Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 15:22     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, but I DO judge people by the beer they drink.


Beer snobs are worse than wine snobs. Tedious idiots. It is just beer, for God's sake.

There are recipes for beer that involve measuring ingredients, adding them for flavor, adding them at exactly the right time...brewing can be an art.

But your comment shows a different kind of snobbery, doesn't it?
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 13:09     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
I have strong opinions about the wine I drink - hate oaky American chardonnays, for example, but I don't judge others. After all, haven't we all done some fucked-up things in our time?
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 13:01     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
There are definitely wines I don't care for, but really people just have different tastes. Lately I've been liking Malbecs and dry Roses (ice cold, on the porch on a summer evening ... heaven!). But I know a lot of people don't care for a peppery malbec or don't care for roses. To each their own.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 12:52     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
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Anonymous wrote:You have to drink a lot of wine and have a pretty sensitive palate to tell the difference between a 10 bottle a 20-30 bottle (on verge of course). Drink what you like, life is short.


I wish this were true. Sadly, once you start drinking the better wines in the $20-$30 range the cheap ones really taste subpar. I still drink some cheaper ones because I'm not wealthy, but you definitely tell the difference.


LOL that you think a $30 bottle of wine is something special.


Well, I think a wine may or may not be special and this can be true at any price point. On average, however, $20-$50 will get you a high quality wine that will be much better than the $9.99 Fetzer, Mondavi or Cupcake wine most folks are drinking. I've had some outstanding wines that cost well of $50/bottle (retail, not the restaurant markup); a few were truly great but most weren't better enough to justify the price.



I almost married a Parisian and therefore spent a fair amount of time in Paris. I couldn't believe I could buy wine for $2-3/bottle at the supermarket and it was really good (and the kind his family served). When I was leaving one time, I looked to buy an expensive bottle to bring back to the States for a relative, as a gift. I told him I wanted to spend about $25. He told me no such bottle existed. We finally found an upscale wine store and other than one or two very expensive bottles, nothing cost $25. Ever since that experience, I laugh when people try to judge others' sophistication on wine price.


+10000
A voice of reason. Americans tend to think they are more sophisticated than they are.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 12:46     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:No, but I DO judge people by the beer they drink.


Beer snobs are worse than wine snobs. Tedious idiots. It is just beer, for God's sake.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 12:16     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:What if people don't drink? Do you judge?

Only if they're sanctimonious about it.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 12:11     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, but I DO judge people by the beer they drink.


Dh does this.


Wine snobs are terrible but beer snobs are the worst.



It's kind of oxymoronic to be a snob about beer. Like judging people for the type of Crocs they wear.

Ooh, you've never had a good beer, have you?
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 11:58     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 11:54     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You have to drink a lot of wine and have a pretty sensitive palate to tell the difference between a 10 bottle a 20-30 bottle (on verge of course). Drink what you like, life is short.


I wish this were true. Sadly, once you start drinking the better wines in the $20-$30 range the cheap ones really taste subpar. I still drink some cheaper ones because I'm not wealthy, but you definitely tell the difference.


LOL that you think a $30 bottle of wine is something special.


Well, I think a wine may or may not be special and this can be true at any price point. On average, however, $20-$50 will get you a high quality wine that will be much better than the $9.99 Fetzer, Mondavi or Cupcake wine most folks are drinking. I've had some outstanding wines that cost well of $50/bottle (retail, not the restaurant markup); a few were truly great but most weren't better enough to justify the price.



I almost married a Parisian and therefore spent a fair amount of time in Paris. I couldn't believe I could buy wine for $2-3/bottle at the supermarket and it was really good (and the kind his family served). When I was leaving one time, I looked to buy an expensive bottle to bring back to the States for a relative, as a gift. I told him I wanted to spend about $25. He told me no such bottle existed. We finally found an upscale wine store and other than one or two very expensive bottles, nothing cost $25. Ever since that experience, I laugh when people try to judge others' sophistication on wine price.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 11:48     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
I consider merlot and chardonnay "happy hour wine" that is cheap and generally non-offensive. They can be done well or done poorly, the same way that "chicken breast" can be done well or poorly and is generally non-offensive to most diners.

I do not particularly care for sweet wines myself and have had a lot of disappointments associated with rose(-ay!). I have also had some really killer dry roses that I wish I'd written down the names of so I could seek them out.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 11:39     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
I don't really judge people on the wine they choose to drink but I might find myself judging the amount of wine I see someone consume.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 09:28     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:Only if it's white zin.


This. I really don't care. People like what they like. I don't like Chardonnay in general myself, but I don't think that's some kind of clue to someone's personality. I don't judge you based on whether you drink cheap wine or expensive wine, or white or red, or French or Australian.

I will, however, judge you based on your attitude towards wine. If you're a pretentious snob, I will judge that. If you disparage people who drink things you don't like, I will judge that. It's just grape juice, after all. It's supposed to taste good, so drink what you like.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 09:26     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
I really try not to judge and I would never say this out loud...but yeah I do. White Zin, Pink Moscato, any thing with a picture of a flip flop on it I find undrinkable and if people willingly put it in their body then I lose a bit of respect.

And I have to agree with PP about rose...I've had some supposedly "fine" rose from France and I thought it tasted like cough syrup.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 09:22     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, but I DO judge people by the beer they drink.


Dh does this.


Wine snobs are terrible but beer snobs are the worst.



It's kind of oxymoronic to be a snob about beer. Like judging people for the type of Crocs they wear.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2015 09:15     Subject: Do you judge people by the wine they drink?
No, I don't.

I also personally take enormous pleasure in people who do judge, but don't know the difference between a white zin and a nice rose.