# Anyone else here like alcohol but just not wine very much? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [March 8, 2015, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514 "2015-03-08T09:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/21 "2015-03-09T12:37:34Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Box wine lasts longer. Just saying. Uh, yeah, that would be like a year or a year and half supply of wine for me. I doubt it would last _that_ long. Most of the suggestions seem to be predicated on the notion my frequency of imbibing will go up. If anything, it’s going down as I get older and see no benefit in increasing it in any case. I don’t miss wine when I don’t have it, so I have no incentive to solve a problem that’s not a problem for me. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/22 "2015-03-09T12:49:05Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > 1. You can’t buy what you like over and over. Wine by nature is constantly changing from year to year, to the point where vintage is one of the selling points. You either stock up on what you like, or you’ll never see it again. While this is true for a single varietal, there are a number of meritages, blends out there that remain remarkably consistent from year to year. I used to buy cabernets from a few favorite wineries and too suffered through disappointments in certain years. But when I came across a couple of blends I liked them possibly even more and they’re always good. I’m not sure where you live but try [Folie a Deux’s Menage a Trois](http://www.menageatroiswines.com/?ag=1) or [14 Hands’ Hot to Trot](https://www.14hands.com/wines/hot-to-trot-red-blend) sometime. They’re pleasant and consistent and most always available. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/23 "2015-03-09T18:23:32Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I’m not sure where you live but try [Folie a Deux’s Menage a Trois](http://www.menageatroiswines.com/?ag=1) or [14 Hands’ Hot to Trot](https://www.14hands.com/wines/hot-to-trot-red-blend) sometime. They’re pleasant and consistent and most always available. Point taken, but when it comes to alcohol, I’m not really looking for “pleasant.” Don’t get me wrong, consistency is a good thing and a blend you can trust like that can be an ally at a party, dinner, etc. But I want a great _experience_ from drinks. And I can get that from my faves dependably. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/24 "2015-03-11T17:16:45Z")
I love [some brands of] beer. I’ve enjoyed exploring single malt Scotch for the past couple of years. But to me, wine just tasted like … wine. OK, but nothing worth getting excited about. If it’s served to me, I’ll drink it. But I’ve had three unopened bottles sitting on my kitchen counter for more than a year now. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/25 "2015-03-12T06:55:18Z")
I thought wine usually came in single serving portions… :o But I would much rather have cognac (wine squared) which the good kind is hard to come by in BF Indiana. And no, I do not mean Courvousier or Hennessey. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/26 "2015-03-12T08:37:50Z")
I make my own wine, but find it a chore to actually drink wine (not just my wine, any wine). It is the making that excites me. I love cooking and extended projects, and the science appeals to the biochemist in me. The only wines that I like are Amarones, which cost a bomb. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/27 "2015-03-12T09:01:00Z")
> [@Weedy](#): > > If you put wine in a smaller bottle, and fill it so there is hardly any air in the top, it will keep a few weeks in the fridge after opening. I use 10 oz soda water bottles. Or \*\*Broomstick \*\*should use one of those rubber stoppers with the handpump to evacuate all the air. I use those all the time and the wine is good for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/28 "2015-03-12T10:11:04Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Box wine lasts longer. Just saying. Man, I love the whole concept of box wine. Half way decent mine at a bargain price. For two people a box lasts close to a week. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/29 "2015-03-12T11:28:58Z")
I love booze. I keep tequila and (heaven help me) Lime A Rita!s on hand, along with a fair assortment of other liquor that I break out when we have a family gathering or girls’ night. I wish I liked wine, but I don’t, even after years of trying different kinds. When I was young, I drank…oh, Strawberry Hill? that kind of thing, and I liked it the way I liked Koolaid. Now it just tastes bad to me, and it makes my head ache. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/30 "2015-03-12T13:36:44Z")
