UO Thursday 6/27

kagesstarshroom

What do ya got! 

 
(ETA: to change from TWWx2 to UO & again to add gif!) 

NYTino24

I could care less about going out at night, even in summer. Give me all the early sleep I can get because I know I’m waking up early, whether I have to or not. Plus, I get bitten to shreds by mosquitoes.

babyodo

Moscato and rose' taste like garbage. To me, they are trash wine.

chichiphin

AGREE @ttcbabyodo sweet wines are trash wines 

chichiphin

people who are gluten free for any reason outside of celiac disease just cause inconveniences for other people. (willing to modify this UO is other conditions are impacted by gluten in a real way)

inthewoods23

Probably not actually a UO, but to piggyback on what @chichiphin said, the people who claim an allergy at a restaurant (say onions or something) causing the whole kitchen to do a massive decontamination for you when in reality, you just don't like onions.

chichiphin

omg @inthewoods23 this too! my SIL says she is "allergic" to pickles because she hates them... and I'm like, do you even know what chaos that causes for other people!?

inthewoods23

@chichiphin it's such a shitty thing to do!

I would assume pickles are either in the jar or put on a plate though so at least that shouldn't be as bad as saying you're allergic to something that gets cooked with other things on a grill or what have you.

Is a pickle allergy even a thing? 🤔

stassischroeder

@ttcbabyodo @chichiphin YES. Totally agree that sweet wines are for uncultured swine (kidding. sort of. not really) I have, however, found a rose' or two that I like, but they are more similar to Pinot Grigio than anything sweet. Where I live the wine culture is HORRENDOUS. 

Examples:
-people rarely drink wine, and if they do it's a horrible, sweet fruit wine
-if you ask for something like Cabernet Sauvignon they give you a mini wine bottle and glass of ice. That is if they have any idea what you're asking for in the first place.
-I got a pedicure recently and they asked me if I wanted a glass of wine. I said sure! They said "strawberry or tropical fruit?" me "........"

chichiphin

lol @stassischroeder how the hell do we get you out of there and back to the place you belong 

EmilyLove25

UO (I don't drink wine or any alcohol because it tastes gross), But as someone who doesn't drink wine, Strawberry and Tropical Fruit sound delicious! ONE OF EACH PLEASE, @stassischroeder !

inthewoods23

@stassischroeder example 1 is definitely me 😆. I like all my alcohol with something sweet and/or fruity because the actual taste of alcohol is gross to me.

lulu1180

I guess my (seemingly) UO is that my favorite wine is a sweet Riesling.  However, I still drink and enjoy other types of wines and we have a small stash of various bottles (about 15 or so) in our basement.  

babyodo

@stassischroeder thank goodness I'm not the only wine snob! Anytime I hear someone say (or see them post on FB) about how they could really use a glass of wine and then follow it up with, "My favorite is moscato!" all I can think is, "Ugh. Babies."

chichiphin

my ideal drink is a whiskey sour or a moscow mule. I love refreshing drinks. prob why I tend to stick to an oak aged chard or a pinot grigio for wines. for reds I'm a zin, tempranillo, or syrah kinda gal.

edit to say - yes this post is pretentious as f

stassischroeder

@chichiphin right?!? I can't wait until we move back to civilization. 

@EmilyLove25 @inthewoods23 ok I guess I can give the infrequent drinkers a pass lol. But can we start a petition to stop calling the sweet stuff wine? Or maybe just start putting it into pouches like Capri Sun? 

@ttcbabyodo that's right up there with people who say they like coffee, but in reality they just like flavored creamers and sugary, barely-coffee drinks from Starbucks.

inthewoods23

@stassischroeder first wine was in bottles, then it was boxes, and next is Capri sun pouches 😆 sounds fantastic!

stassischroeder

SITB 

@chichiphin I'm a vodka gal, and love moscow mules! And my go-to wine is Pinot Grigio I don't often drink reds in the summer unless it's with a meal, and then I default to what goes well with the meal. If I'm going to do a red without a meal, I tend to like Pinot Noirs, Syrah, and sometimes Merlot. 

Not sure if this is pretentious or just makes me sound like a proper alcoholic 

stassischroeder

@ttcbabyodo @chichiphin mini UO for my wine-loving friends: I don't hate all box wines. 

b_1029

I used to drink moscato and Riesling in college when I first started trying to be “cultured” (aka move on from disgusting Burnett’s and drink a “real” drink) but now just the thought of them gives my a headache. They were definitely my gateway drug to the rest of wine though so I can’t hate too much, because now I love wine (used to hate red before DH, now I love merlot, Malbec, and basically every red blend...still love Pinot Grigio too)

babyodo

Ain't no shame in my box wine game. Shoot, we served box wine at our wedding, lol.

Or, as I like to call it, cardboardeaux.

bows22

I strongly believe that ALL wine has a time and a place!*

*Excluding oaky Chardonnay. Who wants to drink liquid wood chips? Blecch

mvt2003

Ha I'm loving this UO thread. I love a buttery chardonnay, not so much oaky. 

ruby696

@chichiphin and @stassischroeder You're breaking my heart. I feel like I should send you each a case of good Zin or Pinot *waives from wine country in sunny CA*

+1 to sweet wines being garbage. My only exception is a small glass of really good port (Meyer Family Wines) on a cold winter night. Mmmmm!

