-JQ- Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I can't drink wine. I have and it tastes OK. Not only is it not high on my taste list but I really CAN'T drink it. My throat swells shut...allergic reaction/anaphylaxis (sp)...last few times I drank it. This isn't that big of a deal to me - I don't like it that much anyway. What I hate is the Wine-itude that whine drinkers tend to take...if you pass on their wine they think you are snubbing them and their little berry drink and/or aren't sophisticated enough to appreciate their juice. <I might not be > Fast forward to tonight...anticipating a nice evening at a friend's for dinner...they pull a last minute "it is going to be a wine tasting evening - at a wine place - WTH?!". --- accckkk. I don't drink that much anyway. If I do I'd rather have some of Steel1212's bourbon or a nice gin...ultra fine tequila being my preferred drink...which is more than I can afford so it all works out nicely...and being a cheap date and WAY out of "drinking shape" even a single shot is enough...but a whole evening of guffawing over their berry juice ?! But tonight...maybe I'll lie and tell them I'm an AA member - it is easier than the truth.... <rant off> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Allergic works for me. My thing is tomatoes. I like just about everything that is made from them ('cept clam juice )...but I don't like eating tomatoes. Of course, that is a hassle at any sandwich joint. It's a struggle to get them to "hold the tomatoes". I go with the allergic thing...to help them remember. Sometimes though, I tell them I haven't ate a tomatoes since "the accident". [what accident?] When we got hit by a semi truck full of tomatoes and my twin brother died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Of course, you could have fun with them. Pretend to take a sip...then, make a bid deal and profess how awful it is. Ask for ice cubes. Can I get'a splash of Coke in here? This would go great with some Pringles! (maybe pork rinds) Oh...look up a bunch of jokes about France. American wine drinkers love to talk about France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 In thi sday and age, three simple words take care of the problem entirely. I don't drink. I've use it anytime someone offers a glass. Wife understands and that's that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) As my family and friends have come to learn, if I don't like it I'm not eating or drinking it. No debate. Oh, and if you take something I don't like (Mayonaise) and mix it with 10 things I don't like........ I STILL DON'T LIKE IT!!!! No faking it with me, tell 'em like it is and enjoy your meal.... Edited January 16, 2010 by NoSteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I actually enjoy some wine. Not much of a drinker myself either... but I like a couple glasses here and there. Beer bloats me like crazy and I'm not really into the hard stuff. Funny thing about wine tasting people. I went with my wife to a local wine store for a wine tasking. Some people were just so in love with themselves I wanted to puke... but there are plenty of normal people too. Now not knowing what proper protocol is.. I saw one woman that just annoyed the crap out of me. Everytime you sampled a wine you rinced out the glass with water... well this woman shook the glass so her water was going everywhere... floor, etc. Flex- I too love everything made with tomotoes.. but just hate raw tomatoes- I think it a texture thing too. My son has a food allergy to tomatoes.. unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 "This ain't bad, but do you have any MD20/20?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 It's perfectly OK to mention that you have an allergy to it. Allergies are everywhere and pretty much everyone knows the meaning of the word. I have a problem with grapefruit and grapefruit juice. And it's too bad, too, as I love the stuff. But it slams my throat and breathing tubes shut and I've had three life-threatening choking incidents with this fruit/juice and that's enough for me. I just stay away from it. I mean, what do you do when you find you can't breathe in OR out and your life is passing before your mental eyes and you're wondering what the people around you are goin to do if you collapse....... Scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 The allergy is the perfect alibi. Wish I could say that. I HATE HATE HATE raw cheese, have a "quesophobia", but can hot handle pizza etc. I usually advise of a cheese allergy and people quit bugging me. If you tell 'em that you don't like something it only makes them want to convince you. Stay strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 "This ain't bad, but do you have any MD20/20?" Annie Green Springs or Boones Farm! Now there was a REAL cheap drunk when I was a teenager. My head still hurts! CYa, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Boones Farm!!! LOL!!! Diluted cough syrup!! Ghastly!!! I really can't drink wine, either: It gives me headaches. In fact, even a small amount of champagne will give me a headache within an hour. Whatta life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 "This ain't bad, but do you have any MD20/20?" Annie Green Springs or Boones Farm! Now there was a REAL cheap drunk when I was