Why do some folks try and act so snooty about beer and wine?

Question

I mean ya like what ya like right?

Answer 1

I agree with you. Being a bartender I had this one customer that would only order the most expensive wine on the menu and being the evil little elf that I am one day decided to put the cheapest stuff in his glass and he drank it not saying a word. If he was such a wine guru he would have known and it just proved he was trying to show off.

Answer 2

Here's something I learned about wine during the three years I worked in the liquor section of a chain grocery store: you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money to get a good bottle of wine. I used to have people say they were looking to spend, say, $40 on a bottle. I told them I could make a recommendation, but I could also recommend something just as good for at least half the price. The interesting thing is: I received only about two complaints for my selections.

I'm told there are some superior wines in the high-end of the price spectrum. But speaking for myself, I'd rather spend $10 on a Clos Du Bois chardonnay or a Chateau St. Michelle riesling - two wines I know I'll enjoy - than drop $50 on essentially the same thing.

As for people who say they can taste hints of currants, tobacco, chocolate, etc. in wine - can't say my palate ever developed like that. Most I could say is that I detected a bit of spice in the Clos Du Bois chardonnay - and that's cause my tongue had a light burning sensation (moreso than from the alcohol)... and I liked it.

The same, BTW, can't be said for spirits. You pay bargain prices, you get paint thinner-flavored booze.

Answer 3

Wine is wine !!! I buy mine in a box!!!
White Zinfandel only.
There are some that are WAY more expensive ( in bottles ), but why waste the money when it's the taste I'm looking for????

But I think beer is a little different. We always buy the " good stuff" for parties. ( usually a German beer ) But for every day beer, it's usually just Bud.

Answer 4

Is it snooty to like things that taste better? I think it just makes sense. And if I tell someone hey, if you like beer you may want to try Guinness, it taste really good. That's not snooty, just helpful.

Answer 5

Yeah, i'm with you on the wine factor. I many times desire to bypass out to dinner with somebody as quickly as we first meet and that and that i many times could have a glass of wine with dinner. i think of there is like a progression you recognize. Wine is kinda a dinner factor, and then after the 1st date or so which you bypass out at the same time to play some pool or darts or something then you extremely drink beer and/or no longer undemanding liquor with one yet another.

Answer 6

Most of those folks have too much money. Their lives are so shallow they need something to care about and nothing could be more trivial. Although that doesn't go for everyone, knowledge of spirits has been considered for some unknown reason to be a sign of sophistication- at least before they get drunk.

Answer 7

As long as you can keep them in perspective and moderation. I never did understand the uppity micro-brewery beers though. They never taste that great and you have to try hundreds to find one you like better than the bigger more common brands. As far as wine, if you find what you like then have that. The high priced are just status symbols and nothing more.

Answer 8

I like coors light. People act snooty about a lot of things. They have empty lives so acting snooty about things like that helps them fool themselves into thinking they do this or that.

Answer 9

I'm a snooty water and diet drink expert. Turn tap on - drink water. Flip open a diet drink and enjoy. Yeah, you like what you like!

Answer 10

Absolutely. I have seen some articles about wine in Bon Appetit in recent years saying the exact same thing, if you like it, drink it, and if you like red with chicken for instance, go for it, etc.

If you are confident in your choices, who cares? If it bothers you, order "up" around those who look down at your choices and drink your faves at home.