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[–]prplx 80ポイント81ポイント  (98子コメント)

Is that a cube of ice in your wine???

[–]blackvault 58ポイント59ポイント  (13子コメント)

When I bartended, I had a woman come in all the time and do that. I asked why one time. In short, she was an alcoholic, and couldn't stop. So, by icing the wine, she felt it made it last longer, and diluted the effects. She was also petite, and felt the extra volume of the ice cube melting made her 'full' faster.

I didn't say it made sense :)

[–]Justy_Springfield 20ポイント21ポイント  (2子コメント)

I mean that's actually all logical. It just wouldn't make a very significant difference.

[–]JustTheT1p 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I know people that water down their own booze (for these same reasons). I believe the difference is significant.

[–]TheBrainSlug 9ポイント10ポイント  (8子コメント)

Nothing wrong with watering down wine. The Romans did it. Europeans do it sometimes. I've caught friends and relies doing it with sweet wines.

[–]prplx 6ポイント7ポイント  (6子コメント)

Nothing wrong with watering down wine. The Romans did it.

Yet another proof of the decline of the American Empire.

Seriously. The French will do it for kids, that's about it. There is a french expression: mettre de l'eau dans son vin, to put water in your wine, that means: to compromise.

[–]TheBrainSlug 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

Well, so long as you have some regular folks to look down your nose at that should keep you happy. So I'd say it's a win-win all round.

[–]iwilldrumonyou 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'd say it's a win-win all round

More like a "vin-vin" all round

[–]TEDDY_FUCKIN_RUXPIN 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Get back to navigating, Chekhov.

[–]OriginalNameHereOK 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Drinking poison will bring down the empire faster than watering down the poison.

[–]Intensive__Purposes 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes, surely the addition of one beverage into another beverage could only be a harbinger of the fall of America. You've cracked the code.

[–]vitaming 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

the greeks did it before them too, watering down wine is as old as wine

[–]mfinity[S] 32ポイント33ポイント  (8子コメント)

Yes it is. It was a bit of a thrown together meal. The vodka glass became the wine glass. Less dishes, and I was fine with it. The wife was out so my culinary etiquette took a back seat to pragmatism.

[–]MaritMonkey 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I know that glass, and I'm pretty sure all of my cups (that aren't plastic) came from bars or booze people bought me at holidays, so I'm assuming it came with some beverage or another. =D

[–]NoNeed2RGue -2ポイント-1ポイント  (6子コメント)

But why the ice?

[–]Rook_24 21ポイント22ポイント  (3子コメント)

So drink gets cold

[–]NoNeed2RGue -3ポイント-2ポイント  (2子コメント)

Watery wine though?

No thank you

[–]Rook_24 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

Then drink it

[–]ehrik 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Im assuming that when he said that there would be less dishes, he implied that he had vodka earlier and was reusing the same cup.

[–]NoNeed2RGue -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

So a hint of vodka, wine and an ice cube is what he's drinking?

[–]manbearkat 10ポイント11ポイント  (3子コメント)

People put ice in sangria all the time. Ancient Greeks and Romans even diluted their wine with water. Relax.

[–]prplx -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

I am very relaxed.

[–]manbearkat 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

Good. The triple question mark combo made me worried.

[–]mooseman99 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

Watering down wine can actually sometimes improve the taste.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/dining/28curious.html

That said... OP is pairing a $15 bottle with smoky tabasco sauce?

[–]TotallyNotObsi 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

OP is pairing a $15 bottle with smoky tabasco sauce?

Sounds like a good idea.

[–]Hail_Odins_Beard 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Don't hate

[–]Shu-_- 3ポイント4ポイント  (42子コメント)

Yes it is... He's clearly out of his mind, or american.

[–]kkkimchii 29ポイント30ポイント  (29子コメント)

I'm American and drink wine all the time. I've never heard of anyone putting ice in wine. Is that a thing?

[–]hamboi 26ポイント27ポイント  (19子コメント)

Yeah same here. I don't really know why Americans were called out.

[–]kkkimchii 15ポイント16ポイント  (18子コメント)

I think Americans are stereotyped for "putting ice in our drinks."

To be fair, we probably do that more than most.

