I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine…in Napa…Contest

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I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine…in Napa…Contest

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 08:57 — Ashley Rogers

This summer, Southwest Airlines began offering new wine options to pair with our honey-roasted peanuts! We recently began pouring Costal Ridge Chardonnay and Coastal Ridge Merlot produced and bottled by the Bronco Wine Company, one of the largest in California. I’m no wine snob, but check out winemaker’s notes on the new wine selections! They’ll make your mouth water!

COASTAL RIDGE MERLOT: "A tasty blend of plum and berry flavors greets the palate with nice herbal aromas and vanilla notes that finishes softly pleasantly dry."
COASTAL RIDGE CHARDONNAY: "A nice, rich and fruit forward wine with flavors of apple, pineapple, butter, and vanilla that finishes long and pleasantly smooth."

To get the word out about our new onboard wine selections, we’re asking YOU to
tell us a reason why “You’d Rather Be Drinking Wine than Working.”

Submit your entry to @SouthwestAir via Twitter using the #wineswa hash tag, on our Facebook page, or here in the comments section of this blog. If your reason is funny enough to make the final Top 5, you can win a free two-night stay at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa and wine tasting experience in Napa Valley, CA. Southwest Airlines will have a panel of highly-qualified comedians and wannabe sommeliers select the Top 5. You know you’d rather be drinking wine than sitting at your desk, so let us know why!

And the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa (@napamarriott on twitter) is offering all Southwest Air blog readers a sweet deal! Click here for a special “Nuts About Southwest” offer - $99 Sunday -Thursday or $199 Friday-Saturday. The offer is available to book through Sunday, October 11th for hotel stays through May 31, 2010 and is based on availability.

UPDATE: to hear the winners, listen to our podcast.

CONTEST RULES

“I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine”

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. How to Enter the Contest

a. Southwest Airlines “I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine” (“Contest”) will begin on or around 11 a.m. CT on Monday, October 5, 2009 and will end on or around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

b. Southwest Airlines is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, mis-delivered, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries, telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from completing his/her telephone call.]

c. To participate in the Contest, you may enter via the following method:

Sumbit a reason why you’d rather be drinking wine than working via Southwest Airlines Twitter account @SouthwestAir using the hashtag “#wineswa.” All entries submitted become the sole property of Southwest Airlines and will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Southwest. Southwest Airlines computer is the official time keeping device for the contest. Southwest is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological glitches.

d. One internet entry per person and one internet entry per email address is permitted.

2. Eligibility Restrictions

a. The contest is open to all persons who are 21 years of age or older. Employees of Southwest Airlines and the members of their immediate families and or households are ineligible to participate or win.

b. Only one winner per household is permitted in any Contest administered by Southwest.

c. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and Southwest will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. Southwest Airlines will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and Southwest Airlines will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.]

3. Prizes:

a. Five (5) First Prizes: Each winner will receive a trip for two (2) (winner and guest, age 21 or older) to Napa Valley, CA for a two-night stay and wine tasting experience at the Napa Valley Marriott. Trip includes round trip airfare, 2-night standard double occupancy and hotel accommodations (one room). (Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $1,000) but will vary depending on travel origination and fares in effect at the time of departure. Certain travel restrictions may apply. Travel arrangements must be made through Administrator’s agent on a carrier of Administrator’s choice. No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Contest Entities. Prize subject to availability and the Contest Entities reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable. If winner cannot travel on dates specified by Contest Entities, winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected. All other costs not specifically stated herein, including, but not limited to, taxes, meals, tips and ground transportation, are the responsibility of the winner. Taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner and travel companion must travel on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents. In addition, travel companion of Winner must be 21 years of age or older. Winner may be required to present a valid credit card upon hotel check in to cover any incidental expenses incurred during their stay. Winner and travel companion are responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance) where applicable, at their option, and hereby acknowledge that the Contest Entities have not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance. Winner and travel companion must sign a Publicity, Liability Waiver and Travel Release form prior to traveling. If a selected event is unable to take place as scheduled, for reasons such as cancellation, preemption, postponement or unavailability, or for any reason beyond the control of the Contest Entities, the Contest Entities’ sole responsibility to a Winner will be to award the remaining available portion of the prize and no substitution will be provided for unawarded portion of prize. Tickets are subject to terms and conditions as specified by issuer. Seat locations to be determined by Contest Entities. Contest Entities reserve the right to remove or to deny entry to winner and/or guest if he/she engages in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the reception.

b. In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss. Southwest Airlines is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.