ETA: Forgot to include my love of champagne. Unless it's a rose'. 🤢

flowntheloop

@EmilyLove25 We can be sober buddies together. I don't drink for different reasons though. History of binge drinking (sober for 4 years in August!)

My UO:
Canteloupes taste (and smell) like poison.

ruby696

@flowntheloop LOL to cantaloupe tasting like poison and wondering what exactly poison smells and tastes like? Okay, cantaloupe apparently. But how do you know?? 😂

flowntheloop

@ruby696 LOL!

Like something repugnant/repulsive/rotting/inedible. It definitely doesn't smell like food! Makes me gag every time I smell them, seriously!

chichiphin

lol @bows22

emeraldduchess

I used to drink reisling and moscato in my 20s, now I can't stand them. They're like Kool-Aid. *Maybe* ok as a base for white sangria. MAYBE. 

Not a fan of cantaloupe or honeydew melon, either. Bleck.

inthewoods23

@emeraldduchess I will take all your honeydew melon, thank you very much! 😃

Fruit salads though... I basically steer clear of those because they are gross to me now. The watermelon ALWAYS ends up tasting like the strawberries. All the juices mix together and bleh!

lulu1180

@inthewoods23 We had a potluck at work a while back and one of my coworkers brought a fruit salad.  It had bananas on it and she didn't put it in the refrigerator when she got to work.  And I think she put honey on it or something.  It was....different.  But I do agree with you that most fruit salads end up tasting like the strongest of the fruits in it

mrsvp614

@stassischroeder Wait, they bring you ice?! 

@ruby696 and love champagne. 

I live in KY and don’t drink bourbon, which is a huge UO around these parts. I don’t drink much liquor, maybe the occasional vodka cocktail or mojito. 

Is it an UO that I’m not super pumped about the new Aladdin and Lion King movies? The originals were great and part of my childhood, but I’m not excited to see CG, or, “live action” versions. 

varimama

I don’t like to discriminate with wines 🤣 My preference is Sauvingnon Blanc or Pinot Noir so that is what I buy mostly but I will happily drink a Moscato, Riesling, or sweet red if it’s offered to me 🤷🏻‍♀️ The only wine I don’t like is Pinot Grigio, it tastes like dirt to me! 

stassischroeder

@MrsVP614 yup. Ice. Not everywhere, but the bars where they don't serve a lot of wine always seem to think that you're supposed to pour wine over ice.

millpe

My UO is that I was born and raised near the area @stassischroeder is now and I'm proud of it! I'm probably still totally naive and sheltered, but I'm getting better. 

I do enjoy wine, nothing too sweet, but prefer beer. Although I would probably be judged if I told you all my preferences (aka summer shandy).

stassischroeder

@millpe there are many great qualities to this area, but some of the food/beverage stuff has always irked me. Although I like summer shandy!

keikilove

@kagesstarshroom Love that gif! Also loving this wine theme! Agree with all previous comments about moscato. I especially can’t stand when women (it’s always women) think they’re being classy when they mention how much they love “moscaDo”. 🙄 It is crap sugar in a glass. 

@bows22 Exactly about oak-y Chardonnay! Wood chips=Nasty! 

My UO is that rosé looks pretty but tastes like watered-down hot mess.

Give me all the Prosecco, Cava, Sauvignon Blanc, & Pinot Gris. Refreshing!  

bows22

@keikilove (and others) but sometimes I want sugar in a glass! I think drinking moscato is like drinking alcoholic sprite. I do agree though that you aren’t a “wine drinker” if that’s your go-to

m6agua

I love moscato's! But I fall under the not a regular drinker category. My favorite liquor is rum.

@chichiphin So I respect your opinion. I do think people who are GF don't have to make a huge deal about it when it isn't a anaphylactic type reaction. So other conditions are effected by gluten. First, the wheat here is so adulterated compared to what you find in say Italy and other places and that is why it is effecting more and more people. It is sort of like the straw that is tipping the boat for a lot of health conditions. Second, people with thyroid conditions should avoid gluten because of molecular mimicry. Basically the gluten molecules look similar to thyroid molecules. So if you have a thyroid issue, your body tries to attack the gluten and ends up attacking your thyroid. Third, because of the first point, it can cause leaky gut and impairs the tight junctions. My brother is not Celiac, but is severely allergic to wheat. So much so, that he cannot consume certain brands of anything if they were manufactured in a plant with wheat. He will react if you toast bread and he is sitting in the room, if he uses a microwave that someone used with a gluten containing food, and on and on.

chichiphin

ah yes - of course allergies count @m6agua - my UO stems from a co-worker who said she would be gluten free to lose weight when another co-worker told us she just got diagnosed with celiac 

millpe

@stassischroeder Oh I know it would be hard to move here for many reasons. I guess food/beverage wise I cant really miss what I've never had (besides travelling).