a teenager. My head still hurts! CYa, Pat ANNIE GREEN SPRINGS!!!! That was the name I coudn't remember. Hated that stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 In thi sday and age, three simple words take care of the problem entirely. I don't drink. I've use it anytime someone offers a glass. Wife understands and that's that.... +10000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hey Flex! Growing up, I never cared for tomatoes at all. I always loved catchup and spaghetti sauce and all that other stuff. (except Clam Juice!!!) But, then......I read somewhere that tomatoes were actually a fruit and not a vegetable. This claim was based on the fact that the seeds were "inside" and some other scientific reasons, I can't recall exactly. Anyway, I had always wanted to like tomatoes, for some reason I just couldn't. But, when I found out they were more like berries than veggies, I began to taste and finally to enjoy eating them. Now I like them, right from the garden even. Weird...I would have never dreamed that I was caught up in the vicious cycle of vegetable prejudice. Flex.....Please!.....let it go man! The veggies don't hate you. Why you acting this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belus Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Best class I took in college was wine tasting. Are you allergic to sulfites (a preservative that's added to wine)? You may find this comforting: http://www.physorg.com/news119531708.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Im Driving!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I don't drink that much anyway. If I do I'd rather have some of Steel1212's bourbon Your gonna have to tell me the next time you come down and I'll break out the good stuff....maybe BITB?!?!? But yeah I keep trying wine....keep not liking it. We shoot shotgun, sporting clays, at elk creek and they always want to go up to the winery. I just bring my flask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Of course, you could have fun with them. Pretend to take a sip...then, make a bid deal and profess how awful it is. Ask for ice cubes. Can I get'a splash of Coke in here? This would go great with some Pringles! (maybe pork rinds) Oh...look up a bunch of jokes about France. American wine drinkers love to talk about France. Flex-don't even mention ice cubes around wine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 It seems that ice cubes and red wine kind of go together with Italians.. at least the Italian duck hunter garbage men I know.. Dad drank his red for years with a couple ice cubes.. and even today while at the trailer socializing, two hunting friends of mine were drinking some vino with cubes before their afternoon nap.. it's not proper, but if it's what you like, well, what can you tell em? Personally I hate Cabs and Chards but have a liking for Pinots and Merlots.. and I absolutely love a good port or dessert wine.. eh.. to each their own.. I also pull the allergy thing on a lot of things... Fresh fruits and veggies, raw egg yolks, and all nuts exceot peanuts, cashews, almonds, and hazelnuts. When I order sandwiches or burgers.. it's always sans all that salad stuff... and I hate that I can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Of course, you could have fun with them. Pretend to take a sip...then, make a bid deal and profess how awful it is. Ask for ice cubes. Can I get'a splash of Coke in here? This would go great with some Pringles! (maybe pork rinds) Oh...look up a bunch of jokes about France. American wine drinkers love to talk about France. Flex, man you are crackin me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 White Wine goes with Pork Rinds, you damned philistine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 White Wine goes with Pork Rinds, you damned philistine. Red wine with red Pork Rinds. Get it straight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Is anybody making a fortified wine energy drink yet? "Thunderbird - Zap" ? "Boone's Farm - Barn Burner" ? "Mogen David- Scalded Dog 20-20" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I worked in the bar at a 5 star hotel. I loved the wine we had access to. The different growing regions, types of grapes, the classic vineyards and the upstart wineries, all fascinating. I think it's kinda like this forum, So people dabble and enjoy, some people are REALLY into it. The one thing I hated about it was the attitude that a lot of people in that world have. I liked teaching people about it, if they were interested, but I would always stress that personal taste was the most important thing. I told people not to listen to the 'experts' that tell you so and so wine is good and this one is not. Try them. If you like it, it is good wine. Knowledge can give you an educated guess as to what a certain wine will taste like, but the only real test is your own taste. Unfortunately I've seen that same 'expert' attitude in other areas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 been collecting (and drinking) wine since the mid-70's. saved this 6 liter bottle for when i retired. broke it out last month and polished it off with the help of about 16 brave souls. was worth the wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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