4. Selection of Winners

Decisions of Contest Entities management with respect to the Contest are final.

a. The top 5 reasons why you’d rather be drinking wine than working. Southwest Airlines panel of judges from the Communications department will select the funniest reasons.

b. The odds of winning are dependant on the total number of entries received.

c. Winner need not listen or be present to win

d. Winners must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within one (1) day of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen at random. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize.

5. Conditions

a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent.

b. By participating in the contest, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.

c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, Southwest Airlines in its sole discretion may require contest winners (and their travel companions, if any) to sign a liability release, agreeing to hold Southwest Airlines, CBS Radio, Southwest Airlines, its corporate licensee, and each of their parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the Contest.

d. Southwest Airlines, in is sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of Southwest Airlines website or is otherwise in violation of the rules. It further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.

e. The Contest Entities reserve the right to make changes in the rules of the Contest, including the substitution of a prize or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of Southwest Airlines, any competition or prize-related event is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Southwest Airlines reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

f. Failure to comply with the Contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Contest Entities.

g. The Contest Entities are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a prize.

h. Copies of the written Contest rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at Southwest Airlines Emerging Media 2502 Love Field Dr. Dallas, TX 75235

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If I was drinking wine instead of sitting at my desk I would not have to listen to the whine coming from the desk next to me!

Mark Sneed — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:15

Cause you get so much more juicer gossip around a whine bottle than that water cooler!!!!!!!!!

David Fox — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:18

I'd rather be drinking wine on a Southwest plane than driving my regular one-hour commute to and from work, about which I "whine" often.

Megan Hoover — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:18

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because at least then my headache would be a result from an enjoyable time.

Kim — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:19

I'd rather be drinking the Wine than hearing the wine! That's a much better place to be.

Joey Tran — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:21

Managing my office staff requires me to listening to whining all day! So as a result of my patience and kindness to my colleagues, I deserving to drink the "wine" rather than listen to the whine!

Carol McDaniel — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:21

The filter on my mouth, or lack there of, is more socially acceptable while drinking wine than while sitting at my desk so I would much rather be drinking wine!

Melissa Ulrich — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:30

I’d rather be drinking wine
So I don’t catch the swine
Because a glass a day
Keeps the doctor away
Southwest is the best!
Please send me to Napa!!! :)

Lauren — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:31

My wife and I could really use the wine trip with me having just closed a once-thriving 20 year-old ad agency and she having been caught in a corporate downsizing. Who else could use a good cry in their beer. . er. . wine than us? Plus we'll need to save the Southwest peanuts in-flight for our future meals.

Crenny — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:32

If there's a Peanut Noir to compliment those tasty Southwest honey roasted treats, than of course I'd rather be drinking wine en route to Napa than working!

Brooke Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:36

I'd rather be drinking wine because...

I'm a 2nd grade teacher in a windowless room all day with 17 little Swine-flu manufacturers; a grandmother of 8 grandchildren, including 5 month old twins; and the wife of a man who recently got caught in a layoff from his job of 25 years. Do I "wanna get away"? I've given up on Calgon...so Southwest, "take me away'!!!

Judy Gautreaux — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:37

Napa wines are much tastier than college cafeteria food!

Beth — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:41

Why I'd rather be drinking wine than working..........

When you're drinking wine, you lose all sense of time.
But, when you're working, you want something to toss the cork-in!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:41

One thing I do know about the new wine...I am hoping it that it will make the crews singing a jokes much more bearable! OOOUUUCCCCHHH!

Renee Fox — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:47

Today I propose a new thesis paper: The correlation between onboard wine options and the friendliest passengers in the sky. First research observation: my pleasant personality as I fly to Napa to drink wine instead of writing graduate school papers.

B. Ashley Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:51

I think me and my husband deserve the trip to Napa to taste wine as he works in a factory and does not make much money and we were just married on August 26 and have not had a honeymoon as we do not have money and also have 2 baby girls who are 2 and 3 months i think we deserve a honeymoon away from our kids for 2 nights to drink some wine and enjoy ourselves as he works so hard and we have little money and he takes cares of his family just like every good father does

Courtney Basinger — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:51

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because: at work, there's only so much you can do to control bad breath coming your way. At least with a glass of wine, the person looks better.

Kara T — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:54

i dont drink wine but i would like to go to Napa!!

