It’s a Catholic thing, mate. Yup, we’ve given up all alcohol, for the duration of Lent, not just wine.

TBH, we don’t miss it that much as we’re not big drinkers. Normally, it’s a bottle or (maybe) two of red wine between us at the weekend, and maybe a few beers during the week (I mean two or three small bottles of continental lager), and that’s it.

On Sunday, for lunch or dinner, whichever we decide to do for the main meal of the day, Del will cook something special, so I always open a really nice bottle of red (French claret or burgundy usually) to go with it. *That* is when we miss alcohol, as drinking mineral water, or something else non-alcoholic, with a lovely roast leg of lamb (or whatever) doesn’t really do it!!

Marco.