Alcohol as payment???
People often joke about spending so much money a week on wine or beer that they may as well get paid that way, but roughly 6,000 years ago this was actually the case, employers would pay workers in beer or wine.

This was because at this time alcohol was such a precious commodity that it was prized above almost anything else in the period.

Wine temperature
Wine should always be kept at the right temperature be it red, white or rose.

The temperatures for white wine are between 3-5 degrees C, this is to attain maximum drinking pleasure and it also helps alot of the younger wines that dont age well to stay fresh and drinkable.

Red on the other hand should be kept and room temperature this anywhere between 15-18 degrees C, and again it is for maximum enjoyment.
Most reds that are on the market are quite young and are drank rather quickly but those that are not the best way to store red wine is on a rack, on its side and in a fair dark place.

now this does not mean that you need some sort of special equipment a simple rack that you would set on the kitchen counter would be good enough, as long as it was not in direct sunlight, what this design will allow is for the wine to be kept dark because they are surrounded by the other bottles.

It is always best to place wine on its side when storing for lengthy periods of time, 1 of the main reasons for this that some wines over time would have quite a bit of sediment lying in the bottom and it would unpleasant to take the last glass and get a mouthful, so when the bottle is on its side all the sediment is again lying on the side of the bottle, so when the wine is set up right the sediment then just disperse's and the drinker is none the wiser.

Waitress's
Mood:  irritated
What is it with waiting staff melting the bartenders head, especially the blonde ones.

At the end of the day they are only 18 or 19 and have what 1 or 2 years in the job.

My head hurts
Mood:  don't ask
Was out last nite with the fellas and was drinking a fine Merlot vintage that I have been recently introduced to and now my head hurts

Thank God for Pinot Grigio
I was sitting in the bar yesterday sipping on my glass of pinot grigio thinking it was fitting that the wine's name originates from the french word "gris" meaning gray and this matched my mood!

The rain was drilling relentlessly against the massive glass window reminding me that another Irish winter was approaching. All I can say is thank God for drink! ;-)

Bar Stool
Welcome to my first blog post. My name is Mario O'Rielly and I am the owner of Bar Stool at www.marios-bar.com.

I will use this blog to share my experience and interesting things I come across on the web. Hopefully I will also gain some tips and helpful information from this blog's visitors.