Southwest Rocks

jon — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:05

i would much rather be drinking wine that working because my hands are stuck in a squeeze position after gluing so much glitter for my daughter's school festival. right now my hands are in the perfect position for holding a wine glass with ease.

jenn huff — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:05

Because if I'm drinking it, I'm not doing it!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:07

Due to heavy wine fog, all future thoughts of work are temporarily suspended....

Lisa K. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:08

I'd rather be drinking wine than working, cause I'd rather have my feet up, and my mind far away from my case of the Mondays on any day of the week!

SMK — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:11

Recipe for the perfect getaway:

5 Days Off Work
4 Bottles Napa wine
3 Fun Companions
2 Bags - no charge
1 GREAT Airline

Combine all ingredients and enjoy. Serves anyone who deserves to drink wine instead of work!

Terri Seller — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:12

I'd love to say Coastal Ridge Merlot/Is the way 2 go/ As I'm whisked off on a SWAjet/Not working just to relieve debt
@crussell6481

Courtney — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:13

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because...I can't get a WiFi connection at my local winery when I'm working from my "home office". Shhh, don't tell anyone.

Brandon — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:14

I can come up with better things to xerox after a few glasses of wine!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:16

I would rather be doing anything then working. So, I might as well have Southwest Airlines spring for the trip/

Art — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:17

As I look at this contest,
Sittin' at my front desk,
The wine vs. whine take giving me a headache.
Right now, I need the red for my head,
and the white to make it right.
So please send me to Napa...
Otherwise I might become a rappa =O

Nikita Patel — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:19

I'd rather be drinking wine because...

I teach college Accounting and have to grade midterms. If I were drinking wine, my students' grades just may go up!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:20

Well, I'd love to drink wine on a Southwest flight to Napa because I haven't even had a job in more than a year and I get really, really cranky when everyone on my FB page complains about going to work. So, as I fly to Napa, I'd love to raise my glass and make a toast to all of those people who think working is such a drag and basically, I might as well be drinking wine in Napa because working - so far - is not an option! LOL

jag512 — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:20

As I work at ground level earning no Rapid Rewards and withering on the vine; I dream I'm on SWA flying 7 miles high tasting fresh Napa Valley Wines.

Tom Hicks — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:21

Sitting at a desk for eight hours a day
How I’d prefer to be sipping a Chardonnay
Or perhaps a Merlot while flying out to Cali
Oh please let me win that trip to Napa Valley

Kathleen P — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:24

Life is more than work.

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:26

Wow! Great job, everyone...really creative entries! We hope to see you all in Napa!

Napa Valley Marriott — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:26

.... because my job drives me to drink! I enjoy my job, but I do drink a little.

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:26

Wine whispers in my ear: "Updating your blog counts as 'work'!"

LauraJ — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:27

Can I send my mom and Aunt instead? They've been busting their home-improvement butts on the house I just bought this past year. Taking in some Napa Valley wine, food and views is a MUCH needed reward for all the work they've put in for me this year!

Jennie — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:36

I'd rather be drinking wine than working ...
Leaving Merlot rings on my work papers would give me away!

Amy — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:36

I’d rather drink wine any day…

Work has got me down in a bad way
And this wine girl is ready to play!
I quite enjoy the vino, be it red or white
I especially like it on a fun SW flight
I’d even buy other passengers several glasses
And pay using my stored up SW free drink passes
While sitting in the popular isle seat,
I’d enjoy wine and peanuts, my favorite treat
I’d sit back and relax, thinking of the trip ahead
Trying to decide…do I want white or red???
It makes no difference, I’m no wine snob
When you need a buzz, either will do the job
“Chardonnay, yes flight attendant, I’ll take a glass”
“Put it in that plastic cup…it gives it such class”
“Next I’ll have a lovely glass of your best merlot”
“Do your drink selections include a good Bordeaux?”
Just don’t bring me any of that pink wine-like-brew,
White zinfandel is a sissy’s wine and just won’t do!
I MIGHT drink it, but ONLY if I win this contest,
Heck I’d do thing for my fav airline…Southwest!!!

Lori D

Lori Daniel — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:38

I'd rather be drinking wine in Napa while basking in the sun than drinking a cold venti mocha while sitting at this god-forsaken computer updating my twitter status so it appears that I am working.

Jessica — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:42

If I was drinking wine in Napa, it would help me to forget about all the wine I drank last night and how I woke up in the yard with no pants on this morning.

Daniel Herndon — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:48

Relaxing and enjoying good wine is fun. Work is not relaxing, enjoyable, or fun!

