Learning about myself...

[missroserose]

Ian and I had hit the liquor section of Costco to test out his new membership, and he was looking for beer. So, of course, to tease him, I started singing the lyrics to "The Beer Song" ("What is the malted liquor?/What gets you drunker quicker?/What comes in bottles or in cans?/BEER!" sung to the tune of the "March of the Toreadors" from Carmen). After the obligatory smakkage had followed, we meandered towards the front of the section to pay for our purchases. There was one woman near the cashier looking at a bottle of white wine and wondering aloud what it tasted like, so I gave her some advice. Except I didn't just give her advice, I went on for about five minutes about the differences between Pinot Grigio as opposed to Pinot Noir, and the relative dryness and texture of the aftertaste of that vs. Cabernet Savingon vs. Merlot...I felt rather awkward afterwards, but she seemed grateful for the advice, and the woman at the cashier made some comment about how they should hire me to recommend wines to people.

So on the one hand, it seems that I'm a bit of a wine snob, but on the other, I will willingly sing "The Beer Song" in public. Within 10 minutes of each other, no less.

Does anyone else see a bit of a dichotomy here?

And on a side note, "dichotomy" is a most excellent word.

Comments

Heh. Lush.

[cryogaijin.livejournal.com]

Only problem is that there are huge differences between the californian vintages, Washington vintages, and French vintages of the wines you mentioned. Turns out my sister will no longer even TOUCH wine that is under 20 dollars a bottle. (I see no problem with this.) This makes her a wine-snob in my stepdad's eyes, as he likes some of the 6 dollars a bottle swill.

Re: Heh. Lush.

[rapier.livejournal.com]

Psh, why bother with a $20 bottle of wine? You could drink five $3.99 bottles of Boone's Farm Fuzzy Navel and other assorted flavors, and after that you won't care a bit about how bad it tastes.

Re: Heh. Lush.

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

because if you wanted to get plastered, it's far more efficient to do so on cheap vodka or gin, and you can get far drunker on $20 of vodka than you can on $20 of wine. Supposedly there's more chance of a hellish hangover with wine as well.

@ Cryo: swill is in the tongue of the beholder - I've really enjoyed some bottles for $15 or so (good prices around here), and conversely have been disappointed with most anything ive paid more than $25 for. Perhaps there's something about the method of serving - could you create or point me towards a discourse on decanting and/or chilling wines, for the edification of those present?

No, not lush. Snob! =)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Well, I *did* give the lady the caveat that I was just an amateur...I just don't have enough experience yet to be a real wine snob. *sigh* I'm learning, though...