wine and food pleasure and reality ?!

http://www.winebrandsblog.com/2009/10/can-we-talk-about-wine-like-we-talk.html in response to that blog an lot's of others I must take the time to talk about my own experience in different country and yes, this is more a problem of perception and education, mostly continental personn have a cultural "food and drink" appreciation and knowledge, but it is more about linking both of them as a pleasure and way of life than in opposite American and English link that more to a "bodily function"... Floyd, Blumenthal and all the english chef have for a long time try to explain that concept to the english public and the governement is trying to fight in this moment the "booze" generation who is in fact link to the same concept of "enjoying" a drink instead of "drink to be drunk" cultural game in broad street. I sold wine every night with a dinner in order to enjoy that dinner not to end up in the toilett!!!!. When you go to a restaurant it is for the all experiences of relaxing, conversation and sharing a moment in an atmosphere, the same apply for going out in a bar with friend concentrate more on the friends and the conversation not on drinking more than the others......