 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“So Molly...since I haven't read back completely, am I to assume that sulfites and you don't have the best working relationship?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:43 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I also have one of those teenage daughters now too. Ironically my 9 year old is more work.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:43 AM

Okay, back to those rascally sulfites. Molly, is there any way then, to know the sulfite content of a wine without doing complete and total research on it prior to uncorking?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:44 AM

Not really. If you're going into the store blind I would again recommend an organic wine or an Italian, Spanish or French wine
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:44 AM

Bottoms up, Moms & Dads! You've earned it!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:45 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“9 is a demon these days.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:45 AM

It won't always guarantee that it's low sulfite, but given regulations on preservatives in Europe, it's a pretty safe bet.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:45 AM

Cool, Molly - you answered my next question before I asked it.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:46 AM

THIS IS THE ONE TIME I WIN AT ADVICE!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Which is just ONE reason why mommy likes wine!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“mine are in their 20's the problems are different but there still there”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

We're not worthy...
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:46 AM

Unless you do thorough research before going into a store, those are safe bets.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:46 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“3 1/2 year old boy. enough said”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

Well, Tami - you're in the right place! lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:47 AM

Exactly!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:47 AM

They're available on the Tawkers website!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Yes indeed Kim. I think we can all agree that regardless of age..or even having any kids at all...there is always a good reason for wine.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“absolutely awesome advice, Molly.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“ALWAYS a good reason for wine!!!!!!!!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Okay - so if I go into a store, would I ask someone to help me find organic wine? Or is there generally a specific area.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:47 AM

Vivino
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

@Molly, because we ALL take the time to research before heading to the store in that "omg I need some wine" moment. lol
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:47 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“... or Scotch”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:48 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“or gin, or Vodka”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:48 AM

Some of my very knowledgeable friends use Vivino (Michael "Slades" Sladek, for one)
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:48 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“I have found that, yes, Tami, generally an "organic" sub-section”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:48 AM

No one researches before they go to the store. No one.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:48 AM

@Sean, there will be soon. Very, very soon. Stay tuned for the most exciting annoucement the wine world has ever heard. But not til next week. Heeheehee1
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

Yes, Tammi. It is.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Which is why I should have attended every one of these tawks. Can I get transcripts? :)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I would have no idea where to find that section. Hence why I haven't submitted a wine review...I'm wine dumb.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“are there any decent wine apps for your phone, ?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

Vivino is a good way for me to keep track of wines that aren't Shrek-foot inducing.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:49 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“I started using Vivino -- too early to decide if I like it”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:49 AM

@Sean, on FB. Yes.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:50 AM

Vivino. Will check that out.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“that would be call, the wolf”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:50 AM

I have to be better of rating a wine BEFORE I drink the whole bottle.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:50 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Molly - are you saying Vivino is a wine app?”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

God, now I'm thinking of all these quirky little annoyances that I've noticed increasingly over recent years, and I'm wondering if they have to do with this. NOOOOOOOO!!!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Really? Cool! I will definitely read them.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

Well, Molly, how can you know if you really like it until you've drunk it all up? I getcha.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:51 AM

I don't know if that would be in your best interest, Sean. lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:51 AM

They probably do, Jenn. I had a bottle of Italian wine last weekend and absolutely ZERO problems with random crap.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“was that part of the request last week ? the investment one ?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:52 AM

DO NOT BUY ME DORITOS.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:52 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Just downloaded the app.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:52 AM

I've asked this of Sean repeatedly.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:52 AM

LMAO KIM! You're right. Probably just being a hypochondriac. Plus, it's WINE. Totally worth the side effects, right?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:53 AM

So maybe the throwing of punches is slightly embarrassing.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“ok I'll stop buying Molly doritos so I should have an extra $2 a week”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

We'll class it up together, Tami. You have to remember that any wine "education" Kim & I were treated to in our younger years was based on Tex's homemade wine. lol
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Jenn, embrace the Finnell way & ignore the symptoms. Drink it away! Buck up, camper :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:54 AM

Papa Leonard drinks Carlo Rossi out of a coffee mug and describes his wine as horseshit. Class is not genetic...it was hard earned.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:54 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“sure she says that now, but at 3:00 in the afternoon, different story”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:54 AM

Hard earned and self appointed. At least in my case. ;)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:55 AM

Our fathers are living legends.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:55 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“You Wolfgrams and Finnells were brought up on this stuff. We Lee's had very conservative, non-drinking upbringings. Quite possibly why Jared and I went nuts in college. But we didn't learn wine "class."”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

