Beware the host who lectures on his wines or, worse, plays wine games with his hapless guests.
Culturally, they indulged in wine, games, fashion and outlandish behavior that seemed to have been designed expressly to upset the status quo.
Gulbis consolidates his set by wining the game, in very ungulbis-like style.
"Leeds' defence in the second half probably ended up wining the game for them.
In fact, the whole wine game is enough to give the casual investor a raging headache, and not just from the occasional hangover.
Many years ago, for instance, a winemaker I know was kind enough to invite me to the "barrel tasting" of California wines which used to be held annually at the Four Seasons restaurant, in New York — an event that was considered a very hot ticket in the wine game.
The wine game is serious as there are French, Italian and even German pronunciations that can get you stuck in the liquor aisle for a good 20 minutes.
We've noticed a crop of recent arrivals from either musicians or large corporations hoping to get in on the wine game.
As the backlash mounted, the Rockets -- who won the game, wining the series 4-1 -- pulled the tweet and offered a hasty apology.
You give tenants wine and games, and come across as an all-around nice guy.
