What Wine Choice Says About Your Date!

by Barry Artiste | April 5, 2008 at 01:18 pm | 620 views | 4 comments | 0 recommendations

What interesting insights into your Dates potential as a life partner.

What Your Wine Choice Says About You

Looking for clues about your date's potential? Look no further than their wine glass.

Looking for clues about your date's potential? Look no further than their wine glass.

In vino veritas is a Latin phrase meaning 'In wine there is truth.' Does your wine glass reveal the truth about you? Or is your favourite vino sending the wrong message to prospective dates?

Champagne

Champagne drinkers are often the life of the party -- they don't call it 'bubbly' for nothing. This type loves the finest things in life, and doesn't mind paying for them (or having someone else pay). Their fixation on premium brands can make them appear aloof and pretentious but to them, it's simply a matter of quality. A date with this type is all about being at the right place with the right people, whether it's an opening of a hot new nightspot or anchored off a remote beach on Daddy's yacht.

Best match: Though a big red drinker will suit up fairly well, only another bubbly aficionado can understand and keep up with the subtle nuances and apparent contradictions of the champagne drinker.

Sparkling Wine

The sparkling wine lover is a down-to-earth type who's comfortable in his or her own skin and doesn't bow to social pressure. They possess a reassuringly balanced nature, and know that life is all about compromise. Date-wise, they present an irresistible package -- fun, charm and a sense of adventure -- skipping from footy match to cocktail party without skipping a beat.

Best match: A merlot lover provides the perfect earthy, unpretentious companion for those fond of sparkling wine.

Chardonnay

It's very much a case of 'what you see is what you get' with the chardonnay drinker. Reliable (some say predictable) lovers of this ubiquitous white are not swayed by fads or fashion, preferring their trusty 'Chards' over more exotic wines. Whether it's a day at the races or dancing the night away, this type enjoys good company, good conversation... and a good drink.

Best match: Those dedicated to robust reds will go the distance with a chardonnay lover, both in conversation and consumption.

Classic Dry White

Pleasant and easy-going, the white blend drinker makes a versatile date who is as much at home shooting pool in the pub as they are attending a gallery opening. This type has an inquisitive mind and a genuine love of people, which makes them a great dinner party guest. They mix well with others and bring a refreshing perspective to the table (in much the same way a bottle of classic dry white does).

Best match: For a like minded-companion, steer yourself towards another 'blend' drinker who is a 'glass half full' type who enjoys life 'til the very last drop.

Red Blend

Warm and dependable, the red blend drinker is an affable companion who makes an outstanding partner in crime for long, boozy dinner parties or weekend brunch with the crossword. Living in the moment, this type embraces new experiences and loves being stimulated. Positive and forward thinking, they try to get the most out of life by keeping busy with a wide social circle and interesting hobbies.

Best match: For a similar outlook on life, the classic white drinker is a great match. But those seeking to be challenged intellectually, a big red drinker could really up the ante.

Pinot Noir

Pinot noir drinkers are confident and assured (some would say to the point of being a fusspot -- think of the Miles character in the film, Sideways). Art house movies, home decorating and chic dinner parties are the standard dating fare of the pinot drinker. Like the wine itself, these types can be complex and mysterious so if you happen across a good one, you will be treated to a sensual rewarding experience... from date and wine alike.

Best match: A fellow pinot lover will complement your passionate and quirky temperament, but for an injection of humour and vitality, you can't go past a sparkling wine drinker.

Merlot

Like their preferred tipple, the merlot drinker is pleasantly honest and uncomplicated. This type enjoys the simple things in life, like a perfectly grilled steak or a relaxed picnic in the park. Dependable and faithful, the merlot drinker will be there to meet you at the airport (even if your flight arrives at 5 am) such is their Golden Retriever-like loyalty and geniality.

Best match: A chardonnay lover will match your practical nature, a pinot noir drinker can offer greater mental stimulation.

Big Red

Intense and brooding, the lover of a big, gutsy red is a force to be reckoned with. A date with this type can be a nerve-wracking affair, involving starched white tableclothes and too much silverware. It's often all or nothing with these types, who like to splash the cash and live life large. Confident and capable, the big red lover has high expectations from the wines they choose and the people they date.

Best match: Pairing off with another big red lover guarantees a meeting of the minds, but for a lighter approach with a dash of effervescence, try a similarly discerning champagne drinker.

Matches they don't mention in this story:

The Au Natural "Don't subscribe to Corporates" match:
A person who love to feel the pavement under their feet, preferring to go shoeless, No, No, a pretentious wine will never touch his lips, as many who Pooh, Pooh those illustrious canadian made wines, hailing from the East Hastings Wine Country, certainly don't subscribe to Foo Foo Brands, preferring their wine to have photos of Horsey's Racing, Duckies or Playing Cards on the label says your Date is environmentally concious that these grande bottles of local wines costing upwards of $5.00 a Gallon. This says your Date is a Rebel and cut from a different social pack, preferring to baste their Palate with a discerning wine, most others degrease their engines with, what a waste of grape and chlorine, some connosewers prefer to drink their wine in recyclable Brown Paper Bags, and why go to some pretentious snobbery of a restaurant, when a street corner or back alley will do just as fine as local colour, Thank You very much. Certainly in stark contrast to those Faux Au Naturals who keep their wine under their parka as you both, discerning drinkers, feeling the tangy effervescence tickle your nostrils, while guzzling your vino under the stars in Romantic out of the way places, not normally frequented by the Snobby set. Certainly a Match made in Delirium Heaven.

Bon Appetit!!

Below are wines for the more adventurous, who may wish to try international flavours on a modest budget.

A lot of people in this country pooh-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palette, but also to the cognoscenti of Great Britain."Black Stump Bordeaux" is rightly praised as a peppermint flavoured Burgundy, whilst a good "Sydney Syrup" can rank with any of the world's best sugary wines."Chateau Bleu", too, has won many prizes; not least for its taste, and its lingering afterburn."Old Smokey, 1968" has been compared favourably to a Welsh claret, whilst the Australian wino society thouroughly recommends a 1970 "Coq du Rod Laver", which, believe me, has a kick on it like a mule: 8 bottles of this, and you're really finished -- at the opening of the Sydney Bridge Club, they were fishing them out of the main sewers every half an hour.Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is "Perth Pink". This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is BEWARE!. This is not a wine for drinking -- this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.Another good fighting wine is "Melbourne Old-and-Yellow", which is particularly heavy, and should be used only for hand-to-hand combat.Quite the reverse is true of "Chateau Chunder", which is an Appelachian controle, specially grown for those keen on regurgitation -- a fine wine which really opens up the sluices at both ends.Real emetic fans will also go for a "Hobart Muddy", and a prize winning "Cuiver Reserve Chateau Bottled Nuit San Wogga Wogga", which has a bouquet like an aborigine in his armpit.