No sooner has he gone than she breaks out the gin and begins silently drinking herself into oblivion.

The three trudged off to William's rooms and silently drank some indifferent brandy.

That night, as they drank silently together, Talidd felt an ugly truth pushing itself into his reluctant mind.

They drank silently, and Alastair rose from the table.

We sit around the table and silently drink tea.

We drank silently for a while, listening to the music coming from the jukebox at the end of the bar.

But he kept his own counsel and silently drank his wine.

Allart rose with the others, drinking silently from his cup in honor to the dead.

Nynaeve alone held herself back, eating and drinking silently.

If the use of language by most people who describe wine is so subjective and idiosyncratic, should they drink silently?