Posted on 11/18/2018 9:08:49 AM PST by Michael.SF.
Thanksgiving Day is approaching and we are spending the day at our son's house with his family. Our other son and his family will be there as well.
Usually I bring the wine, some whites for the Ladies and Reds, for us. For the red I usually bring a merlot based Bordeaux from my modest collection. Problem this year:
Included in the festivities will be my sons father-in-law, a very likable guy and we get along great. The issue is, he prefers his Red, with a couple of ice cubes in it.
I cringe at the thought of ice going into a 15 year old Bordeaux............. sacrilege!!
My wife says: deal with it, he doesn't drink that much. Or bring a cheaper wine that he can do that with.
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But, do try the sweet wine and maybe a rose with dinner. At my first garden party, with a rather varied guest list, I served a variety of sweet and dry wines, and the sweets, cheapest of all, were swilled down, and the more expensive dry wines were still left at the end of the event. So I make sure to have plenty on hand for garden parties, along with some imported and craft beers for those who do not like wine at all. Beer drinking guests really appreciate the thoughtful selections and being treated with the same culinary respect as wine drinkers.
Ditto. Who cares!? It's a family get together for good times. Don't even bring it up. No snide asides, either.
Piesporter
Have forgotten that one completely. Consumed many 40 years ago.
Heading to a Glouchestr coastal home front for T-Day dinner will bring a few to spur the ole memory banks, thanks
Your wife’s right. I cringe too, but he’s your guest, and your duties as host supersede your disapproval of his taste in wine. Let him put ice cubes in it; say nothing and register no disapproval. Don’t give him inferior wine; give him the same thing you drink.
The ‘possums’ll be in it.
Yes, you’re being an ass. Don’t lower standards to make such a statement, and particularly do not lower standards as a host, and that kind of snobbery is unworthy of you.
When it’s in his glass, it’s his drink, so stop being a control freak. Chill the bottle if you can stand to. Or else let him take plenty of ice, leaving more wine for you.
Right. Your responsibilities as a host are important. Indulging in some kind of snobbery is not only unworthy of you but makes a bad statement about you, to yourself which is of paramount importance, and to others as well.
I like Zinfandels for Thanksgiving too. I don’t like white wine with poultry.
As for that other guy's relative, let him dump ice in his wine if he wants. I would never put ice in my wine but I'm not one for lecturing others.
Let him ruin it with ice. I use ice with table wine all the time, otherwise I drink too much too fast and can't walk, talk, or think. I haven't mastered the 'sip'.
That's a good idea. But if you serve box wine to your guest, drink the same thing yourself.
Pick up some wine that tastes good from Aldi, not some of that expensive junk that the ‘experts’ tell you shows good taste.
It’s really a choice between being pretentious and opting for what actually tastes good.
Instantly diluted. Sounds awful.
“Whaddythink?”
A Château d’Yquem Sauterne.
Bring a bottle that is decent wine but intended to be served chilled or over ice. Some type of summer red maybe? That’s being considerate while still avoiding ruining good red wine.
For people who really enjoy wine, there is a distinct difference and the better wines are known as such for good reason. You’re not into it enough to notice, but they do.
What are your options, though, when your host serves you a red that hasn't been chilled? Dump it down the sink and look for some sweet tea? Drink it hot?
Snobs come in so many varieties. And you do not want to be one--of any kind!
In my youth, I cared about it and wanted to fit in, but as I grew older, and saw the world, I saw it all in a more truthful--and maybe amusing--light.
I lived in a few cities where social snobs were rampant! I was a child, then a teen, then a young man on the move--and it was all important to me. I managed to secure my credentials--and did it well! But then...
In college and graduate school, I ran into academic snobs! It was bad enough at school, but in social situations academic credentials were on display, and the mood was: "Unless you have a PhD., don't bother speaking to me."
Then I was in the Army. Rank was everything.
I ran through several other snob types along the way, then I wound up in some of the New Age enclaves. Spiritual snobs can be some of the most insufferable! "How many kundalini experiences have you had?"
Oh yes! Once in a Buddhist monastery, I noticed a handful of people sitting all together with decorations around their necks. I asked who they were. I was told--in breathless whispers: "Oh! They are ascended masters! Each of them has had at least three spiritual experiences!" (or something like that).
Now! Look at me! I'm in danger of becoming an anti-snob snob! There's no escape! Help!
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