Do real men drink wine?

            In the item below about Mark Fisher’s “Uncorked” wine blog in The Dayton Daily News, he raises a sensitive question: Is wine a “manly drink,” or is it a “girls’ ” beverage that should be avoided by the average macho dude in favor of something like beer. Mark and his followers found themselves pushing for wine’s masculine status by drinking it at tailgate parties for the Cleveland Browns.

            All the statistics say women buy more wine than men – in bars, restaurants, grocery stores. Interviews I’ve done of young men indicate that, while they’re comfortable drinking wine when they’re at a bar with their girlfriends, they revert to beer when they’re out with the guys.

            This may be why so many males don’t start drinking wine until their 40s and are more secure in their identity. In fact, try this on for an argument: It’s the same reason most men don’t go to the opera, symphony or ballet until their 40s. It takes time to achieve the maturity of intellect and soul to enjoy such refined, complex pleasures. Including wine, of course.

            Men, women, old and young, let me know what you think. Click on the “comments” icon below.

Comments

[Chris]

I think it goes even one step further - real men who drink wine don't drink white wine. There's the big threshold to get over, but more little ones along the way!

[iamme]

Last night out to dinner with my friends after a couple of beers I ordered a glass of malbec (and a delicious one at that!). Anyhow, said glass comes out and 2 make jokes. My response - see where knowing wine gets you on dates when you can look at a wine list and know what some labels are and how to order varietals to pair with the date's meal.

[Junior]

you date the beer-only guy, but you marry the man who can enjoy a nice glass of chardonnay.

...this may explain why men prefer beer.

[Jrandal]

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