My wife was once a DPB Mum briefly, and she said it was such a sh!t state of affairs to be in that as soon as she could she got herself a trade apprenticeship and started earning money.

You would have to be a sponge to stay there long-term. (Or some other kind of soft, spineless invertebrate anyhow…)

Hamnida- Our Social Welfare system literally throws cash at DPB spongers. Why should I feel even a pang of guilt that these hideous baby factories choose to spend the wads of cash we throw at them on pokies, booze and drugs?
We long suffering taxpayers work bloody hard for our money. I think we deserve a nice tipple at the end of a tough week….

I drink more cold whites in the summer, but pinot noir is lighter so better for summer drinking too. The heavier reds are often better suited to winter. Or a cold summer evening. Or whatever.

Pete, this time of year I often chill a cheap bottle of Cab Sauv for an evening, not usually as sweet as most Rose`, not as expensive as drinkable Pinot Noir, and not as barbaric as it sounds.

No way am I going to leave any decent wines to my children – what a waste.

New Zealand is not the Sudan. The only reason kids would live in poverty here is if their parents are career beneficiaries.

My kids are fed, educated and healthy. And I buy a max of about one bottle of wine a month, because providing a home for my kids (that they will one day inherit) is absolutely killing my “disposable income” at the moment.

FYI – We live in an area where plenty of the other kids at school have dead-beat, booze-addled dropout welfare bludgers for parents.
We often invite our daughter’s little friends over for dinner and to stay the night. These kids are so well-mannered thatit’s almost embarrassing, compared to my daughter… these kids that seem afraid of speaking out of turn when adults are present, presumably they’re afraid of getting bashed or something. We have no “disposable income” that you speak of, nevertheless we are doing something to shine a beacon of light for a few “impoverished” children.

So fuck you, coming in here and making sweeping criticisms of everyone who enjoys a glass of wine. You know nothing. You are nobody. Do you even work for a living?

No, it’s not a shiraz, which you can get pissed on by itself, or with a wedge of blue cheese. But it is the ideal companion for a good steak. The cheap stuff tends to taste like someone with smelly feet stomped all over it, but as far as the better quality ones go there is nothing more fragrant. And Central Otago ones are the best.

It is a shame that it is so hard to get good NZ Pinot Noir in Texas. At the moment I can only get Brancott Marlborough pinot at my local supermarket. Some of these wineries need to band together and market their product better.

How can you Neolibs enjoy your Pinot Noir while 250,000 NZ children go hungry?

Actually it’s you leftists drinking all the wine. As for the hungry kids, their mothers should cancel the Sky subscription, lay off the booze, and buy a $2 loaf of bread so they can make toast in the mornings. Problem solved.

Different situations and different seasons suit different wines, different seasions, different foods, different company.

I drink more cold whites in the summer, but pinot noir is lighter so better for summer drinking too. The heavier reds are often better suited to winter. Or a cold summer evening. Or whatever.

There’s a huge variety of options, that’s one of the great things about drinking wine.

I put two bottles of wine in the fridge this morning, I’ll decide which I feel like tonight, unless I change my mind and try something else.

How can you Neolibs enjoy your Pinot Noir while 250,000 NZ children go hungry?

Setting aside the absurdity of the figure, I can enjoy wine because I have worked hard so that I could feed, clothe, and care for my children. In addition to that I pay shitload, and I mean shitloads of tax, so that moaning, envious people like you can sit around all day, posting comments which include words you don’t understand.

How can you Neolibs enjoy your Pinot Noir while 250,000 NZ children go hungry?

Just think of your hero, the spinster comrade Clark, sipping some Chardonnay.

A good South Australian Cab Sauv is more to my taste although I’ve been drinking a Hidden River Cab Sauv from, I think, Hawkes Bay recently which is rather drinkable and was only $10-12.

And don’t forget the supermarket jobs selling it either, wine is one of the biggest parts of supermarket business.

Don’t you think your disposable income would be better spent on health and education?

[DPF: No.]