Becca — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:49

I'd rather be Drinking Wine in Napa, Because working for Fedex shipping company, you can't drink and fly or drink and fly! ( hiccup, hiccup!), I mean, Drink and Drive the Fedex truck or Fly the Plane. LOL

Judith Sylvester — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:55

@SouthwestAir#wineswa
Don`t drink and work! "Wine" a bit, you'll feel better! Napa is a great wine escape from work!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 11:55

Don`t drink and work! "Wine" a bit, you'll feel better! Napa is a great wine escape from work!

Kristin Carrera — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:09

My husband and I could really use a trip to Napa. We enjoy a good glass of wine to relax. Our first child was born stillborn on July 19th and we could really use a get away to help us regroup and decide where we go from here.

Melissa Benson — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:22

Because I've never needed a good day at work to escape from a bad glass of wine..

Amber S. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:38

Notwithstan-DING, job is deman-DING, sometimes unrewar-DING, head’s explo-DING, need some unwin-DING…so would rather be drinking some wine!

Michelle — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:42

Napa Wine is Devine
Work is stress with pour design
Take a taste and you will see
Southwest is the place to be!

SunnyAA — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:52

I'd rather be drinking the new wines on Southwest instead or working away in my cubicle because in my opinion, bottles are much classier than boxes.

Xaq — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:54

Notwithstan-DING, job is deman-DING, sometimes unrewar-DING, head’s explo-DING, need some unwin-DING…so would rather be drinking some wine!

Michelle — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:55

A Southwest flight a day keeps the swine away
And I'll definitely need wine to combat the swine...
It sure beats the 8 to 5!

Thank you Southwest and Marriott for this fabulous giveaway!
I can't think of a better way to spend my day.
So pick me to go and pass the MERLOT
I'll Grab my bags...It's ON!

Tiffany — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:57

Drinking wine,
Oh SO divine!
In Napa Valley,
where no one keeps tally!
But I'm on Capital Hill,
no time to chill.
It's the new fiscal year,
man, I could use a....wine!

Britt — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:58

I’d rather be drinking wine than working because…. when I have had enough, it would be perfectly acceptable to say “Put a cork in it!” and not have to worry about packing the contents of my desk into a cardboard box as a result.

Amanda F. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:58

Because I live and work in Lincoln, NE....Lincoln, NE! You ever been here? Napa and wine country seem like a world away from this place. Thank god for SWA!!!

Brian Giles — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:26

I'd rather be drinking wine than working, just like I'd rather be flying Southwest than oh...any other airline.

Valerie R. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:46

Costal Ridge wines are deee-lish. GM’s Saturn got nixed. A crunchy legume. Our showfloor’s a tomb. Southwest, please grant me this wish!

Erin Herold — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:52

I would rather be drinking wine than working because when I am enjoying a marvelous Merlot or a charming Chardonnay I am usually on a Southwest Airlines flight to one of my favorite destinations to enjoy the company of a long time friend or looking forward to the smiles and hugs of family members wating for my arrival.

Paul — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:54

I'd rather be drinking than working because:
Wine makes the creative juices flow and a potential raise in altitude, oops I mean in pay!
Go SWA a/k/a the Sipping Wine Airline

-Samantha Keys, Cape Girardeau, MO

Samantha Keys — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:17

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because work can make you nuts, but wine makes nuts taste delicious

lauran — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:21

I WOULD ABSOLUTLY RATHER BE DRINKING WINE IN NAPA!!!!!!
That would be 100 % better than paying bills all day like have been doing.................
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME WINE IN NAPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kim — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:25

I had great job, now I'm unemployed & sad.
I need to get away...really bad.
Would love to vacay for a while,
Wine and Southwest always make me smile!

Amy Aldridge — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:27

I'd rather be drinking than working because:
Wine makes the creative juices flow and a potential rise in altitude, oops I mean in pay!
Go SWA a/k/a the Sipping Wine Airline

Samantha keys — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:30

I'd rather be drinking wine in NAPA!!!!!! Than paying bills all day like I have been doing.......
Southwest PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE answer my wish Send me there...................

Kim Fox — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:31

Drinking wine is better than a sharp stick in the eye! Much better!

Linda — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:33

Nuts About Vacation
by Rob Pitingolo

Another day in my cube
Being a good busy bee.
The chores are so tedious
From my office I wish to flee.

Crunching numbers, fitting graphs
Around a regression line.
Vacation would be as much a dream
As delicious Bronco wine.