Up until 2 years ago I was in the Broomstick level of consumption. I’ve always been a lightweight and alcohol puts me to sleep so I would have a single drink at a time a few times a year but that was about it. Then I did a cooking course where they matched wines to the meal and served them in proper glasses. Holy cow I found a wine I liked. A few months after that I took a trip to Italy and drank my way around the country trying new wines the whole way. Now we have a favorite local winery and contrary to **Broomstick’s** experience everyone has been lovely and helpful. I’ve found that if you express a desire to learn, far from being snobby about it they’ll overwhelm you with information until you beg for mercy because your brain is exploding. My husband is particularly excited by this change because now we can open a bottle of wine with dinner and between the two of us we usually drink at least half. This means he can actually have wine when he wants it instead of waiting until he wants to drink most of a bottle. I recently did a Reidel wine tasting and was astonished at the difference that the glass makes. I don’t think you need a $40 glass but it’s definitely worth researching the shape of glass that’s recommended for the wine you’re drinking. If you’re going to splurge on an expensive glass of wine it’s worth drinking it out of a glass that maximizes the flavour. I do still don’t like beer though, just like wine used to it all tastes the same to me. I guess another decade or so and I’ll start drinking it too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/31 "2015-03-13T05:13:53Z")
**Broomstick** , I think people are just trying to be nice and offer suggestions – you don’t have to get all snippy and defensive. I like wine, but it’s not my favorite. I confess, I like liqueurs and beer better. Champagne’s good too. Mind you, I’ll drink wine, but it’s not my first choice if something else is there. (Strangely enough, I’m drinking moscato right now) I’ve also had moonshine before. I don’t know how they did it, but if you didn’t know what it was, you’d think it was a soft-drink. There was no alcohol taste whatsoever. (And it was pretty damned good, too) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/32 "2015-03-13T09:45:14Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > **Broomstick** , I think people are just trying to be nice and offer suggestions – you don’t have to get all snippy and defensive. I do appreciate the suggestions, and I’m not getting defensive. As I have said, I don’t like wine enough to drink more of it, I’m not particularly interested in getting to know it better, and I do not wish to increase my alcohol intake. At which point I’m baffled as to someone might then suggest I go out and purchase a box of wine or otherwise increase my consumption of same. I mean, thanks for the info, and I hope it might help someone else, but I really doubt this is of any use to me personally. The OP’s question was who likes alcohol but just not wine very much and I’m definitely in that category. It’s not from ignorance, I’ve had wine before, it’s just not something I get excited about enough to do more of it. If someone is a wine enthusiast that’s great, I hope they continue to enjoy the beverage. I don’t see how that’s being “defensive” or “snippy”. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/33 "2015-03-13T15:06:42Z")
Wine is OK. I never go out of my way to drink it, but if it’s offered as part of a dinner or something I won’t refuse it. I never just, stand around and drink wine socially though. Beer on the other hand, one of the greatest inventions of mankind! ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/34 "2015-03-13T15:15:33Z")
My wife used to be a big red wine enthusiast when we first started dating. We’d usually order a bottle when we went out to dinner, or if we made a special dinner at home. I actually kept a log of what we drank and what we thought; I realized that for the most part, I can take or leave red wine. It’s not something I particularly care for- the excellent ones can be very enjoyable, but there’s a big drop-off in my mind, and on the whole, if I’m drinking alcohol, I tend to get more enjoyment out of a good beer, glass of inexpensive white wine, or a well made mixed drink, all of which are cheaper per-drink than red wine, assuming you spent about $20. I could get 12 beers, a bottle of mid-ranged spirits or 2 bottles of decent white wine, for the cost of one bottle of ok red wine. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/35 "2015-03-14T00:23:55Z")
One thing I’ve found is that wine is more likely to give me a headache than any other type of alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514/36 "2015-03-14T00:32:43Z")
I pretty much only love rum. I’ve tried many but this is what I always go to, with a little diet or Coke Zero and some ice. I don’t like wine and it makes my face turn bright red every time I try to finish a glass. It’s sour and bitter and drying on the tongue. Beer has a scent that makes me gag. I would rather drink toilet water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-like-alcohol-but-just-not-wine-very-much/714514.md?page=1)