espybounce:

lepreas:

framesjanco:

wine tastes so bad. I’m convinced the whole world is in on an inside joke together trying to persuade me that wine tastes good to them. there’s no way any one can like the taste of it. it’s like bug spray. the whole frickin world pretends to like bug spray. I don’t understand why. stop the madness

wine is an acquired taste. if you don’t like it, acquire some taste

Saying all varieties of wine and all beer are “bad” is like saying all kinds of chocolate are bad. Granted, there are people who don’t like chocolate at all, and people who are allergic to chocolate. There are people who simply do not like alcohol and some who are unable to drink it. But, the fact of the matter remains that not all wine/beer/liquor tastes the same, just as not all chocolate tastes the same.

I, myself, cannot stand any sort of champagne that I have attempted to taste, and I abhor most beers, and a lot of varieties of wine. However, I love Guinness, sangria, Spiced Rum with Cream soda (called Captains and Cream, if you’re curious), a good sweet Rose wine, and some red Italian wines (as long as they are sweet and fruity and light); No white wine for me thanks. No, my preference for wine was not an acquired taste, that I know of; someone once offered me a San Sebastian Rosa, it tasted a tad sharp, but it was very fruity. I do not drink often; only on special occasions. I have a very sensitive taste palate. I still cannot bare American commercial beers like Budweiser, just the smell makes me want to vomit.

To continue with my metaphor, I cannot stand white chocolate, dislike most milk chocolates, and prefer to stay away from most chocolates that have extras like nuts, such as Snickers (Snickers make me physical ill; they are like garbage to me). Are Snickers an acquired taste? However, do not stand between me and dark chocolate, I might run you over to get it. I kind of have an odd, occasional fondness for chocolate and English toffee that I do not understand at all. If you give me chocolate with peanut butter, I will hurl it, not throw it, back at you violently. I cannot eat chocolate covered strawberries because they give me a rash.

I’m not making a value judgement whether or not people should drink. People have been imbibing various alcoholic beverages for thousands years; it is documented and researched, so enough people must have like in all that time. This is no inside joke. Not all things are for all people. That’s just the way of the world. But, do not say all of something is bad or that people are “mad” for liking it. I’m not saying it’s good for you or bad for you. Depending on what you’ve tried, you either haven’t found what you like or you are one of those people who just don’t like it, and that’s okay. You don’t have to like it, but some people genuinely do. Variety is the spice of life.