I have not been interested in a single wine I have consumed in the past six weeks

[CFu]

@MChang

That does happen sometimes to me as well; everything will taste run of the mill then I’ll be floored by something.

Hoping to be floored soon

@B_Buzzini

You’ve done it…you’ve drank all the great wines of the world…

LOL I wish

@Cris_Whetstone

Just stop having anything wine. Either you will start craving something or just come back to it after a couple weeks/month. That will give you some better perspective.

might ultimately be what I do

@Robert_Dentice

Try drinking a simple wine at home. I get burned out from all of the wine dinners. Then I will open a $25 bottle at home, usually a Ulli Stein Riesling, and enjoy it without all of the pretense and pressure of a big group. It always works for me.

possibly, my groups are small tho, usually 4-6 people tops. So it’s not some crazy fest.

@Patrick_Taylor

Do you find yourself asking “What’s the point?” Maybe you’re having a mid-life crisis. I had one about 10 years ago when I was in my mid 40s but am pretty sure I recently had an aftershock.

@Jim_Stewart

Sounds a bit like a mid-life crisis. A problem and an opportunity. Best of luck.

hmmmm I am turning 40 this year, maybe it’s something subconscious. Need to find something new that sparks joy in me.

@Corey_N

Then I switched tasting groups and wine became fun again. Why? Because the dynamic changed. No longer was I worried about picking out whether a given flavor was blackberry or blueberry. Instead, I was drinking in a couples group and the wine chatter was peripheral to the larger group discussion.

prob the inverse here, the core group of people I hang with - we really don’t talk about wine. Lots of shooting the shit, hanging out, playing cards intermixed with nice dining experiences. I’d say maybe 10-15% of our conversation is about the wine other than “damn that’s good.” “no that’s bad”.

Maybe I need to geek out a little more and reignite the intellectual passion.

@Jason_L

Sometimes you can know too much. Take a break from drinking, and then start exploring wines that you don’t know anything about

I just asked a wine guy at a store I have never bought from to put together a random 6 pack of fun whites he geeks on right now. Knowing his tastes are VASTLY different from mine.

@Russell_Faulkner

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maybe

@Tom_G_l_a_s_g_o_w

I would say stop drinking for a month and then see if you start to miss it. I wouldn’t jump to any cause like depression at this point unless you’ve lost interest in other things as well.

yeah - I’m not terribly worried about the mental health aspect, but to lose a passion over something you’re very passionate about is always worth nothing and diving into.

@Jonathan_Jaggers

Drink Bud Light on every occasion where someone is enjoying wine over the next few months, and don’t even allow yourself a sip of that wine. You’ll likely reemerge with a newfound appreciation.

not a terrible idea - maybe just have cocktails/beer at dinners when we go out.

@B.Kelly

This. I’ve been in a bit of a funk as well, where getting through a bottle of wine over three days is a slog. A few weeks back, I poured myself a glass of @Sarah_Kirschbaum’s Williamson, and I’ve found some energy again. My scotch consumption is way off from the past few years, and every time I have one, I find myself a bit rejuvenated.

I will say - the two alcoholic drinks that really did peak my interest a bit were scotches that @Sarah_Kirschbaum and @M.Kaplan brought to dinner a couple months ago. I still think about em.

@HenryB

Passion fatigue? Too much of a good thing is creating apathy? The spectacular has become the mundane?

maybe… but I’m trying to drink as wide spectrum right now to test if it’s just “oh same ol same ol” doldrums

@Guillermo_M

If it turns out to be a mental health issue or even a midlife crisis, don’t go it alone. Get the help you deserve. Everyone should.

Beyond that, it could be as simple as not drinking what you don’t want to drink, as Cris said, instead of forcing yourself to because someone poured it.

Setting does matter too as Michael said, including the company.

indeed. indeed. Trying to be more introspective of the issue. The more I think about it the more impactful it seems to be. Initially, it started out as a quirk in my mind, but as it’s progressed it’s less and less of a joke. I don’t necessarily feel sad, but as a normally upbeat social butterfly - it does make me think.

@Rodrigo_B

I’ve certainly been there a couple of times. I remember a few years ago, one evening I ended up opening up a dozen wines from my cellar in an unsuccessful attempt to find something that I excited me for dinner with just gf at the time. Nothing quite seemed to hit or spark joy. She thought I’d gone insane . I find that taking a break from consuming in group settings, and like Robert said focusing on a single, simple wine at home for a while can help reset that indifference. Takes a few months though.

This year I’ve probably drank something at home alone maybe twice and that’s 1-2oz of something i was curious about. I generally have a few hours in the day after my daughter goes to sleep to work out, play video games, browse the web, catch up on some work. I could have a glass then, but i also don’t really like how wine tastes the next day or two so it feels like such a waste. I tried the 4oz bottles and that was fine for a bit, so maybe I’ll go back to it.

good suggestion, wouldn’t have thought to go back to the 4ozers. Might try tonight.

@Juliec

Also, sometimes the hit rate on bottles opened are less than others. Lately Champagne. Also i tend to like older wines and lately have been having not so old wines.

I know the wines are drinking well, they just don’t interest me. It’s like whatever connects from my tastebuds to my brain doesn’t sync.

@mmalpiede

Any new medications lately? I’ve heard this about people taking Ozempic.

nada

@Brian_S_t_o_t_t_e_r

Feeling burnout from work? Not major depression, but some of the symptoms can be comparable.

could be. Having two jobs does get a bit tiring but it’s exciting to me still.

@Kent_Comley

There are those who keep chasing the big guns, the big points, the life changer, the epiphany.

I stopped doing that years ago. Last night I popped a 18 Livio Sassetti Rosso di Montalcino that was just delciious. Just me and the wine and Live at the PGA. Enjoyed that glass as much as many big guns in testosterone infused dinners.

legitimately nothing is igniting my fire. Like i said, $20 wine, $20,000 wine. Irrelevant.

@Josh_Grossman

I see your social media and it often makes me think of, “is it worth it” from this:

ha - If i can afford it, price is largely irrelevant. Rarely do I question if something is worth it or not. Can’t take the money with me when I pass.

@Charlie_Carnes

Fu keep charging away. I’m thinking the slump buster should be “Go Big!” Like Arthur Bach once said, “You ever been on a yacht？It doesn’t suck!” Pull out a big boy, cook Kathy a cool dinner and enjoy a killer bottle. If that doesn’t work… Champagne, Champagne, Champagne!

I just had 01 leroy ricebourg and D’auvenay Chevalier a couple weeks ago! I can’t get any bigger!!!

@Noah_C

Many have suggested taking a month off drinking, and that may recalibrate your body to wanting alcohol again, but it doesn’t seem like that alone will rebuild the connection you clearly once had.

i agree with this - a month off won’t really change anything. Like you said, something needs to reinvigorate me. I don’t know what that something is yet. I did explore Central Otaga back in December and while fun, all the history and storytelling doesn’t excite me if the wine doesn’t excite me. Maybe I can convince my family to go to Portugal

@Ardeis_Scott

A complete shot in the dark, but I quickly perused the thread top to bottom, and no one had mentioned COVID. Sure I know it has receded significantly from public scrutiny back to the Chinese lab from which it emerged, but my point is this: Are your olfactory bulb connections still fully functional? As you know, much about a wine’s palate is discerned from our sense of aroma. So if perhaps your nose took a viral hit that might be the offending cause. Just trying to help round out the differential of causes. Being a physician, this cause came to mind.

everything is fine. Wine tastes good just doesn’t excite me.