Since I don't care for wine--never cultivated a "drinking taste during my younger years"--I am glad to have a LA and the space in my sewing room for it--I use it for a dozen other uses, such as previewing squares as I put them together and they stay there while I am putting a line of them together--using the table as a straight edge for trimming after the quilting process is finished--using the table as a cutting surface so the different pieces can be lined up in the order of sewing--in other words I am thankful to have a LA and the space in my sewing room for it.
As for the chocolate, I keep a good supply on hand for me and for anyone who is here to visit, sew, quilt, whatever we have in mind when we make that trek out to my sewing room. Someday, when I learn how to do it without having to call in a grandkid or SIL or DD, I'll post some pictures....