Real Men Drink Pink

Wine bars are breeding grounds for sociological observations. One easy way to pass the time is to judge people by their vino color choices, which is not as cut and dry as it seems. Some may assume that WHITE drinkers are lightweights, RED drinkers are a bit more sturdy, perhaps a little carnivorous, and PINK drinkers are on the fruity side. But, you'd be wrong there. If I've learned anything after a year of pouring wine to both truck drivers and metrosexuals alike, it's that pink drinkers are far from fruity. Quite the opposite, in fact. You'd be shocked to see the kinds of big, hairy, masculine hands that grip the glass of a fine rose...


According to the VINO VULTURE's thorough assesment of male drinking habits, I must conclude that men who drink pink are gushing with confidence, sophistication, and intrigue. Time after time, this theory never fails. Think about it...pink wines are anything but wimpy, yet the narrow-minded, image-concious, and therefore unsophisticated drinker would not know this enlightening fact. Only a REAL MAN - one who could swallow a few ounces of his testosterone-drenched pride for half a second - could allow himself to venture into the pink realm and discover that pink wines (rose/rosato) are some of the most interesting, complex and addictive vinos out there. And they usually know that pinks don't taste like fruit punch because they are made from the very same stuff that the big reds are made of (sangiovese, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, malbec...), they're just not tormented by tannins for as long. So essentially, you get a more delicate, less aggressive version of your favorite reds, in a pretty pink glass that chicks really dig. Start with these:

Zepaltas Rose of Pinot Noir
Robert Oatley Rose of Sangiovese
Domaine Chandon Blanc de Noirs

So, the next time you're scoping out the scene at your local wine bar, it's not a bad idea to see the world through rose colored glasses, if you catch my drift.