to think that two bottles of wine per person is not that much?

[Rosieeo]

Following on from a conversation with a friend last night. Friend A had about six glasses of wine from 7 till 11, plus dinner, plus lots of nibbles, chat and general unwinding, then went home. Once she'd gone, friend B (still waiting for taxi) said something along the lines of 'OMG, can you believe how much juice she shipped tonight?'

I had noticed, but only because of the empties. Between the four of us, we went through about 6 bottles of wine, but I had bought 8, because I always over buy on food and booze; a kind of better too much than too little thing.

So what do you think? Is two bottles of wine too much? I had about 3/4 glasses, so about a bottle, but I'm sure I've drank more and not been disgusted with myself!

I fall over after 2 glasses these days unless I am on particularly good form. 2 bottles is a lot but it's not as if it is every day is it? As long as your friend wasn't off her head or about to get into a car then I don't really think she's done anything wrong she was clearly just having a nice time & maybe got a bit carried away! I always try and have water around too so that if the urge to keep raising a glass to my lips is too much I can alternate between the water & wine to try and limit the alcohol consumption!

Champagne is a different matter of course - if I am lucky enough to have it I am sure I could cope with 2 bottles

oh yes it's too much! It can be quite easy to do though.

In my late teens/early 20's my friends and I would drink 2 bottles each - that's what we prepared for anyway, even over dinner. We were of course well drunk but would often go on from there . It was way too much & it became a serious problem which thankfully got dealt with mostly successfully for each of us.

Now I drink much less. Occasionally a glass or 2 at home. Did go out last week to do with free drinks and probably had close to 2 bottles. I felt wretched & it took me 2 days to get over it. But I know if I drink more regularly my body gets used to it.

i think if someone can drink two bottles of wine and not be slurring/really pissed i would be worried that they could tolerate that much alcohol. and if they drunk quicker than everyone.

I think OP's friend is an adult and can make her own decision on what she puts into her body. As long as she didn't attempt to drive home really can't see the issue or what business it is of the OP's other friend.

It's a lot - I would be horrendously drunk on that.

Was gonna mention alcholic units but Prettycandles beat me to it - that more than a womens weekly limit in one night!

I am not drinking much atm but dh and I shared two bottles of champagne on our anniversary last sunday and I felt RUFF the next day, even though he had a lot more than me.

Wouldn't have felt that bad before when I drank more so it depends on your tolerance. It's probably not great to be able to drink that much regularly is it.

Was coming back to say the same as lulu- if she can put that much away and not seem pissed I'd be worried it was a regular thing

We used to think a bottle each over an evening was an ok amount. But I certainly can't do that these days without feeling terrible the next day. But some of my mates can still easily do that amount (and more) and not feel too bad, and I don't think they've got a drink problem.

Regularly getiing through 2 bottles of wine? That sounds like a lot.

Alcohol does affect people differently it's true (men and women metabolise it differently I understand), but building up a tolerance level to the point where a lot of alocohol doesn't affect you much isn't a good thing.

Obv, I mean for one person!

I think that sounds like a lot. I am pretty drunk on 3-4 glasses but I'm not suppose to drink a lot anyway because of a slight alcohol intolerance.

God, it's far too much. I come from a family of big drinkers and am an enthusiastic wine drinker myself, but 2 bottles?? Wow. A bit gross really, whether it makes you drunk or not.

2 bottles is very excessive.

i would say 1 bottle between 2 for a normal social night and 1 bottle each if you're having a really really serious drinking night.

maybe you should pour it into smaller glasses, or make sure there's plenty of water to go round?
or even dilute the wine with lemonade (or failing that, serve punch)

a lot of people drink more wine because it's not as much liquid so they still feel thirsty, rather than needing the wine.

That's a whole lot of wine, I don't think I could manage it. (Ok, am pregnant at the moment so 2 sips would be enough to tuck me up in bed right now I suspect!) I have managed a whole bottle a night in my drinking hey day, but I did feel pretty rough! Even my husband (who is 6'5" and can put it away) felt atrocious the morning after 'accidentally' drinking 2 bottles with a friend.

I agree with Morloth. Friend B sounds really judgy about her. So what if she drank a lot?

Some nights out I do, some nights I don't, it just depends how the evening goes and sometimes it's easy to get carried away and just keep topping up your glass and chatting without realising exactly how much you've had.

OTOH it's not terrible to look out for your friends. OP just wanted to know if this was a reasonable amount or not. If it's not, and the friend does it a lot, one might say something at some point, if it's that kind of friendship. Some people do say a friend's well-timed words did help them face up to a drink problem/bad relationship/whatever.

Two bottles is a HUGE amount. I wouldn't have been able to sink that much even in my student hayday. One bottle is a lot IMO...probably enough to make me sick, and definitely enough to make me feel wretched the next day. I don't think Friend B sounds judgy - just genuinely surprised.

think of the calories!

Well, on a long night, with food, I could put away 2 bottes of wine and be ok And, no, I don't drink every day! I do tend to stop drinking if I feel I've had enough. I drank a bottle of wine last night, was still very coherent at the end of it, up at 8.30 this am with no headache or hangover. Guess different people just handle alcohol differently- maybe I have a mega-efficient liver!

I do think the point is whether or not your friend was out-of-order drunk, if not I can't see that it is anyone else's business. Why do people get all judgy about other people's alcohol consumption?

Frankly its easily done, and i've done it without the usual monster hangover the next day.

Long as she wasnt planning to drive home, and its not a regular occurence, cant see a prob.

My ex could easily do a couple of bottles of wine in a night and still be coherent (if volatile). But then she is an alcoholic.

You're kidding yourself if you think 2 bottles of wine in one go isn't a lot.

It's a phenomenal amount of alcohol to put away in one go. 6 units is a binge, 18 units is er... 3x a binge.

I know it's a lot in the doctor recommended units sense. The responses have sort of shown that many think it's an unusually large amount, which I am surprised by.

In friend B's defence, she is a lovely drunk (not nasty or melancholy), got a cab home and seemed ok to me! I don't think she drinks like that a lot, although I only see her once every couple of months due to work/kids etc.

It's not just in the "doctor recommended" unit sense. It's a lot full stop.

We live in an alcoholic culture where people regularly binge and drink ludicrous amounts of alcohol. To the extent where normal people look at vast amounts of booze drinking and think it's normal. That's how brainwashed we all are.

Half a bottle is officially 'binge-drinking' isn't it? I think the definition is anything more than 3 units, and I'm pretty sure there are about 9 units in a bottle. I'm looking forward to a glass tonight after reading this (can't have more than the occasional single glass as am BFing. Expressed a load of milk prior to a girly lunch recently and was shitfaced squiffy after 2 )