Send me to Napa
And I’ll even work for you!
Passing out honey-roasted peanuts
Along with my flight’s crew.

Rob Pitingolo — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:35

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because it wouldn't be inappropriate to describe something as "big, firm, fleshy and full bodied with great legs and a strong, deep, finish!"

Liz — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:38

Wine not work! I'm my own boss so I can't whine, but I'm the boss so I CAN have wine! It's good to be the boss!

Ron — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:41

Swirl, sniff, sip is much more refined than click, cut, copy, cuss!

Brent — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:51

I would rather be drinking good wine in California than putting out another bad fire there.

Tamarah C. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:03

I'd rather be drinking wine then working on putting together this furniture....even though they both come out of a box....

Nicole — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:11

Is it not acceptable to drink wine at work? Maybe that’s why I don’t have a job.

Ali B — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:13

I'd rather be drinking wine in Napa than working...because purple teeth are (unfortunately) unacceptable when you have to smile sweetly at customers all day!

Tarrah — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:16

I'D RATHER BE DRINKING WINE THAN WORKING...cause working while drinking wine is frowned upon - at some places!

Dustin — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:17

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because that's the kind of treat I wouldn't have to sneak like the chocolates out of my intern's desk drawer. Sorry Melissa!

Whitney Stringer — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:22

I'd rather be drinking wine because I love to say I love my job!

Joe Parsons — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:31

Drinking wine > working.

I can't think of a single reason to call in sick to drinking wine, except maybe a headache from the tannins. But tannins be darned, I'd rather be begging a head winemaker to let me crush some grapes "I Love Lucy"-style than waiting for my office phone to ring, any day!

Ardith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:40

I'd rather be drinking wine like Borat in Napa than be at work.

charles gumucio — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:05

Fed up with yer lot? Try the Merlot.
When you've had a rough day -- Chardonnay.
When the boss gets you down
Take Southwest and skip town
Head for Napa in sunny C - A.

Karin — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:07

A good wine improves with time in the dark,
but the same can't be said of my mind.
Workload increases but prospects are stark
and the young Turks now leave me behind.
A boss who is clueless, insane commute,
retirement plans full of danger;
and no warning before you get the boot.
At the bar I'm surely no stranger!
Solace is found from the fruit of the vine
sipped by the fire on a cool calm night.
This moment of heaven just might be mine
If I only could win a free flight!

John Anderson — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:08

I’d rather be drinking wine than working, because I work at Chick-fil-A & Jesus hasn’t turned the sweet tea into white wine…yet! #wineswa

Lesli — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:16

I'd rather be drinking wine than working. The option of white or red in comparison to 2 lumps of sugar or 1 is much more appealing.

Brittany B. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:18

I’d rather drink wine in Napa Valley
Because I’ve never been to Cali
I enjoy a crisp cabernet
Especially down by the bay
It’s wine harvest time
And it wouldn’t cost a dime
I LUV Southwest
Because they are the BEST!

Stephen S — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:21

I would rather be drinking wine than working... since I suspect that most employers take a rather dim view of combining the activities.

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:28

I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine in NAPA Valley because, I LUV SOUTHWEST, I LUV Marriott, I LUV NAPA Valley, I LUV wine...and I LUV winning!! I only like work.

rolltide1999 — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 16:59

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because...

Grapes taste SO much better fermented and aged, and enjoyed under the beautiful California sun, than in jelly form on my boring PB&J that I eat at work every day at 1 :)

Chrissy — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 17:06

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because unlike work I like knowing with certainty that wine will always be there for me and will never just let me go, cant say the same for work.

(posted to facebook too, but no option for email on facebook)

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 17:13

I want to escape to Napa Valley where the “wine” arrives in bottles instead of client e-mails.

amg — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 17:45

I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine In Napa & Staying at the Marriott!

Ah, to be in Napa drinking wine,
And to get there on my favorite airline!

I love SWA and I hope they love me,
Because this trip sounds amazing and I want it badly!

All work and no play has made James & Julie a boring pair,
A trip to Napa could change that - especially with free airfare!

Julie Uphoff — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 17:52

The ergonomics of drinking wine in Napa is far better than sitting behind this desk all day. No eye strain, carpal tunnel, or lower back pain involved in drinking wine in Napa. Just pour, swish, sip, repeat.

B.Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:40

sip, sip, sip is better than click, click, click.

