Cartoon Characters Wine Tasting
February 19th, 2010
Mickey Mouse with a glass of shiraz? Pluto carefully selecting the finest dinnerware and tableware? Minnie scouring an interactive CD-ROM based wine tasting course for tips and hints? Not likely! Alcohol of any form and the Disney Empire simply do not mix – usually! However, every year in late autumn the Epcot Centre hosts the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. During the six-week, entertainment-packed event, guests can taste fine cuisine and wines from the top “foodie” capitals of the world.
Disney characters are by no means the only well loved cartoon-based creations that would appreciate the contents of a wooden wine cabinet. Brian Griffin’s drug of choice is obviously booze!If you have any doubt, run a Google Images search where you will find that just about every picture of Brian shows him with a cocktail glass in hand! Other evidence comes from his frequent pleading of “whose leg do I have to hump to get a dry martini around here?Wine or beer or any kind of alcohol is absolutely essential to Futurama’s most reprehensible, yet lovable, creation.Being a bending robot, Bender needs the chemical energy from alcohol to be able to function properly.Excessive drinking is therefore absolutely vital or he will become sober and unable to control his body. Magnets stuck to his head make him sing like a folk singer and his favourite poison is Olde Fortran Malt liquor.
Back in the real world (or a real as Disney ever gets) Epcot kitchens turn up the heat and bring out the posh tableware for a global tasting experience that includes sampling Camarões com Palmito (shrimp with palms) from Brazil while sipping the trendiest wines from Argentina.The festival highlights tastes and wines from six continents, serving tapas-sized portions of regional specialties paired with recommended wines and beers.Beer aficionados can raise their steins in a Biergarten that specialises in light or dark brews. Various souvenirs are available, ranging from simple items like a bottle opener to event cookbooks but unlike the talking dog and the bending robot, the giant mouse and his retinue cannot touch a drop!
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