[–]nothingxv 9ポイント10ポイント  (3子コメント)

My dad puts ice in milk.

[–]Boudicca_Rebellion 22ポイント23ポイント  (1子コメント)

Your dad is going to jail.

[–]prplx 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

And he does not collect 200$

[–]Jenkins_Palabro_ESQ 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I put ice in cold milk. Just consume within 60 seconds, nothing better than washing down something that calls out for ice-cold milk with ice-cold milk

[–]carrotworrior 10ポイント11ポイント  (8子コメント)

I've heard that folks in the UK don't like ice in their drinks because their teeth are so rotten and sensitive that drinking cold beverages is painful.

[–]___Stranger 21ポイント22ポイント  (2子コメント)

While in reality the percentage of Americans with tooth decay is actually much higher than in the UK. Mate.

[–]baligolightly 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Stop ruining the stereotype-off with your logic.

[–]rubiksklube 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I feel like using 12 years olds skews le data. I make fun of British adults, not kids!

[–]squishybloo 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

Bad teeth became a British stereotype back during WWII - but after the war, Britain started their universal healthcare and dental systems, where the most you'll pay (per my British husband) is about 60 pound for ANY dental work, and the vast majority -all essential work, that is - is absolutely free.

That being said, Britain's culture isn't so superficial as American's in regards to teeth - only about 3% of the population have had teeth whitening, for instance. They just don't consider the uniformity of everyone having a perfect white smile to be as important as Americans feel it is.

[–]ridukosennin 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Isn't the stereotype based more upon orthodontic care and stained teeth from tea drinking? It seems like a vast majority of US kids gets braces for even minor crooked teeth. Cosmetic procedures such a whitening and veneers also seem more common in the US.

[–]shArkh 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

No. Orthodontic treatment also comes under the NHS free proviso for children up to age 18. My parents could've been millionares- wouldn't matter, still free till age 18 for the patient. I was a recipient of it myself, along with the surgery I required beforehand. After which it falls back in to the set rate cost of everything else, provided if (and only if) you earn more than the set poverty line.

US servicemen stationed here during said war saw the poor healthcare our armed forces had at the time, plus grim diets & shitty rationing didn't help our poor service-blokes, and took it home with them, and that's where it started.

Today? I'd give my right tit (and the left too, tbh) to be living back home in the UK so I can get my free / set-rate dental. My missus is nearly correct: for seriously major maxillary/facial surgery the most you'll have to fork out is 180GBP. And that's a one-time charge, not per appointment. Most checkups or filling work range between 16~80 GBP (if & only if you can afford it) & it goes without saying, that fee is without insurance.

[–]Rosehips89 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

...This may be true for me...

[–]cheeseontaoist 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You might want to update that stereotype, brits generally have healthier teeth than Americans (at least for kids). Other than that, there is no data to allow a proper comparison.

[–]Xalibu 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well actually many countries with long histories of winemaking can and still do ice and or water down their wine. So not really an American thing.

[–]hamboi 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well shit, are we really the only country that puts ice in our drinks frequently? I definitely do. Just not wine or whatever, that's foolish.

[–]hypd09 -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

I once heard someone in a TV show saying "Iced water", is that a thing? I'm curious.

[–]kkkimchii 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Yes. If you visit almost any restaurant and ask for water, you'll likely be given a cup of water with ice in it. The same really goes for any beverage. Not all restaurants do this, but most do.

One thing I've noticed is that Europeans will serve cold bottled water more often, which doesn't need ice. Our water generally just comes from a tap and isn't cold, so most prefer ice in it to drinking warm water.

[–]hypd09 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

generally just comes from a tap and isn't cold, so most prefer ice in it to drinking warm water.

Ah that makes much more sense.

Thank you :)

[–]KosherDill 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

My mom and grandmother do that, but mainly in white zinfandel so that barely counts as wine.

[–]RtSPaTY 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

Cubans put coca cola in red wine. That is a thing.

[–]CesiaCho 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Kalimotxo is delicious. It's like cherry coke that gets you drunk.

[–]Grenzwert 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Grew up in a german small town. As teenagers, we did that too.

It's gross

[–]macrocosm93 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Its mostly old women that do it.

