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[GAMETA]

Wine feels snob, I rather drink a beer.

 

[Tesseract]

nope

 

[Queso de Grande]

I never got a taste for wine. It isn’t for me. I do love a nice beer though. Through beer, I can understand how people can get into the snobbishness of wine and flavors.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I use it in cooking all the time. Do you even deglaze?

 

[GAMETA]

I use it in cooking all the time. Do you even deglaze?

I never cooked anything fancy. I like simple things, salt and onions do just fine.

 

[TaySan]

I prefer beer, but I don't mind wine either. Prefer sweet wines like riesling over dry wines.

The only alcohol I don't enjoy drinking really is Liquour outside of a few mixed drinks I lough drinking straight.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I never cooked anything fancy. I like simple things, salt and onions do just fine.

It's not for fancy food, though I guess it could be. It's a cooking technique to build up sauces or braising liquids to make food really flavorful. Gives a lot of oomph pow of Maillard umami flavor. Easy way to make cheap cuts of meat or cheap pasta sauces taste heavenly. Great staple cooking ingredient for almost anything savory, really.

 

[Cunth]

Sounds European

 

[Laieon]

I'm a teacher, it comes with the territory.

In all seriousness, wine (specifically chardonnay and moscato) were the first alcoholic beverages I got into, followed by rum (and then other liquors), and then beer. It took me a surprisingly long time to get into beer.

I drink more beer these days than wine because lately wine has started to give me bad headaches, but I definitely like the taste.

 

[Maestr0]

Roasted Beef with red wine, perfect combination

 

[GloveSlap]

Not really. I'll drink it, but i wouldn't buy it. Red wine especially tastes too much like vinegar to me.

 

[CrapSandwich]

Nothing snob about box wine. Costco will sell you a box of Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon for $13. That's 3 liters of wine, equivalent to 4 standard 750ml bottles, which works out to $3.25 per bottle's worth. That's ripple pricing for an acceptable table wine. Wine is one of the great, ancient beverages, and I'd really suggest giving it a go.

 

[Maestr0]

Putting a glass of wine into the bolognese or bourguignon beef when you're cooking them, ahhhhhhh I'm drooling right now.

Wine feels snob, I rather drink a beer.

You don't deserve any sympathy from me

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Steak and a solid glass of red is too good of a combo to miss (same goes for roast lamb or beef wellington etc). I cook with wine more than I drink e.g. white wine in pasta sauces, deglazing, red win in meat sauces etc. I'd barely drink a bottle of wine in a month, we'd go through a bottle of red and white a month or two in cooking though.

One thing I will say is a fancy pants restaurant experience with wines served paired to the courses is a lovely experience. Dessert wine is pretty brilliant in that setting too. I saw a restaurant, before the Covid lockdown where I live, and it paired beers to courses...sounds great actually.

 

[belmarduk]

I don’t like wine or beer. I only like Ginjinha.. which is a tart cherry liquor from Portugal and nearly impossible to find in the us. Other than ginjinha, I do not like alcohol at all.

 

[J-Roderton]

Yeah. It’s all right. Dryer the better.

 

[M1chl]

Not really

 

[lock2k]

Yes.

I don’t like wine or beer. I only like Ginjinha.. which is a tart cherry liquor from Portugal and nearly impossible to find in the us. Other than ginjinha, I do not like alcohol at all.

Ginjinha rules. Eu amo isso

 

[AetherMage]

Yes, some are quite good. Prefer darkest reds, not quite dry.

 

[Happosai]

Wine feels snob, I rather drink a beer.

Used to buy vintage for anniversaries but my wife isn't a big fan and I'm not either. There's some nice local cider here (Mexico) I buy called Chino Poblano...but they need to store it longer before selling it. Wine can be for snobs. I'm a beer person myself. My choice picks are: Foster's original, Dunkel, Bohemia Triga, Modelo Negra, and a local craft called Crazy Moon.

