The Songs of Wine

When it comes to wine, we use a variety of ourgoodie, "Bottle of Wine" pays homage to the fruit
senses. Our sense of taste and our sense ofof the vine. But, when Tom sings the "When you
smell helps us perceive flavors and aromas, ourgonna let me get sober?" line, we can't help but
sense of sight helps us look for legs, helping us tothink he's joking. Seriously Paxton, pour another
identify body, and our sense of touch, well, thatdrink.
just helps us to make sure we grab a glass ofStrawberry Wine (Deana Carter): Even though we
wine, and not a can of beer. In fact, there is onlyare pretty sure the "Strawberry Wine" in this
one sense we don't really use: our sense ofsong is likely Boone's Farm, it's still a good tune. It
hearing.talks about first loves, summer nights, and
Now, I've done it myself: I've had a few tooremembering when 30 was old. As someone who
many glasses of wine, put the glass up to myturns 30 in a few months, allow me to state that
ear, and sworn up and down that I could hear the30 is the new 20, oh wait, the new 21.
ocean. Except for those rare, okay frequent,Little Ole Wine Drinker Me (Dean Martin): We can
instances, hearing, when it comes to wine, is a bitonly expect a great song from the man who was
left out. That is, however, until it "auditions" foronce quoted as saying, "You haven't drunk too
inclusion in the form of song.much wine if you can still lie on the floor without
The following is our list of some of the best wineholding on." Very true Dean, very true.
songs to ever grape, er grace, us with theirChampagne Supernova (Oasis): I know that I may
presence.be one of the few people who actually love Oasis
Alcohol (Brad Paisley): So, this song might not be(call me Liam!), but this is a great song. Hopefully
just about wine. With lyrics that talk about allwe will all someday find ourselves in a
kinds of alcohol, the spotlight isn't on a bottle of"Champagne Supernova," or at least like a
Shiraz doing a rather long, but oddly touching,Champagne brunch.
interpretive dance. Still, any song that gives aBlood Red Wine (Rolling Stones): Wine's greatest
shout out to Bordeaux, France is a must listen forchance of ever truly rocking out, this song allows
the wine lover. Not too bad, Brad.us to picture a Merlot with a Mohawk, a Pinot with
The Wino and I know (Jimmy Buffett): One ofa pierced nose, and a Traminer with a tattoo.
the best singers to listen to at any kind of party,Two More Bottles of Wine (Martina McBride): A
Jimmy Buffett delivers a song that acknowledgestune that teaches us that our lovers can move
the wine drinker in all of us. There is, however,out and, as long as there is wine, everything will
one problem: the line "the wino and I," for manybe okay, "Two More Bottles of Wine" would have
of us, is redundant.been just a little bit better if it had replaced the
Red Red Wine (UB40): A song that has madeword "bottles" with the word "cases."
many of us feel so fine, "Red Red Wine" is just aWine, Women an' Song (White Snake): As a
fun fun time. We might not know what the heckfemale, I might not identify with this song as
"Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line"much as the male gender. After all, it talks
means, but who cares: let's just focus onzealously about landing a good woman. But, who
memorizing the rest of the song's rap section.cares: I can turn lesbian for one article and chalk it
Bottle of Wine (Tom Paxton): An oldie, but aup to experimentation.