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Wine is a...

Luxury Item

38% (21)

Beverage

61% (34)

Total Votes : 55

(last vote on : 3/17/2017 11:23:38 AM)
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Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:37:45 PM

ChrisinCowiche

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My brief visit to Napa this week left me pondering this question. Only one choice allowed, and I'm interested to hear others thoughts on this topic. I'm not telling my answer. Yet.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:42:29 PM

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Beverage - but why can't it be a luxurious one?

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:46:46 PM

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Beverage - but why can't it be a luxurious one?

Obviously it can be, but I'm curious how people weigh it and by giving only one poll choice, your preference would go to the thought which holds more weight.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:50:54 PM

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No option for "stress relieving medicinal fluid"?

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:51:25 PM

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Luxury item. Water is a beverage. Grapes are a fruit. But some wines are to be found in reduction racks and some wines break the bank.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:54:22 PM

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a many splendored thing

(someone had to say it)

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 12:54:30 PM

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Beverage. A beverage to be drank with meals. A beverage to be drank after work. A fun adult one, but nonetheless still a beverage - just like soda or iced tea. Not a necessity like water.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:04:50 PM

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It is clearly a beverage. Some wines are luxury items - others just a beverage. And definitely not a necessity like water (although sometimes it does feel like a necessity)

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:08:36 PM

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After 8 votes, it's a dead heat, 4-4.

I think I found something we can all agree on.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:11:08 PM

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To me this is a classic case of squares and rectangles. Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

Every wine is ultimately a beverage (i.e. a consumable liquid). However, I voted for luxury item here because ultimately wine is unnecessary (GASP). In less stark terms than necessary and unnecessary, I think we all might agree that amongst beverages wine is a more expensive item (especially the good ones).

A matter of perspective I suppose, but to me it's a special case square, or luxury item.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:41:09 PM

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After 8 votes, it's a dead heat, 4-4.

I think I found something we can all agree on.

Beverage just inched into the lead with 5 votes.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:41:42 PM

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Make that 6 to 4 in favor of Beverage.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 1:54:40 PM

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Wine is a beverage, premoxed white Bergundy is a luxury item.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 2:15:57 PM

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7 to 6 now in favor of beverage. Election night all over again!

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Wine is a beverage, premoxed white Bergundy is a luxury item.

Well, you're on the right track - it's a First World Problem for sure.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 2:41:26 PM

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Well, best answer is both! Have a glass almost every day (so, a beverage) but spend far too much (so a luxury). I'd have marked both if I could, but chose Luxury in the end (before reading the other responses)

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 2:50:58 PM

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As per Maslow's hierarchy of needs one can survive without decent food, wine and conversation - but what a crappy life it would be,

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 2:54:18 PM

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Is chocolate a luxury or is it a necessity?

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 2:57:29 PM

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First a Beverage, even a food in liquid form. Rarely a luxury (compared to volume consumed).

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 3:06:35 PM

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I (ultimately) answered Beverage as I enjoy wine most often with food, and find pairing right wine with right food not much about luxury, but about enjoying necessities, eating and drinking.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 3:10:28 PM

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Is chocolate a luxury or is it a necessity?

Just like coffee and some other beans, it is a necessity.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 3:15:45 PM

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As per Dictionary.com
noun
1.
any potable liquid, especially one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk:
The price of the meal includes a beverage.

Wine is a luxurest beverage!

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 3:35:33 PM

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quote:

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quote:

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Is chocolate a luxury or is it a necessity?

Just like coffee and some other beans, it is a necessity.

Yes, definitely a necessity. Since chocolate and coffee are beans, you have half of your daily required amount of 4 servings of fruits and vegetables covered.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 4:08:10 PM

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It is a beverage first, an luxury item second.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 5:28:31 PM

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(someone had to say it)

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 5:40:48 PM

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Both

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 5:42:56 PM

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Can't it be both? I mean, it's a beverage. But if you splurge, it's obv. a luxury.

< Message edited by midpalate -- 1/19/2017 5:43:07 PM >

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 6:22:47 PM

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It is a beverage first, an luxury item second.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 7:06:42 PM

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Wow, 21 to 9 now! Beverage is pulling away like Seattle Slew.

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 10:16:40 PM

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Some wines are beverages. The wines we all drink are luxury items. After all, we spend a small fortune them

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RE: Wine is a... - 1/19/2017 10:17:55 PM

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Left off "addiction"

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