Ashley Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:47

"Hello, thank you for calling Smith's Shoe Repair, I'm currently trying to win a trip to Napa Valley to drink with with Southwest Airlines. I know that your call must be urgent, but can you please hold?"

BA Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:52

sip, sip, sip is much better than click,click, click.

Michael Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:54

"Hello, thank you for calling Smith Shoe Repair, can you please hold? I understand your call is urgent, but I'm currently trying to win a trip to Napa Valley with Southwest Airlines."

Brooke Smith — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 18:55

I'd rather be drinking wine, because it's not as filling as beer.

Buck115 — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 19:05

I would rather be drining wine than working because a fine wine soothes your soul after work has pushed you into the "grapes of wrath"

RWG — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:21

rather be drinking wine on Southwest going ANYWHERE..then listen to my kids bicker and WHINE at eachother

Marie G — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:35

Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it.....
Southwest airlines improves my age...the older I get the better it gets...
Napa Valley improves me...the better the wine....the better it gets...
Airlines a calling...Southwest is best!!!!!!!

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:47

Anonymous — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:52

Fly Southwest to Napa, drink some wine, take a nap. You get to fly,get high, sleep and your bags go free, what a deal! And you don't have to work....yippee!

Linda Ferelli — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:54

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because drinking a fine wine soothes the soul after working pushes you into the "grape of wrath."

RWG — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 20:55

Fly Southwest to Napa, drink some wine, take a nap. You get to fly,get high, sleep and your bags go free, what a deal! And you don't have to work....yippee!

Linda Ferelli — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:00

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-A
My oh- my I LUV SWA
Plenty of Peanuts heading my way
My oh my I want some Chardonnay
Rather be sipping than working away
My Oh-my I LUV SWA

Hope K. Allen — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:12

I'd rather be drinking wine in Napa because here in the office, it's never a good idea to say...
- I don't like the nose on that one.
- Go ahead and put a cork in it.
- Full-bodied ones are my favorite.
- Nice legs.
- I like them a little young.

Marty McDonald — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:21

No work and all wine...makes Southwest an even more fun airline!

Mukund — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:27

Because a flight to Paris takes too long.

DB — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:35

I would rather be drinking wine on SouthWest Airlines, because a bedpan never smelled so sweet as Napa Valley wine! YUM!!

Theresa Harney, R.N. — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:49

I'd rather be drinking, because work can't get me drunk. Duh!

crispycritter — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:56

id rather be drinking wine than working cause win taste better than grass. - best coment ever!

The Jeff — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:00

I’d rather have a merlot than a meeting,
A red than a report.
I prefer a Beaujolais than to working a full day,
And a red wine to a deadline.
I’d rather pop the cork than face the office dork,
and enjoy a spicy Zin, and have the work week end!

Clifton — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:03

Kristen — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:11

Where there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing - on SWA!

joanne Gardner — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:41

...because once the flight attendants have announced that it is save to use my portable electronic device, I shrug, because there coincidentally doesn't seem to be enough room on my tray table for the two of them -- both my glass of wine and my laptop, that is. :-) And I ensure that is the case on all of my afternoon flights!

Tara B — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 23:00

Good Wine - Priceless
Bad Bosses - a dime a dozen.

Rita A — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 23:37

I'd rather be drinking wine tomorrow instead of working and listening to Packer fans co-workers 'whine' about their loss to the Vikings!

Cindy G - Minneapolis — Mon, 10/05/2009 - 23:51

Why ask why? It's wine on the greatest airline. Enough said!

MIller Roberts — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:11

I'd rather be drinking wine then working because, honestly, what's better than wine? Especially when you've had a little too much :)

Crystal — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:13

I'd rather be drinking wine in napa....
Because 1. it would be a chance to escape reality and potentialy alter future...by meeting the owners of the vineyards and drink wine with them rather than working therefore having the opportunity to obtain a job at a vineyard in NApa which would allow me to Never leave there again. (except to continue to frequently fly across the country on SW flights...telling other travelers all about the great napa valley wines that this airline has to offer!)

eliz — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:37

My mom would rather be drinking wine, than working all the time! Her job can be demanding and taxing, she definitely deserves some relaxing. A woman like her is hard to find, so please Southwest let's help her unwind!

Ashley Morrison — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:42

I'd rather be drinking wine in Napa Valley then staying home potty training my 2 year old son!

Tracey Hartley — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:46

Let's see ... work, or drinking wine?

