The Second Glass

I was that highly competetive kid in elementary school who was constantly talking the other kids into a rousing game of connect 4 or checkers at recess. Every now and then, I would talk some poor unsuspecting fool off the swingset and into my game. Then I would beat them mercilessly.
This trend continued into high school and college where I became aggressively interested in drinking games. A bar in Kenmore Square, Cornwall’s, became an instantanous hit when I realized it stocked up on all sorts of boardgames (life, monopoly, sorry, even candyland!). I immediately suckered some of my friends in and we would drink and play all night (unless, of course, I was losing then I would throw the board up in outrage and declare that the game was “stupid”).
I was very pleased indeed when Tyler told me that we here at The Second Glass were formulating our own Wine Game, thus epically combining two of my favorite pastimes. I can’t divulge what tricks we have up our sleeves yet, but suffice to say, it’s gonna be hotter than scrabble and parcheesi combined.
I decided to dig around on the net and see what the competition brings to the game.
Here’s what I found:

This is a fun trivia game lauded by superstar chef Mario Batali as, “the greatest game ever for wine snobs, wine geeks, cork dorks, and even nascent enophiles.” Just trivia though? I think we could do better than that. Where is the action? And more importantly, the drinking?
Moving on, I also found this:

(winerd board game)
This one looked like a little more fun. Using at least three bottles of similar wine, it tests your knowledge of fermented grapes by answering the trivia questions and passing the most blind taste tests. The playing pieces can be swapped for corks and I imagine the game only gets more entertaining as the blind taste tests go on.
Lastly, this was interestingly listed as a wine game,

Now THIS I can get in to. Especially when it’s advertised like this, “Who says you can’t lust while you learn? Whether you’re a virgin or a veritable sexpert, this titillating sex game helps you learn: Where does the word dildo come from? Where are the body’s hidden erotic spots? And if you’re invited to a Daisy Chain, what will you be doing?”
Wait, is that a common problem? Getting invited to a Daisy Chain? If that happens to you frequently, I have a feeling you will excel at this game.
All of these games sound swell, but I have a sneaking suspicion the Second Glass Wine Game will be far superior. Then again, that just might be my competitive edge talking…