7 Mistakes Wine Drinkers Make

We are all guilty for these mistakes wine drinkers make because we all make them. I know some might argue that it should just be about the wine and how it tastes, which is true, but by knowing, recognizing and avoiding these 7 Deadly Sins of wine, you might enjoy that glass even more!

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Comments

[RandallHooverJr]

11:05 AM on 05/31/2012

This list was very well written and thought out. Two thumbs up!

[KIVPossum]

01:22 AM on 05/19/2012

Why do wine drinkers complicate everything? I guarantee you that you could blind taste test wines with all these 'sins' and the drinkers would not notice.

I guess the author would even frown on using some rebar to knock the cork into the bottle when you forget the corkscrew?

[Davidrfunk2]

01:15 AM on 05/19/2012

I never like the 7 deadly Zins
68 degrees is the proper temp for reds
Use an aerator
Want to try a great wine try Qupe or a Bob Clemente' from central California

[Grokenspiel]

12:28 AM on 05/19/2012

I consider myself a wine connoisseur, a discerning judge of fine wines. Tonight's libation: a Cabernet Sauvignon by master vintner Charles Shaw. And it's a particularly good vintage -- February, I believe it is.

[KARINCLANE]

05:11 PM on 05/20/2012

Ahhhh. The affectionately-called, "Two-buck Chuck". Not only did their chardonnay win an award, but the sauvignon blanc is an excellent wine to cook some Cuban dishes with. :)

[Killermolls44]

12:17 AM on 05/19/2012

Jets suck! LOL

[Boobuzuela]

11:23 PM on 05/18/2012

Buying too small a bottle? I knew that was it!

[84pininfarina]

10:51 PM on 05/18/2012

I was always criticized for failing to let my tumbler of MD 20-20 breathe for over eight seconds. Now I know better. I realize that it is the wine of the century.

[Boobuzuela]

11:23 PM on 05/18/2012

I always decant my Boone's Farm into a crystal goblet.

[Grokenspiel]

10:14 PM on 05/18/2012

I consider myself a wine connoisseur, a discerning judge of fine wines. Tonight's libation: a Cabernet Sauvignon by master vintner Charles Shaw. And it's a particularly good vintage -- February, I believe it is.

[leantotheleft]

12:38 AM on 05/19/2012

Especially good with hot dogs...

[hangdogit]

01:54 PM on 05/19/2012

Yeah, but I've got a bottle of Thunderbird from 7-11. Don't laugh -- it's aged -- had it for several days now, figurin' how to get that darn screw-top off. When I do, got a rusty old cup to pour it in and a dirty shop rag to serve it (wind steward's day off).

Got a pound a baloney 'n' loaf a Marita bread (swiped some mustard packets last time at McDonald's) -- good eats and drinks -- my night to howl. :)

-- Joe (*wanted* to be a plumber)

[Sunlogic]

10:09 PM on 05/18/2012

So folks who like the wine to this extent are like cannabis connoisseurs. Hmmm.

[noaxe397]

10:02 PM on 05/18/2012

There was once a TV commercial for a brand of wine that said wine is for enjoying, not stressing out..........Nothing more pretentious than wine drinkers, especially white wine drinkers.  Oh! the decanting fee!!

[JadedNY]

09:27 PM on 05/18/2012

I find a big mistake is filling the wine glass too full. It tastes much better when there's just a bit of wine in there, and you keep refilling, little by little

[Lenape105]

09:14 PM on 05/18/2012

I'm glad I'm not a wine connoisseur. It makes life a lot simpler.

[Lenape105]

09:11 PM on 05/18/2012

If the wine is stressed (slide 6), maybe it needs to kick back with a few beers and chill for a while.

[taiwanwriter]

08:56 PM on 05/18/2012

Lighten up people. A writer offers a little helpful advice about wine and everyone cries, "snobbery!" It says a lot about people's insecurities when sharing knowledge on a topic is taken as an attack or judgement. A few of you sound like spoiled eye-rolling teenagers when a parent tries to offer a little time-tested wisdom. Grow up or don't click the link.

[Boobuzuela]

11:29 PM on 05/18/2012

If you think HP commenters come here to read the articles and actually LEARN something you are sadly mistaken my friend.

Commenting on HP is more like a competitive sport. Who can roll their eyes the fastest or come up with the snappiest comeback. With or without having read the article. The headline is enough for MOST commenters.

You see, the COMMENTS are the thing, the article just a catalyst for the humor, put-downs, insults, trolls, etc.

I won't tell you to "grow up." I'll tell you..."learn how the blog comments game is played." Then ...jump right in!

[taiwanwriter]

06:16 AM on 05/20/2012

Right you are, but by telling you to grow up, am I not by your own definition playing the game? Seems like you've stepped in a rhetorical trap of your own making.

[Joseph Shmoseph]

08:33 AM on 05/19/2012

Agreed. It's like this article inspired a competition to be most ignorant and proud of it.

[SeenItBefore]

08:22 PM on 05/18/2012

I collected reds for years and ended up drinking the great ones alone or with a very few selected friends. This attitude came after a guest at a dinner party left the table, went to the fridge, got a can of Seven-Up, returned and proceeded to pour it into her glass of wine, a '64 Lafitte. At a friends house I watched a couple spoon sugar into their glasses of Cheval Blanc.

Don't misunderstand, I drink some jug reds on ice out of jelly glasses because it does them justice, but the great wines... well, it's a crime against humanity

[BuckyJamesDio]

09:29 PM on 05/18/2012

I'll admit that I've dropped an ice cube into a glass of Pinot Grigio on a hot day to cool it down (and unfortunately watered it down as well) (and on a side note, I tried those frozen plastic cubes but I really dislike the idea of drinking anything that has touched plastic).

But those examples are just terrible. Everyone has their tastes and preferences, but one does not mistreat a truly fine wine.

[onlyaquarterdelusional]

11:36 PM on 05/18/2012

I hear ya. I once brought a '66 Latour to a friend on his birthday. I was working my way through college at a wine shop so the bottle was a big chunk of my paycheck but I had been bringing this friend up to speed on appreciating great wine and was looking forward to sharing one of the best bottles that we had in stock at the time. After pulling the cork and leaving it to open another guest poured the entire bottle into a giant glass and dropped in some ice along with some Seven-up. As he did this he stated that he liked spitzers, took one sip, decided he didn't like it, poured it in the sink and proceeded to retrieve a bottle of Reunite from his car. Needless to say, ever since I gaurd the good stuff and drink it with those that appreciate it.