For the wine drinkers here, how do you learn to enjoy wine?

[Moliphino]

Okay, took another chance and bought a 4 pack of Sutter Home Chardonnay, was only $6 at Stater Bros. It's not terrible, basically just a flat Brut Champagne, and it's the same alcohol percentage so I guess the bitterness was from the tannins and not the alcohol itself.

Still, nothing to write home about, and if I'm going to have this I may as well just get champagne, since the carbonation makes it so much better.

Works well enough as a Mimosa though, without the carbonation. I can drink one of these on occasion, I suppose.

I can't really get into white wines, either, because it just tastes like flat champagne to me. It's like drinking flat Coke.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Chardonnay is my favorite wine. Sutter Home is about my least favorite brand of mass produced Chardonnay. Besides maybe Winking Owl, that stuff should be drank directly from the bottle, enveloped by a brown paper bag.

 

[fla4fun]

I am genuinely curious, no snark or disrespect intended. . . Why do people force themselves to acquire a taste for wine? Or any alcohol for that matter? I don’t drink because I think beer tastes like vomit, wine tastes like spoiled food, and spirits leave a strong metallic aftertaste in my mouth. Those flavor profiles haven’t improved over the years and I can’t imagine any amount of tasting on my part is going to change that. Perhaps I have wonky taste buds or something. I see people posting that it took years for them to like wine and it makes me curious why someone would drink something they don’t like in the hopes that one day they would.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

I am genuinely curious, no snark or disrespect intended. . . Why do people force themselves to acquire a taste for wine? Or any alcohol for that matter? I don’t drink because I think beer tastes like vomit, wine tastes like spoiled food, and spirits leave a strong metallic aftertaste in my mouth. Those flavor profiles haven’t improved over the years and I can’t imagine any amount of tasting on my part is going to change that. Perhaps I have wonky taste buds or something. I see people posting that it took years for them to like wine and it makes me curious why someone would drink something they don’t like in the hopes that one day they would.

I used to work in hospitality industry and have a deep interest in food, as I used to be a chef. Most of my training and experience is food based, I never really had the time to learn more in depth about alcohol. Knowing more about the various types and how to pair with various foods just expands my overall culinary knowledge.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I am genuinely curious, no snark or disrespect intended. . . Why do people force themselves to acquire a taste for wine? Or any alcohol for that matter? I don’t drink because I think beer tastes like vomit, wine tastes like spoiled food, and spirits leave a strong metallic aftertaste in my mouth. Those flavor profiles haven’t improved over the years and I can’t imagine any amount of tasting on my part is going to change that. Perhaps I have wonky taste buds or something. I see people posting that it took years for them to like wine and it makes me curious why someone would drink something they don’t like in the hopes that one day they would.

I enjoy beer, some wines and some hard liquor and I don't get it either. Well I get it (social/work/gender/age, etc expectations) but I don't agree with it nor engage in it. You'll never find me pushing for someone to drink something they don't want to drink and frankly it's never a question in my mind to even suggest, I assume you're more than capable of making a decision yourself if you want to partake in alcohol, I'll give recommendations if they are interested in them though.

 

[dizneegirl]

I am genuinely curious, no snark or disrespect intended. . . Why do people force themselves to acquire a taste for wine? Or any alcohol for that matter?

I wonder, too. I like the taste of beer more than wine, so I just drink that. If I open a bottle of for cooking, I might make spritzer out of the rest, as that's the way I enjoy it.

Then again, my mother and grandmother have always told me how they learned to drink coffee, and that I should do the same, so I can socialize. I don't feel the need...

 

[fla4fun]

I wonder, too. I like the taste of beer more than wine, so I just drink that. If I open a bottle of for cooking, I might make spritzer out of the rest, as that's the way I enjoy it.

Then again, my mother and grandmother have always told me how they learned to drink coffee, and that I should do the same, so I can socialize. I don't feel the need...

Coffee . . . another beverage that I have never liked. I don’t even like the way it smells most of the time. It smells burnt even when it’s not. I’m a morning tea person all the way, preferably flavored with cinnamon and brewed strong.

 

[Moliphino]

I am genuinely curious, no snark or disrespect intended. . . Why do people force themselves to acquire a taste for wine? Or any alcohol for that matter? I don’t drink because I think beer tastes like vomit, wine tastes like spoiled food, and spirits leave a strong metallic aftertaste in my mouth. Those flavor profiles haven’t improved over the years and I can’t imagine any amount of tasting on my part is going to change that. Perhaps I have wonky taste buds or something. I see people posting that it took years for them to like wine and it makes me curious why someone would drink something they don’t like in the hopes that one day they would.

It's not usually drinking something you hate until you like it. There can be a lot of steps along the way. I started on wines with sparkling wines and moscatos. Then I started trying dryer reds to see what I liked, usually by tasting what my mom had. Some of it might just be aging, because I really can't take sweet nearly as much as I could when I was younger. I couldn't really drink moscato now. I still don't like all wines.

Ciders were my gateway into beer. Then Blue Moon. Then I found lambics and sours. I don't like IPAs, stouts, or porters and avoid them.