to be mystified at people obsessed by prosecco?

[CockacidalManiac]

Fully expecting to get a kicking for this.
On Facebook, in shops. People who seem to have their entire sense of humour based around wine.
Every post on Facebook is some crappy meme about wine o' clock, prosecco or a 'cheeky' glass of wine.

God no, I'm too busy drinking to post about it

But the number of people buying me 'hygge' crap is astonishing. I like candles, blankets, soft lighting and endless hot tea and toast. I don't need a fucking mug to remind me.

(Although a lot of my FB replies usually involve arranging to go to the pub )

To combat the wankerness of drinking from a jar, simply drink from the bottle instead.

Prefer cava. Hate a cheeky anything unless it's a cheeky shag

I like it because it's the only wine I seem to be able to drink a bottle of without getting sick or hungover. Really have no idea why.

PeelyWally and *GlueonaStick

• I've shuffled up on the Hip Bench, both sit down immediately. We can concoct some hilarious memes together....

I work in a wine merchant chain. People are obsessed with the stuff we sell a metric fuckload of the stuff.
To be honest I find it too sweet, -a lot of prosecco has "extra dry" on its label but few people know that this actually means it's sweeter then say a brut style. I much prefer a nice cava or a French Cremant. Whoever is on the Prosecco council is doing a stellar job as we often get people that don't drink wine whatsoever ,
come in and ask for prosecco and refuse to even entertain a nice cava or a new world sparkler (often same grapes and method as Champagne) it's like they have Prosecco blinkers. Keeps us in business though :)

I hope all these new gin drinkers don't also complain on their FB or wherever about depression

Can't imagine swapping a cheery wine-y drink for such a miserable one.

Suspect I've missed the point of this thread BUT have learned a great new word - wankified - and am keen to try French cremants.

Pedants' corner

• prosecco is not made in the Champagne method and is therefore different to other sparkling wines. I think it's overrated but don't care about it
• Aperol Spritz was called a Veneziana but it's become so widely spread it has sadly lost its name as people had to be told what it was
• Hygge! Ok, so why is the suicide rate so high in Scandinavia?!

It's all part of the way our culture normalizes alcohol . I got 4 birthday cards with wine jokes or pictures on them

It's a load of bollocks but it makes them feel
Like their alcohol dependency is 'fun'

Gin is too herbal, bit medicinal for my liking, prefer a bit of dark rum but the stuff gives me evil hangovers. Never get tired of Bailey's or other creamy spirit mixes like Amarula, drink it til teeth go furry. Like a sherry at Xmas.

I thought I was very posh finally trying prosseco , tasted like a stronger but worse version of lambrini don't get what all the fuss is about

See also:
Michael Kors watch
Christian Louboutins
Rose Gold anything
Initials on jewellery

Oooh, used to love lambrini clumsy, too easy to drink. Bought Bacardi breezers a while back for nostalgia but disappointed to see they're now mixed with martini rather than rum

Oh so did I back in the day !! Could easily drink a bottle to myself before a night out ! But it was always considered a "cheap" drink so I was amused to find is much prefer a glass of that to the much raved about prosseco

I recently did the same with a few bottles of wkd - still good !!

stopfuckingshoutingatme

Surely it's just normalising something which is already normal and has been part of everyday human life for literally thousands of years.

Also, liking wine and saying cheers to all your fellow wine enthusiasts on Facebook/Mumsnet/whatever is not exactly indicative of alcohol dependency. I love wine and especially love Prosecco, and I'm not going to stop enjoying it just because when something reaches peak popularity it suddenly goes from being trendy to uncool. But I'd quite happily go without it for an indefinite period of time - in fact, I have done so for 1 and a half pregnancies now so far, without the slightest bit of difficulty.

I know there is a massive drinking problem in this country and that's sad, but I am not sure if you can blame that on women/mums sharing a virtual wine together online in the evening, or buying eachother 'I heart Prosecco' merchandise for Christmas...

Has anyone mentioned crémant yet? That's loads better!

Prosecco makes me fart like a trouper. They should put that on a bag.

Several times Nigella

Remember back in the 90s, we were all drinking Chardonnay!

Never hear anyone ask for a Chardonnay anymore

"Never hear anyone ask for a Chardonnay anymore"

I like Chardonnay. Not all Chardonnay is cheap and nasty.

Do you remember Beaujolais Nouveau back in the 1980s. That was a marketing ploy that we all fell for, and then it just disappeared.

Pinot Grigio was in fashion about 15 years ago but these days it seems to be as popular as a glass of warm wee.

ABC

Anything But Chardonnay

The stuff is rank and one glass can make you die for days.

Only if you buy the cheap and nasty stuff SausageSoda. Sadly, Chardonnay was so popular that wine makers started churning out some pretty rank stuff. These days it isn't as popular, and you can buy some pretty decent stuff now.

squoosh Pinot Grigio is everywhere. It isn't my white wine of choice because it doesn't have much taste, but it is inoffensive enough.

Beaujolais nouveau stil comes out every year. We sell plenty of it.

I thought it had died a death. It isn't very nice.