Work = A tawdry blend of toner and folder flavors that greet the captive with rank aromas and hints of electrical wires burning somewhere, followed by a post-5 p.m. finish that feels like a promise of more of the same tomorrow.

Wine = Impressions like the Coastal Ridge merlot's "tasty blend of plum and berry flavors greets the palate with nice herbal aromas and vanilla notes that finishes softly pleasantly dry."

OK, it's tough, but I pick wine!

Chris Smith — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 08:55

A mid-flight merlot tastes pleasantly dry in the sky, and a day of chardonnay finishes long and smooth, but nothing pairs betters better with my nutty life than a weekend in Napa on you!

Amanda — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:07

A mid-flight merlot tastes pleasantly dry in the sky, and a day of chardonnay finishes long and smooth, but nothing pairs better with my nutty life than a weekend in Napa on you!

Amanda — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:10

Because the only thing more satisfying than a hard day’s work is the glass of velvety smooth wine following it.

Diana — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:26

I would rather be drinking wine...

Because I work with teenagers & work for a church. And apparently they frown upon us breaking into the sacramental wine after a tough day in the office.

Alison — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:30

I'd rather be drinking wine than sitting in my home office answering phone calls. It get's lonely with no coworkers and when you're drinking wine it's socially acceptable and fun to be talking outloud to yourself!

Jennifer — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:34

Wine goggles (SWA Napa retreat) vs. Whiney troubles (Co-workers with no filter) = Just sayin, easy choice.

ecstewart — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:46

If I had my "Druthers" I would be sipping wine with my honey beside me on a Southwest flight to somewhere other than here - my way of stimulating the economy - rather than sitting at my desk trying to stimulate my checkbook!

Gloria — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 09:49

As my ambulance siren whines, my mind briefly wanders to Napa where I hope to share a bottle of fine wine with my wife. But for now the task at hand is to care for someone in need, which is probably the greatest job ever.

Keith Lavin — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:06

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because with a glass of wine in my hand every idea I have is brilliant and I'm sure my boss would agree...if I could only remember them.

Lisa F. — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:11

If work was so great, they'd serve it with cheese.

Alice Wilson — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:32

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because work doesn't get better with age - it might, in fact, get increasingly worse. At least when I'm drinking wine I'm preserving myself and with age - I'll get better - at drinking that is!! :o)

Jennifer — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:34

Because only when drinking wine is it acceptable to have a $6 mouth... at work, not so much.

Krista — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:42

Work is filled with headaches and stress.......
I'd rather relax with a glass of wine and dream about my next trip on Southwest!

Amber A — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 10:52

To wine or not to whine, what a silly question.
Mary S

Mary Swickard — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:03

Easy... work stresses you out, wine relaxes you! Now, if you could get some champagne on those flights, you'd have a REALLY fun group ;)

Cherine — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:06

Oh Coastal Ridge oh Coastal Ridge, I bet you are so tasty.
Oh Coastal Ridge oh Coastal Ridge, why is my life so hasty?
Oh Coastal Ridge oh Coastal Ridge be like Southwest take me away,
Oh Coastal Ridge oh Coastal Ridge to Napa so I'll drink the day away.

Whine at the preschool where I work or wine at Napa? Hands down for Napa!

Melanie — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:10

To wine or to work, that is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer through work
To seek the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take respite in a sea of wine?
Wine, sweet, wine. You win every time.

JW — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:15

I would rather be drinking wine than working because then I would be warm and looking out a window instead of freezing in this cold and windowless office!

Gloria S — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:10

Work=Whine
W (Why) H (have) I (I) N (not) E (escaped)

Napa=Wine
W (Worries) I (in) N (never) E (everland)

Southwest rocks without the whining! Napa bring on the wine!

Rafael Carrera — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:12

Life without wine is like a day without sunshine. I wish I could have some now, but sadly I'm at work.

eharris — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 13:16

Because only when drinking wine is it acceptable to say you have a $6 mouth... At work, not so much.

Krista Perko — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 13:16

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because I know the farms who grew it deserve our appreciation - and am glad to offer a cheers to their work!

Michele Payn-Knoper — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 13:40

As a freelance writer, I’d rather be drinking wine than working because I’d rather swill a definitive split than split a swell infinitive. (And besides, writing about wine is like drinking about Hemingway -- Oh wait. In Napa I can do both, can't I?)

Kelley J. P. Lindberg — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 13:47

I'd rather be drinking wine than working............
That about says it all. Not much more to say about that. Hope ya'll have enough wine onboard for my next flight.

