The mild, yellow trebbiano house wine at $4.50 a glass is appropriate for casual quaffing.

The easy-going wine list of 30 or 35 selections is designed, as it should be, for informal quaffing.

As you can imagine by now, the segments are long on quaffing heads and erudite discussion of the brewing fine points.

The acts of pausing and focusing through each step distinguishes wine tasting from simple quaffing.

It is the lightest, fruitiest style of Beaujolais and meant for simple quaffing.

But eventually she noticed her nightly quaffing was interfering with her slumber.

He had done a few movies in Ireland, and therefore knew the lingo and how it could interfere with the quaffing.

Valdiguié makes what some people like to call a quaffing, or easy-drinking, wine, something like Beaujolais.

A couple of dollops of lime juice eased the pain, and I resumed the quaffing.

Peter watched the guests quaffing Bucks Fizz and longed to feel the liquid in his own mouth.

The occasion, that June, was the quaffing of the first alcohol on the boardwalk since the "dry" resort was founded in 1871.

Just as he was heartily quaffing the first steaming flagon, a thunderous bellow arrested his attention.

Fruity, flowery Beaujolais invites languid quaffing.

A similar rigor doesn't endear him to his parishioners, an easygoing lot given to quaffing the communion wine with cheery shouts of "good health, Jesus."

In the dining room, around 200 people mingled, attempting to catch a glimpse of Huntsman while quaffing free booze and leaving the finger-food mostly untouched.

I had solemnly vowed to my goldman in Zurich I would not do any quaffing of spirituous liquors until the job was done.

Here ensued an orgy of ordering, feasting, sending back, seizing tidbits from one another's plates and the quaffing of much fine wine and Champagne.

There had been an impromptu meeting at the Annex Bar down on Avenue B. The four musician-heroes quaffing beer and eating the free peanuts.

"An attentive ear for your tales of doom," remarked Tol, quaffing his entire mug of beer, so that his lips and chin were covered in foam.

Then, and only then, is everybody else free to dig in to their food; it's as though the oafish quaffing of the patriarch were a way of saying grace.

"Bring me another bottle," sez I to Magill, and it was then I learned the difference between convivial quaffing and forcing the amber liquid past the tonsils.

That quaffing and drinking will undo you; I heard my lady talk of it yesterday, and of a foolish knight that you brought in one night here to be her wooer.

Deprived of the vine, the Normans turned early on to the apple for everyday drinks - spritzy lightly alcoholic cider, traditionally served cool from a stone pitcher for quaffing with meals, and pungent, decidedly alcoholic Calvados for sipping afterward.

It was his fancy to bind several together in a volume, and affix some absurd title, as 'Quaffing Quavers to Quip Queristers,' 'Tramper's Twattle, or Treasure and Tinsel, from the Tewkesbury Tank,' 'Nutmegs for Nightingale,' &c.

Jordan claimed that Earl Robert participated because of grievances against King Henry and credits dismissive remarks about the English who were fighting on the king's side to the countess: "The English are great boasters, but poor fighters; they are better at quaffing great tankards and guzzling."

Then they return, quaff some drinks and tell about what got away.

Just point to what looks good and quaff it down while standing at the counter.

Students have been quaffing upward of 200 cups a day.

The girl looked surprised, but took the money and quaffed another whiskey.

I think there will be a few glasses quaffed in celebration.

Now I take a small sip and wait out the reaction before quaffing the rest.

"If you're going to quaff it like that, I should think so.

He seemed momentarily at a loss, then quaffed some more brandy.

All the others did the same, but I managed to quaff most of mine, before it was struck from my hand.

He went to the whiskey bottle and quaffed from it freely.

He quaffed the rest of his drink and sighed.

We can quaff a cup or two in private."

Those who quaffed more than seven drinks per week were the most likely to have heartburn.

The sweet liquor of success is what we will all quaff together."

She quaffed the liquid, and returned the goblet to his hand.

Each man quaffed wine and tore at the meat he held with great good cheer.

By this time he'd opened a new bottle of tequila and was quaffing it down.

Especially when there are plenty of other places in the neighborhood to quaff a brew.

She quaffed the wine and put the glass on a nearby bookshelf.

For a moment, his face disappeared as he quaffed half the wine in a single gulp.

She quaffed the wine in one long gulp, then made a sour face.

George thanked Ron, quaffed down a good pint and then we all began to talk.

The fox quaffed the wine, then took the liberty of pouring himself some more.

On the journey home, Champagne was quaffed and toasts were made.

It has been too long since we have quaffed October ale together."