who will be drinking bubbly on the eve?

[mrbigstuff]

beerman, I'm only an oenophile in my little world but I have read about wine pretty extensively and know some people in the business. I've done the usual tastings, wine expos, and restaurant wine dinners. I'm no sommelier, but I did think seriously about attending a certification course at one time about a decade ago. I used to host wine dinners at my home and each couple or individual would bring along a bottle (or a half-bottle) to taste with a set menu. That in and of itself does not make me an expert; I've just had a lot of wine

But, and probably because of the above, my stomach can no longer take a lot of the tannins in the reds, so I'm forced to drink mostly white. I can have the occasional red now and then but only about half a glass. Ah, the comeuppance.