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Wine compatible?
Wine drinking Soulmate?
Not clear, huh?
Wine is better when shared!!!
The right company can absolutely add to your experience. On the other hand, the wrong company can seriously ruin it!
It’s not what wines you like, but your “wine personality.” Are you on the same page about wine?
A soulmate sounds like there is just one out there. That’s never the case. You can have a bunch of soulmates. In fact, just think of it as a drinking buddy, but with wine.
It can be a whole group, too. A whole crew! Your tribe. Your peeps.
The wine fans that are my email subscribers are my people. We just don’t all drink together in real life. YET!
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Finding your person or people really makes the experience so much more enjoyable!
Your wine soulmate doesn’t need to like the same wines that you do. You just need to mesh in your attitude toward wine. You are looking for compatible.
You do not want to roll your eyes at the other person’s views on wine. They should absolutely not do it to you!!!
You may ask, how do I find this person if I don’t already have one? How do I find a whole crew if I want one?
I am so glad you asked!
Let’s take a fun quiz!
There’s a YouTube video of it if you want!
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Here are some scenarios and questions to see where someone lands on the compatibility scale:
Read my response, decide what yours would be, and think what your wine drinking soulmate would or should say. Even better would be to take the quiz together!
This is not a multiple choice quiz. If that’s more your style I have this link to an hysterically funny one (if I do say so myself). I’ll list it below, too!
Meanwhile…
1) Someone offers you a glass of White Zinfandel. What is your response?
I saw this question online as a response to “How do you find out if someone is an oenophile.”
I never use or hear anyone using that term.
However, I laughed out loud. It really is a litmus test of where you are in the wine compatibility scale!
There is nothing wrong with White Zinfandel. It is quite sweet. Way more people like sweet wine than you would think. However, there are wine drinkers who look down on those who like this wine.
I do think White Zinfandel has ruined rosé wines for many people who think all of them are sweet. They aren’t.
Can’t resist giving a little advice. Check out my post on rosé wine. It’s called: Rosé All Year Long: Join the Fun!
Back to the quiz:
My response would be, “got anything else?” I would drink it however. I would not look down on their choice. Not my wine soulmate…yet!
Your response would be…..?
Your wine drinking soulmate’s response….?
2) You just poured a guest a fantastic and rather pricey glass of white wine. They ask if you have seltzer because they prefer a wine spritzer. Your response?
This really happened to me when I was much younger. It was my fault that I poured this wine for someone who really didn’t like wine. A total compatibility mismatch.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a wine spritzer, but I would use inexpensive wine.
This was clearly not my wine soulmate and would never be. Not liking wine is a red flag.
My response was: “Let me get you a less expensive bottle of wine.” (This would not happen today, I have learned to read the room better.)
Your response would be…
Your wine drinking soulmate’s response….?
3) Similar question: You just poured a guest a delicious glass of Champagne. The guest asks for an ice cube. They say “Martha Stewart does it.”
Spoiler alert: This person is so not my wine soul mate.
As for an ice cube in champagne, I wouldn’t do it. The fact that Martha Stewart does it doesn’t impress me.
My response would be: “WHY?!? You lose all flavor if the wine is too cold!”
Your response…
Your wine drinking soulmate’s response….?
4) You are at a wine store and a winemaker is visiting. He starts talking all about the wine making process. Do you stay and listen or avoid a possibly boring conversation?
Not everyone wants to hear the nuts and bolts of wine making. I have been to wine tasting dinners where the people attending don’t want to listen to the winemaker.
Winemakers assume you are as into it as they are. You don’t want to be rude at a dinner. At a wine store, though? You didn’t sign up for this.
Maybe you want to walk out, but your wine buddy insists on staying. Maybe it’s the other way. Not sure this is a deal breaker either way.
If I was in the mood, I would stay. If not, I’m out of there.
You would…
Your wine drinking soulmate would…
5) You are served a glass of wine at someone’s home and you hate it. What do you do?
Obviously, this would depend on how well I know this person. Unfortunately, I make a face if I hate a wine. It’s like flinching. If I can hide that I hate it, great. I don’t want to insult the person.
However, if I know the person really well, I may handle it differently.
Basically, I would just not drink the wine. There is a time and a place for educating people on wine, but this is not it. Also, just because I don’t like the wine doesn’t mean it isn’t perfectly tasty for others.
You would…
Your wine drinking soulmate would…
6) You are at a free wine tasting and the person next to you asks the wine salesperson if the wine is from pre-phylloxera vines. Thoughts?
Just in case you don’t know, Phylloxera is an aphid-like insect that destroyed most of Europe's vineyards in the mid-1800s, which changed the wine industry forever. There are very few pre-phylloxera vines, and there is probably no taste difference.
I totally rolled my eyes about this question! Who cares? Well, clearly this person did or was trying to act like he did. Maybe he studies bugs.
