560475 Fri Sep 26 13:10:37 -0700 2008 10 34 Wine 0 4064228 I've noticed people, ok women, in LA topping off their white wine at parties with S. Pellegrino. One waitress at the Edendale Grill in Silver Lake actually recommended it when they were out of sparkling Rosé. My stepfather is appalled by this practice and hides his wine when friends are around. Soooo my question is whether drinking white wine with S. Pellegrino is totally gauche and so predictably LA or is this actually normal and been done for ages in Italy? Fri Sep 26 13:10:37 -0700 2008 12909 Hershey Bomar 1 4064399 Why not, if you/they like it ! I've added ice to rosé and white in hot summer weather. BUT I would never compare that to anything that can be called sparkling wine. Fri Sep 26 14:22:19 -0700 2008 4064228 11828 Maximilien 1 4064453 Like sex. In the privacy of your own glass, whatever you like is valid. Fri Sep 26 14:52:04 -0700 2008 4064228 28703 RicRios 1 4066075 Tell your stepdad to lighten up! White wine with sparkling water is widely enjoyed in Germany under the name Weißwineschorle, and those carbonation-obssessed teutons are on to something with that combination. Some wines are profound, and should be contemplated and taken seriously. But some wines are tasty, fun, and meant to be enjoyed with a light heart. Mixing wine with sparkling water isn't a great way to appreciate the subtleties of the wine ... but it can be a lovely, tasty, refreshing drink, perfectly adapted to a summer afternoon. So, keep your sparkling water away from my 20-year-old Riesling, but for a young white meant to be drunk this year? Hells yes! So those angelenas are in pretty good company with men and women in Cologne, Berlin, Vienna... Sat Sep 27 11:51:58 -0700 2008 4064228 177724 tmso 2 4066713 That's what I wanted to hear. I'll send him this. Sat Sep 27 18:24:51 -0700 2008 4066075 12909 Hershey Bomar 1 4066723 Your stepfather is damn right! If you want to have San Pellegrino and white wine, just use 2 different glasses and drink separately. If the white wine is of high quality, the San Pellegrino will completely alter the taste. And yes, it is so LA! Another excellent reason for Northern California to break away and form its own state, Sat Sep 27 18:31:13 -0700 2008 4064228 192682 bclevy 2 4066973 What's high quality or what is too expensive to "alter". Sat Sep 27 21:31:01 -0700 2008 4066723 12909 Hershey Bomar 3 4067034 Any white wine $15 or up (chardonnay, viognier, pinot gris ...). On the other hand 2 buck Chuck and anything that comes into a jug is fair game, except in this case you would probably be better off drinking the San Pellegrino straight up and forego the wine. Sat Sep 27 22:51:08 -0700 2008 4066973 192682 bclevy 4 4067675 Hey bc, have you heard of "De gustibus non est disputandum" ("Chacun à son goût") ? Sun Sep 28 10:38:03 -0700 2008 4067034 28703 RicRios 1 4067457 I actually saw this as a tip recently on a morning TV news broadcast as a way to cut calories. Sun Sep 28 08:52:06 -0700 2008 4064228 11117 SteveTimko 2 4068128 Not only is it a way to cut calories, but as a before-dinner drink or at a cocktail party, it helps keep people from drinking too much alcohol. Isn't wine with sparkling water or club soda called a Spritzer? Sun Sep 28 14:38:40 -0700 2008 4067457 86402 brandygirl