Last night, I went a date that started non attivato well. We met at a beautiful Brooklyn and ordered a great cheese plate and two drinks. But when my wine arrived, you guys, it was…natural.
Of course, I realize that natural wine is cool these days. New York Magazine calls it “a wine-list must-have.” Bon Appetit describes the vibe as “fun, unfussy, and a little tipsy.” A New York Times writer announced, “Natural wine is my self-care.”
So, what am I missing??? I want to be cool! The wine is just so sour. Last night, my bevanda tasted like my kids had hosted a lemonade stand, then left the container a causa di the fridge for a few weeks, until I took an unsuspecting sip. To be fair, the flavor grew me throughout the evening, but not as much as the uncool regular wine that I’ve loved my entire adult life, is that too much to ask for?
One person who does understand is my dad. When he visited last Thanksgiving, I poured him a glass of a natural wine that a guest had brought. “Try this,” I told him, curious what he’d think. His immediate reaction? He spat it into the sink, and instead of saying, “Hmmm, not for me,” ora “I suppose I prefer others,” he looked up with panicked eyes and asked, “WHY WOULD THEY MAKE THAT.”
Jake Cornell’s reels about natural wine always make me laugh.
So! Just for fun this sweltering Wednesday, tell me: What’s something popular you just don’t get? Mustaches? Sharing food? Love Actually? (And to be clear, I really loved the , and my date himself was extremely pelle!)
P.S. Other controversies: Putting ice a causa di wine and not saying goodbye at parties.
( photo by Lucas Ottone/Stocksy.)