The wine was not from pre-phylloxera wines in case you, too, were interested. By the way, my eye roll was not obvious to the person who asked this question. I have to say that in my many, many years of wine tasting, I had never ever heard this question.
I use this as an example of someone who probably just wants to show off at a wine tasting. Either that or they think they have to say something.
Your thoughts…
Your wine drinking soulmate’s thoughts…
7) There is a paid tasting at a very well respected winery. It’s a small group of people. One person announces they have brought their own wine glasses. Brilliant idea?
This is a true story! I was not there but was told the story by the winemaker. They had never seen something like this.
By the way, the individual just brought the glasses for themself. Not even their spouse.
WOW! The arrogance to assume you know more than the winemaker is off the charts.
Many people feel the shape of the glass is paramount, but I do assume that the winemaker knows what they are doing. They are trying to sell the wine so I would think they would use the best glassware to showcase their wines.
Maybe you disagree. Your thoughts…
Your wine drinking soulmate’s thoughts…
8) You are at an informal Champagne tasting and someone comments that they prefer Prosecco. Do you agree or disagree with them? Would you say anything?
Champagne and Prosecco are not the same. They are different grapes, made in different areas, using different methods. Also, all Champagnes don’t taste the same. The same is true of Prosecco!
I actually did point that out to the person who said this, but I would not do that again. They are entitled to have their preferences without my need to jump in and educate. However, should you want to know more I did write a blog post on this.
It’s called: Updated all you need to know to Break out the Bubbly! Right now!
Your thoughts…
Your wine drinking soulmate’s thoughts…
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9) A friend chooses wines based on what famous person endorsed it. Do you say anything?
How close is this friend? If you are close enough to be honest, I would say “Don’t be a lemming! A blind follower!” (I do have a post on this. You can click it here.)
If they are not close enough to be honest, maybe you could ask them why they think the famous person has the same taste they do. Regardless, I would definitely feel like I had to say something.
If a famous person is pushing this wine, it is almost certainly overpriced. Choosing a wine based on a cute label with a grape variety you like would be a better choice. It’s probably a better value too!
Do you order wine based on what a famous person has endorsed.? Would you say something either way?
Would your wine drinking soulmate….
10) You don’t like a particular wine, but you are told that it has insanely high scores from the wine critics. What do you do or say?
Wow! I have opinions on this!
I was writing a post about it and thought of these titles:
The Truth about Wine Ratings: Do not waste your time!
Another one was: I hate wine ratings and you should too!
Then there was Spotlight on Wine Ratings: You are seriously wasting your time!
I ended up including it in my Don’t be a Lemming post.
While some people like the “guidance” of points, I do not want to ever be told what wine I should like.
I want people to be empowered to choose the best wines for them! I would totally say something!
How do you feel about points? Would you have done or said anything…
Your wine drinking soulmate…
11) You are at a restaurant with people who believe that more expensive wines are better wines. Do you say anything?
The most important question is “Who is paying?” If someone else is paying, their belief system is up to them. I do not agree at all that expensive wines are better wines. I refer to this as ordering from the right side of the menu. Prices are on the right. Got it?
However, there is a time and a place to educate them. I’m not sure a restaurant is the place to do it. They definitely should read my post on Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine. Just not during dinner.
If we are splitting the bill, I would absolutely speak up! No way do I want to overpay because they are so totally misinformed. (Well, that got ugly fast!)
When ordering wine in a restaurant, if I want to order a less expensive wine than what has been suggested, I ask: What am I gaining with the more expensive? What am I losing?
Would you have said anything…
Would your wine drinking soulmate have said anything…
12) You are at a restaurant and someone orders the least expensive bottle on the wine list. Good idea? Do you start telling them how restaurants mark up their wine?
I actually overheard someone telling a group of people at a business convention (not wine) that the worst deals on a wine list were on the lower priced wines. The best “deal”, according to him, was to order the “best” wine, meaning the most expensive. (Hat’s off to me for not saying anything. There was no upside.)
Restaurants mark up their wine in a bunch of different ways. There is a restaurant that charges $60 for a bottle of wine, which another one charges $90 for the same wine!!
The most expensive wine is in no way the “best” wine!
If someone orders the least expensive wine, I would want to make sure this was a wine they really wanted to drink. If so, great. Figuring out what is the best deal is usually a waste of time.
Your thoughts?
Your wine soulmates thoughts?
Clearly, I have a lot of opinions on these topics. It is why I have a wine blog.
They don’t have to be your opinions. My goal is for people to have more fun with wine!
I want to empower wine fans to be able to choose more wines they like without overthinking or or overpaying.
This view may not work for you.
You may have a group that you relax and just drink wine with. You may have another that you analyze wines with.
Finding your people is not about perfect agreement. It is about shared enjoyment and respect. No eye-rolling at the very least.
Here’s to finding your wine drinking soulmate! Your buddy! Your crew!
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