 

[diffusionx]

Yes, very much so. I love wine. It is one of life's pleasures.

 

[Punished Miku]

I prefer beer. But I do like wine as well.

The only mixed drink I really like is a frozen margarita.

 

[Grinchy]

I like Cabernet and really nothing else. It's really damn good with a steak, but I drink very rarely these days.

 

[highrider]

Lighter ones more toward sweet are ok. The dry reds and whites don’t taste good to me. I’ve tried expensive wine, it’s better, I’m just not in to it I guess.

 

[GAMETA]

It's not for fancy food, though I guess it could be. It's a cooking technique to build up sauces or braising liquids to make food really flavorful. Gives a lot of oomph pow of Maillard umami flavor. Easy way to make cheap cuts of meat or cheap pasta sauces taste heavenly. Great staple cooking ingredient for almost anything savory, really.

Will try next time I make pasta

 

[Tranquil]

Wine gives me headaches. I like to drink Vodka and Cran juice.

 

[TheMan]

Dry reds for sure. But, lately I get headaches every time I drink wine so I’ve stopped

 

[JBat]

I prefer red over white usually but a dry chardonnay is always enjoyable. With beef red wine is the only acceptable drink. Also if you haven't had a glass of pinot noir with a rich chocolate dessert you haven't lived

 

[MetalAlien]

I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I just shitpost.

 

[CloudNull]

I prefer to drink Scotch but love wine. My favorite is Cabernet Sauvignon with a medium rare steak.

Beers okay if you have nothing else to drink.

 

[Kamina]

Red red wine, stay close to me

 

[TaySan]

I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. I just shitpost.

The most satisfying drug.

 

[Futaleufu]

Nothing like a sip of wine with a decent meal

 

[Frogman_676]

yes

 

[Frogman_676]

yeah sure. my uncle has a small winery, and i tried some apple wine there that was really interesting.

 

[poodaddy]

I love wine and beer. I'll probably always be more of a beer guy, particularly a great stout is my preferred flavor, but a great dry red is a wonderful place to occupy as well. Goes great with a rare New York strip as well.

 

[keraj37]

I liked it when I was using linux, now when on Windows I don't need it.

 

[Dark Star]

White wine is delicious.

 

[Paasei]

I only drink beer. Or well, I never really had wine.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

I only use wine for cooking / de-glazing.

I prefer hard liquor for my alcoholic endeavors.

 

[GymWolf]

Not really.

I very rarely drink some cheap red when i feel particularly sophisticated...

In the past i kinda used red wine to get sleepy when the insomnia was too strong but i was young and stupid

 

[Bullet Club]

Cheers!
Let's hear it for the beer

Cheers!
All hail to the ale

Cheers!
And welcome the wine, for the ladies

 

[Ionian]

I worked for a Wine Shop when I was a teen (Oddbins if you're from the UK).

Had to actually train in wines and got a cert or some shit after an official exam. Had to host tastings etc. shop was in a posh area.

Felt pretty proud of myself being able to tell the difference, however, honestly it was all a load of pretentious wank.

I knew that but got to try some cracking wines, most of the times the cheaper ones were just as good. (Good cheap ones, not any old pish).

When I left, straight back onto the beer for me. Great experience though, I took home a case of Moet as a treat to myself as the new manager was an asshole. (told him to "feck-off", he heard it as "fuck-off" and went ballistic. (He was French, haha, their delivery's at the time were from Calais).

 

[FemdomFilmFan]

Red wine, yeah.

White wine, meh.

 

[Birdo]

Whine is seen as an upper-class thing to drink, despite mostly being consumed by bums and middle-aged women.

 

[mf_82]

yes.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

depends the mood, atmosphere, and what im eating, but generally speaking, yes.

 

[macfoshizzle]

I love wine! Cabs are my favorite. Once you truly find what taste notes you like, and find the right wine(it doesn't have to be expensive), just good times ahead.