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To not understand why anyone drinks wine?

141 replies

IHateSummer · 27/05/2016 10:20

Red wine tastes like vinegar. White wine tastes like toilet cleaner. Everytime I've drank rose I've had to hold my nose and get awful heartburn immediately. Prosecco and champagne are also equally disgusting. Now beer/ale/lager I love and will happily drink.

But seriously, why do so many people drink wine?

OP posts:
PurpleDaisies · 27/05/2016 10:21

Because we all have different tastes? Confused

Lumpylumperson · 27/05/2016 10:22

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Wolfiefan · 27/05/2016 10:22

Because we buy the good stuff and like the way it tastes.
Don't like it? Don't drink it. More for me!
Grin

susiella · 27/05/2016 10:23

I can't understand its allure either. It all tastes horrible to me. But, diff'rent strokes and all that.

dimdiolch · 27/05/2016 10:23

Because everyone, aside from you, is a bellend.

Offler · 27/05/2016 10:23

Because they do like it. Y'know, people have different tastes etc, taste changes over time. I never used to like it, but I do like a glass of red now and then, same with prosecco and champagne.

HostaFireandIce · 27/05/2016 10:24

Have you ever tried wine from a bottle that cost more than £2.99? That might help.

Offler · 27/05/2016 10:24

And I think beer/ale tastes like old socks, but I don't have to drink it 😁

Thelittleredhead · 27/05/2016 10:25

I don't drink wine, at the moment. But GOD how I miss it.

Mmmmm delicious wine. 22 weeks and counting Wink

gandalf456 · 27/05/2016 10:25

It is an acquired taste, like anything alcoholic. Some tastes we just can't acquire. I found that with real ales - and they give me a headache. I am happy to drink lagers, though. I used to drink them far more than wine in my youth but I think wine has got better now and the good ones are more affordable.

srslylikeomg · 27/05/2016 10:25

Are you on glue?

BathshebaDarkstone · 27/05/2016 10:26

YANBU, it turns me into a bastard.

MadameCholetsDirtySecret · 27/05/2016 10:26

More wine for me! Keep on hating it.

Redglitter · 27/05/2016 10:26

I can't understand why anyone would choose beer or lager when they could have prosecco or a nice white wine.

Everyone's different

SqueegyBeckinheim · 27/05/2016 10:27

Wine tastes awful to me to, but I don't assume everyone tastes it that way or it wouldn't be as wildly popular as it is.

The biggest problem I have is that people don't believe I hate the taste of wine, and are always insisting I try different types to find one I like when I just want to stick with a nice beer.

FeckinCrutches · 27/05/2016 10:27

Beer/ale/lager is disgusting each to their own. I can't imagine going to my favourite restaurant and having a pint of ale with my dinner Wink

BeyondTellsEveryoneRealFacts · 27/05/2016 10:27

Ew, you drink beer?! What the hell is wrong with you?

Rude, isnt it.

CaptainCrunch · 27/05/2016 10:27

I don't understand people who don't drink it. They're utter pests at dinner parties.

dementedpixie · 27/05/2016 10:28

I dint like beer/ale/lager but drink white/rosé wine/cider. I don't have to understand why you do like to drink those drinks so don't judge why others drink something that differs from what you like

gandalf456 · 27/05/2016 10:28

Ale goes well with Steak and Kidney pie. So does a nice red, come to think....

deVelvet · 27/05/2016 10:29

You drink what you like, I will drink what I like? Deal?

TheWeeBabySeamus1 · 27/05/2016 10:29

I've always wanted to be a wine drinker, looks so much classier than a pint or alcopop. Unfortunately I must have similar tastebuds to you OP because it all tastes rank Sad

I still give it a go every few years incase my palate has matured. It hasn't but I can stomach a Buck's Fizz at Christmas now.

kelper · 27/05/2016 10:29

I don't like beer. I have the same problem as Squeegy with people trying to get my to try different beers. I'm 37. I've tried a lot of beer and I can't find one i like. So i drink wine. Problem solved.
Wouldn't the world be boring if we all liked the same stuff?

LunaLoveg00d · 27/05/2016 10:29

Because we all have different tastes?

Exactly this. I love white wine, give me a good Sauvignon Blanc or Prosecco and I'm very happy.

Beer of any form though is absolutely disgusting.

ItsyBitsyBikini · 27/05/2016 10:29

Oh how I miss wine. Come on baby hurry up so I can have a celebratory glass of prosecco.
Tbf to op I used to hate wine/prosecco it's only in the last 2 years I've started to like it. I only drink rose though.
Can't stand beer but I do love a good fruit cider

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