For some reason this reminds me of my early experiences in wine. I was a couple years out of college and had “moved up” from Yellow Tail. I’d pick out a bottle or two every couple weeks at the local Cost Plus World Market. Probably for equal parts curiosity and to “impress women”.
I’d have a glass and then re-cork the bottle and stick it under the kitchen sink. He first girl I ever dated who was into wine asked me how long a particular bottle had been open. “A month or so?” I responded. I did not understand the look of horror on her face.
I would register a small amount of personally disappointment about the devolution of the board into What [producer/category] Are You Drinking Tonight and How Many Bottles of [expensive producer] Do You Own and What Percentage Of Your Cellar is [fashionable category] threads.
It’s not my place to say who should post what or which posts are more worthy than others, but just solely for myself personally, I don’t really connect with that trend or those threads. Or maybe I should try reading through some of them and I’ll start to get it, but I basically just skip over those 99% of the time.