Ps can we stop in Wisconsin for some cheese on our way to Napa Valley?

Rosie — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 14:29

I'd rather be drinking wine because on any day ...

I'd take plums and berries and oak
over a boss, a tie and a coat.

You see, my tastebuds have been having a decade long, long distance affair with those Napa Valley wines! please send me and my 'buds' so we can make some LUV in the Valley.

Southwest rocks!

Jeffrey — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 14:30

Isn't it devine
Drinking Napa wine
A great way to pass the time
Especially when it's on Southwest's dime.

JW — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 14:59

@SouthwestAir I'd rather be drinking wine than working, because that would better explain my decision to curl up in the fetal position and nap under my desk #wineswa

(Wouldn't fit on Twitter. Typical)

LG — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:20

On any day unholy or divine
I would so much rather wine than whine.

s. carreon — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:30

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because I prefer my eyes to be glazed over from a perfectly poured glass of vino, rather than the 600 unread emails sitting in my inbox.

Alicia — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:33

I enjoy my flavored wine after a long , long day at work, I think all companies should allow a wine break at 3pm!!! Especially if I were in Napa Valley drinking it!

Lisa Walinski — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:37

....because dining with wine combined with my fine wife is WAYYY more funner than the slumber I'm under while bossman awaits my next blunder.

Mike P — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:38

My blackberry rings, my email dings, I’d rather be drinking wine
Flying Southwest or working in the office, I’d rather be drinking wine
Is it Friday yet, oh please open a bottle of wine!

Rick — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:41

I’d rather be drinking wine than lying in bed with the flu of the swine kind
Work is a chore, fill my wine glass with some more
I’d rather be flying in a Southwest 737 sipping wine as blissful as heaven
My bags fly free and the flight attendants are as kind as one can be
With crackers and cheese or while I dine, I’d rather be drinking wine

Julie — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:43

I'd rather be drinking wine than working, because I work harder at enjoying life.

Rachel Blackney — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:49

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Perno — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:50

I'd rather be drinking wine than working, because drinking red wine is known to be good for the heart! (resveratrol, you know) Working is not always so good for the heart. And I *heart* Southwest for taking me to those I LUV so often! Gotta do what is best for the heart!!

Lauretta — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:51

I'd rather be drinking fine wine than listening to my kids whine and cry! All this working in the house and poopy diapers are stressing me out! A glass of merlot I can taste the plum and berries as I savor them slow but I can't finish the day without showing love to miss chardonnay. With her rich fruit taste of apples and pineapple this stressed mother of two NEEDS DESPERATLY a vacation from you! So please send me to napa and ill tweet all about the relaxing trip southwest airlines gave me I really need this there's no doubt!!!!

joana reeder — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:53

I would be rather drinking wine than working because:

1. Wine makes me think of my husband and looking into his eyes.
2. Working is boring and long.
3. Wine makes me think of Napa Valley and all the beauty.
4. Wine makes me think of great meals.
5. Working is a necessary evil while Wine is a necessary joy.

Danielle — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:02

Because after battling health insurance companies all day just to get a simple Dr.'s appt, I need the pick me up...seriously. =\
This has been one of those months I wish I could FFWD... and what better way to do this than from the deck chair in a vineyard in Napa. So Cheers to you, you health insurance phone tyrants. I need this glass of merlot almost as much as I need that MRI.

Seattle Sippin' — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:14

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because wine will contribute to my health without making a big deal about it.

Roy — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:32

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because I can actually look forward to sour grapes.

Jennifer gersch — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:40

I'd rather be drinking wine than working because wine usually meets my expectations and I always get the desired results.

LindseyB — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:43

Can't I do both, drink wine and work?

JB — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:54

Have you chosen a winner yet??!! I am dying with anticipation!

Lauren — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 17:31

I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine than Working because that means I'm on vacation or visting with friends and there are no deadlines or deliverables other than whose turn it is to open the next bottle of Coastal Ridge. Ahh...downtime.

Pamela S. — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 17:45

A recent boss's line
Was not so very fine.
Indeed my job was gone
As the economy was wrong!
Planning "dines" serving lovely wines,
Was where I spent my time!
Now this heart of mine,
For this same work does pine.
For now my work consists
Of making too many lists!
On tracking resumes sent,
Way too much time is spent.
So sipping the fruit of the vine
Becomes a way to bide time.
Until my phone will ring
And winning a job (or this trip) will bring!

Andrea P — Tue, 10/06/2009 - 19:55

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