New Tesco Store Able To Sell Alcohol 24 Hours a Day
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We have a new Tesco Super Store opening up in our Town today. According to local news stories, this is going to be a new all singing all dancing store selling just about everything you could ever want. It’s not really very fair on all the little independent traders that have been in the area for years!!
Mind you, it has to be good for people who were looking for employment. With this new store opening an additional 250 jobs have been created, so that means at least there will be less people signing on at the local Job Centre.
However, there is a big debate at the moment because Tesco’s have been permitted to sell alcohol 24 hours a day. The new shop is in an area of our town where crime is already a major problem. I’m not convinced it is such a great idea granting them a 24 hour licence. The scum that already roam the streets at night are just going to be even worse if they can get their hands on alcohol all night.
Don’t get me wrong though I am a lover of alcohol, but is it really necessary to be able to purchase it at 3.00 o’clock in the morning?
I have never felt the desire to still be drinking at this time of the morning and I would think if you are then you have a pretty bad alcohol problem.
The store was due to open at 8 this morning by one of our local Dignatary’s and there will be a bit of a party after the ribbon has been cut.
I wonder if Tesco are providing the wine??
Personally my favourite is a glass of red, but I would imagine they have quite a choice. There will probably be German Wine, Italian Wine and maybe even some Portuguese Wine. I bit they haven’t gone all out though and provided any Champagne!!
Tesco have advertised that they are giving a local children’s hospice charity a 1,000 Pounds towards their new hospice. This sounds like a huge amount, but when you consider that their 2009 pre-tax profits were just over 3 billion, it doesn’t really amount to much!!!
How Many Units of Wine Is Acceptable Per Week?
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The past weekend was yet another one filled with alcohol. Now I reach a point on Saturday afternoon when I feel the need for a drink and it doesn’t matter what drink it is.
This Saturday I had polished off a bottle of Spanish Wine before 4pm. The real problem is that I drink a glass of wine like I would a glass of water. In all honesty I feel it’s getting a bit of a problem and I know in my heart I am going to have to stop it right away.
It used to be when I went shopping on a Friday I would just get one bottle of wine for the weekend. Now I find myself buying a minimum of 3 bottles just to see us through the weekend.
Last week the supermarket had offers on Chilean wine and French wine, so I really went for it and got a couple of each.
My concern is that if it’s in the house I will drink it and to be honest I don’t really care what the drink is. For Christmas we were given a bottle of Sambuca and a bottle of Baileys. Over the past few weeks, these 2 bottles have been finished. I think the problem is that instead of using the shot glasses we use a great big wine glass!
I think the only solution is that I am going to have to stop drinking any alcohol for a while. It’s going to be tough, but I think it is necessary.
I think my partner might have a bit of a grumble about this, but I’m sure he will understand my reasons behind it.
Mind you, I think the ban can probably wait until the weekend, so giving me time to polish off any booze lying around the house. I think I still have a nice bottle of gin stored in the cupboard, so I think perhaps I will go and get a bottle of tonic to drink with this!!
Guide To Home Winemaking
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Guide To home wine making by Learn To Brew shows you how to produce quality wines in just a few short weeks with little cost and effort. This video guides you in an easily understood methodology for home wine making, helping you better understand the steps to wine making so that you can create the finest wine possible and learn to master the art of home wine making.
Features:
* Easy to Follow Instructions
* Complete Wine Equipment List and Descriptions
* Easy Reference Menu
* Visual Aid to Winemaking
* much more….
Duration : 0:0:48
The Winemaker Speaks: On Making Homemade Wine, Part 3
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homemade winemaker Tony Spinelli Sr. of Seymour, Connecticut, talks about some of the winemaking issues viewers have written to him with. A must-see for do-it-yourselfers and those who would like to be!
Duration : 0:5:34
Winemaking at Home Made Easy and Fun – Fermenting Wine
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Brewing our own wine at home is really simple and easy. http://www.wandillawine.com
Here are 2 six gallon batches fermenting in the closet under the stairs.
Six gallons of Pinot Grigio and six gallons of Cabernet/Merlot blend.
Duration : 0:0:54
How to Make Umeshu & Ume Syrup (Plum Wine & Plum Syrup)
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Ingredients for Plum Syrup & Plum Wine
- Plum Syrup -
500g Green (unripe) Plums (17.64 oz)
500g Rock Sugar (17.64 oz)
50ml Vinegar (0.21 u.s. cup)
- Plum Wine -
500g Green (unripe) Plums (17.64 oz)
250g Rock Sugar (8.82 oz)
900ml Shochu (3.80 u.s. cup)
(35% alcohol by volume)
Shochu for Sanitizing Containers
** How To Store Plum Syrup **
Remove the plums and store the syrup in a refrigerator
About Music
Fre’de’ric Chopin – Valse in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” – Op. 64 No. 1
Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Ste’phane Magnenat
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Cranberry super simple wine
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Cranberry tail wine based on Merddyn’s ‘Super Simple Wine’ recipe. This is not a ‘how-to’ video. This is a ‘how I did’ video. Please read professional instructions before attempting alcohol production of any kind.
Duration : 0:4:6
How to Make Mulled Wine : Adding Fruit for Mulled Wine
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Learn how to add fruit for Mulled Wine with expert cooking tips in this free video recipe for a holiday favorite drink.
Duration : 0:2:4
Home Brewing Wine Part 1
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How to make wine. Easy steps to making wine at home that tastes as good as any store bought wine. Part of my Easy Home Brewing series.
Duration : 0:10:0
Winemaking – Homemade Wine Makes a Great Gift
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http://www.wandillawine.com
This first video is Wanda talking about what we did with the first few gallons of wine we made. She embled all the materials and designed and ordered the custom items for the gift packages we gave for Christmas last year.
Some receipients have called us a couple of months later to praise the wine and express disbelief that it was made at home. That’s how good the wine these kits produce is.
Duration : 0:0:21