Eugine_Nier comments on The Unfinished Mystery of the Shangri-La Diet - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 04 April 2014 06:07:30AM -1 points [-]

There is the stereotype of the wino but not the champagne-o.

That's because alcoholics generally can't afford champagne on a regular basis.

Comment author: Lumifer 04 April 2014 03:37:57PM 0 points [-]

That's because alcoholics generally can't afford champagne on a regular basis.

A SodaStream and a bottle of vodka leads to... interesting results quickly and cheaply.

Comment author: brazil84 04 April 2014 06:36:45AM 0 points [-]

That's because alcoholics generally can't afford champagne on a regular basis.

I don't see why not . . . it doesn't cost much to carbonate liquids, agreed?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 06 April 2014 08:57:02PM 1 point [-]

I thought champagne referred to wine from the Champagne region of France.

Comment author: brazil84 06 April 2014 09:17:47PM 2 points [-]

I thought champagne referred to wine from the Champagne region of France.

It's interesting, the use of the word "champagne" is somewhat controversial. I believe that it used to be that you could call carbonated wine "champagne" if it were prepared in the Champagne style. According to Wikipedia, they changed the law in 2006 but grandfathered wines which were sold before then.

Anyway, this is a bit of a side issue. If you don't want to call it "champagne," you can call it "sparkling wine" and the same argument applies.