I have repeatedly asked my mother, after raising 6 kids, how she was not drunk every. single. day.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:56 AM

Keep trying, Tami! It was Kim that got Mama Linda loosened up enough to have a few cocktails with us. Now it's a much more regular event & super fun!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“I think it may be a northern thing, gotta do something to keep warm”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“Tex's homemade, hallucinogenic wine”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“It's what I do. :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:56 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“awesome, Papa Leonard!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:56 AM

The fun is probably more in the effort. :)
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:57 AM

We tend to get off topic about 20 mins into every bottle/tawk.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

Oh, holy crap! It's that time! Quick, everybody - next week's topic!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“My dad's family talked about some horrible syrupy wine called Mogen David but I'm not sure I ever saw anyone drink any. And try as Imight, I can't get my mom to have more than one glass of wine EVER!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“12 weeks later still the best line on tawkers ever, I think I detect the aroma of horseshit”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

Okay, well let's pick a topic for the middle 20 minutes, then. lol
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:57 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“And she NEEDS to.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

Let's do a white
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

Riesling?
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“pssst, she was.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“bahahahah, Mogen David. There is a bottle of that by my stove -- for my mother”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:58 AM

Was just gonna say the same. How about Grenache? Cuz it's fun to say.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Sorry - I tend to get off topic when I don't know much about what we are talking about in an effort to be part of the conversation.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

I like!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:58 AM

Let's!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I've got dad loosened up a bit. Mom is tougher. Lynn (Jared's wife) and I do work her though.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“and that's when the real fun begins”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:59 AM

And then I was a retard, because we just said white. Ugh.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 1:59 AM

So Riesling it is!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 1:59 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“it tends to take 20 minutes to get ON topic :)”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:00 AM

I
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:00 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“My brother in law is a beer rep. We get a plethora of new beers that aren't even released at his informal tastings he provides (gives us shots of weird beers at parties).”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:00 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“can six people with ADHD really have an intelligent conversation for a solid hour, I think not”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:00 AM

Until our livers give out.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:00 AM

It's okay, Kim. sometimes I confuse myself. Riesling next week, then. go organic!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“I'm so glad we've had this time together.....”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“what's the verdict, ladies?”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

Which...ya know...probably isn't indefinitely.
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:01 AM

If you haven't liked this FB page yet, DO IT NOW! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Osorios-Latin-Fusion/372160012863405?ref=br_tf
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

Osorio's??? Road trip!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:01 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“damn germans”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“that's where you confused the crap out of me, Jenn”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:02 AM

Tami, say "totes adorbs". Kim loves that one. No, really...she does. lol
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:02 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“How long will you ladies be hosting these tawks? Indefinitely? Wish I could have partaken in more. Wednesdays were difficult with confirmation.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:02 AM

I just stabbed myself.
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:02 AM

cray, cray
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“I think some of you should ask to be put on that transplant waiting list ahead of time”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Is partaken a word? Or would it be partook? Wow..can't believe I'm asking that.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“ummm, shameless Osorio's plug -- watch the fb page as I have 2 amazing events happening next month. REALLY EXCITED!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:03 AM

Okay, Winos. Riesling next week. Cheers! You''re all amazing! Even when your itchy-puffy-swelly-hot!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Awesome sauce!!!! (sorry...channeling a 13 year old with that one).”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“you are going to want to for next month's awesomeness, Molly”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:03 AM

Um...holy crap...did we not realize Delta flies from ATL to Appleton?
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“doesn't even matter, Tami -- past 8:30 make up any word you like”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:04 AM

SWEET!
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:04 AM

THIS IS HAPPENING
MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:04 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“vomiting in my shoes right now. STOP”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:04 AM

It better! And somebody better call me when it does!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“aaaannnnnndddddd, I'm out. Jenn, you suck!”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“That's funny - was just about to type that. The day I say that...just shoot me.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:05 AM

Good night, Gracie!
JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“I know ...riiigghhtttt??? (Said with the upward voice tilt)”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:05 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“sister on sister crime, It's ugly to watch”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“thanks ladies, and Steve”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“good gawd, Molly, get on that!”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Sean Donaghy

“say good night Gracie”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“Okay ladies and gents....time for me to get kiddos to bed and enjoy quiet time. YOu have no idea how nice it is not having a husband home. Time for quiet stupid TV time.”

MW

Molly Wolfgram · 2:06 AM

★ Spotlighted from Tamara Lee Day

“g'night all.”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:07 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“g'night all y'all”

JF

Jennifer Finnell · 2:08 AM

★ Spotlighted from Kimberly Finnell

“good night Gracie”