[–]FrultGuru 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's not really a thing but to each their own, of course some people will get really snooty about it though.

[–]NoSBWinIsASBLost 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Cheap white wine in the summer heat... Other than that, no.

[–]TheLadyEve 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've seen people do it before here in the U.S. but not very often. Typically the people I've seen put ice in their wine aren't big on wine and certainly weren't purists--they liked their wine sweet and light-bodied. Personally I'm not a fan of drinking it with ice, but hey, to each his own own.

[–]basilflower 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am American and drink boxed wine. Never added ice though, but who cares?

[–]PM_ME_UR_COCK_GIRL 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes. It's not like champagne with ice in it has become a popular poolside drink in France or anything.

[–]ChoppingOnionsForYou 8ポイント9ポイント  (4子コメント)

Or the wine was on the rack, not in the fridge where it should have been, and there are days when you don't WANT the red, you want the damn white wine!

[–]kevlarkate 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

LPT: freeze grapes so your wine doesn't water down.

[–]colinmhayes 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Or use whiskey stones.

[–]kevlarkate 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yup! I still need to buy a new set of those.

[–]smurf_diggler 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

So put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Have some DECENCY

[–]therealsix 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Avez-vous déjà été aux Etats?

[–]cougasaurus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm an American and I consider putting ice in wine to be a cardinal sin.

[–]diddlydiddler 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I only know americans, and some of them put ice in white wine

[–]Slow_Escargot 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I have a handful friends who put ice in their wine, but they are all Quebecois.

[–]prplx 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I am Québécois and I have never seen anyone put a cube of ice in regular wine (not including vermouth and stuff like that).

[–]Slow_Escargot 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I only mentioned Quebec to point out they weren't American not to conjecture that it is a cultural phenomenon. Being an Acadian from Northern Maine, I have never seen this outside of those few friends.

[–]tophmcmasterson 2ポイント3ポイント  (4子コメント)

Seriously what the fuck is that shit. I know people complain about this reddit being snobby but you have to draw the line somewhere. Hate these pretentious posts trying to look fancy when it's a salad and an ice cube in a glass of wine.

[–]lol_admins_are_dumb 18ポイント19ポイント  (2子コメント)

Hate these pretentious posts trying to look fancy when it's a salad and an ice cube in a glass of wine.

Oh the irony

[–]NoCommentsYaDingus 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

Well he did say you have to draw the line somewhere so I guess that's where he's drawing the line

[–]lol_admins_are_dumb 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You really don't have to draw the line anywhere, you could just let people eat what they want instead of trying to inject your opinion everywhere it doesn't belong :P

[–]zephdt 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

You realize you're being pretentious for mocking OP's manner of drinking wine, right? I personally think wine with ice is disgusting but come on dude... to each his own.

[–]Tibbs420 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I get a lot of this at my job. Mostly women who want to drop a couple cubes in their white wine. One time I had a dude ask me to chill a bottle of Pinot Noir and that threw me off

[–]prplx 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Pinot Noir should be drank at around 55* to *60 . So unless you live in a very cold house, it is not a good idea to serve it at room temperature. You should definitely chill it15 to 20 minutes in the fridge before drinking it.

[–]mastersword130 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I didn't even know people disliked cubes in their white wine until now. I only drink wine with women and hard liquor or beer with men and the women I hang out with always put cubes in their white wine.

[–]HelenHuntsAss 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I make wine for a living in the very County that Sauvignon blanc is from, and I endorse enjoying your wine however you fucking want to enjoy it. Plus it's not like he's "ruining" anything special. That Sauvignon blanc goes for like 8 bucks a bottle around here.

[–]prplx 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Where do I say he ruins it? I just wasn't sure if that was what it was and asked the question. "Is that a cube of ice in your wine???" I was more surprised then anything else.

[–]HelenHuntsAss 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Three question marks for emphasis? Lol you know what you wanted people to infer from your question.

[–]Chloiber 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's pretty common in Switzerland. Called "Gespritzter" which comes in two varieties: dry = watered down with mineral water (with gas) and sweet = with added lemonade. It's really refreshing in summer.

[–]Rook_24 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

And he's eating his meal with a desert fork