Yes, I’ve started putting ice in my wine – in Queensland it’s too hot to take anything too seriously

My wine guy’s advice: ‘How about you try smaller pours, smaller glasses, and an ice-bucket, because when it comes to wine, generally speaking, that’s where the ice belongs.’ Photograph: Maria Korneeva/Getty Images

It started out as a joke. A bit of a laugh. A tribute to the inner-bogan-larrikin I’ve been gradually coming to terms with since I hit 30 and stopped trying to be more sophisticated than I actually am.

But it’s gone beyond a joke now. It’s getting out of hand. I’m thinking of doing it in public. At nice places, with elegant people. And I’m worried I can’t stop.