If you don’t drink at home and only with your friends - maybe you need new friends 
I know you drink very well, so if it were me and I was at the point I actually post something about it, which means it’s more than just a passing thought - I’d probably do as others above suggested, and fully abstain (not due to alcohol, but for change of scene) for a month or more. Maybe find something new/ fun to do with your spouse/ family those nights you would be hanging with your friends. If they’re friends, they’ll understand you need/want a reset for a few weeks and want to come back excited about all your CLB.
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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.
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I’ve taken a month off at a time, from wine and booze (don’t drink beer) and it has reset things for me. I would try to do the same.
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I have a policy of not drinking uninteresting wines and rather have a beer if there is no appropriate wine option around. In your case, it’s clearly not an issue of the wines not being interesting.
It would make sense to take a break… If we’re not drinking out of enjoyment then it’s for less flattering reasons.
When I used to travel around quite a bit for work, I dined out frequently and at some point/periods I could feel a fatigue from all that. If that might be part of it then you could consider enjoy a delicious simpler wine, perhaps in a home setting, once you feel like having wine again.
Be well and if something else might be bothering you make sure you talk with someone (friends/family), don’t keep that sort of things in, even if you’re not sure what’s bothering you, talk.
another solution - give me all your winez kthxbai
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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.
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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.
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Maybe he’ll offer Fu-tures.
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Passion fatigue? Too much of a good thing is creating apathy? The spectacular has become the mundane?
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Maybe you’re bored with wine? Try whiskey for a month to liven your palate and senses. Then move back to wine.
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I’m sorry to hear this. As many others have said, I don’t know what else is going on in your life so you might want to think about that before focusing in this issue which may only be an effect and not the cause.
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.
If you do want to get back into wine, maybe look around your circle for someone or two that doesn’t know much about wine but is a naturally curious person; and become their wine mentor, without making a fuss about it. But don’t force yourself to.
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Yep, that’s what i would suggest as well. Ive been in the same situation before where nothing i drink is exciting at all. I figured i was just picking the wrong bottles but i ultimately just needed a break. And for context, i also drink wine a few times per week.
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I am this way more often than not.
I keep buying because I hope things will change and I become supercharged in wine enjoyment again.
Really I focus more on introspection and discovering who I am meant to be and find a way closely to hew to my true destiny.
And with that I presume everything else will follow.
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As others have said, taking a break from drinking altogether can help.
The other thing is to pause group consumption for a while. For those that go to enough wine events the constant newness of wine can create a sense of indifference with wines. Oh, I tried this already, what’s next? What’s new? What’s something I haven’t tried yet tonight? You get so used to tasting several wines briefly your mind loses a bit of its ability to focus in and enjoy one thing. 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.
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Lots of potential reasons, but one thing I can relate to is that once you take something that was special and turn it into the ordinary, any activity can become less interesting. I had that happen a year or two ago when I just decided life is short and I would open a bottle of my best GCs every night for a couple of weeks. It didn’t take that long and pretty soon I wasn’t even looking forward to the next bottle the next night, it got boring. If you are drinking $20k wines on a regular enough basis, what’s left? You’ve reached the top of the mountain. Sitting on top of the mountain is boring. You want to get back to enjoying the journey. So now I drink lesser stuff on weeknights and save better bottles for weekends. And then I plan group dinners every few weeks or so to bring the heat in a curated environment to make the bottles really special. Self moderation is sometimes necessary when you truly have a world of options in front of you.
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Dat’s right, company is key.
If only you had some fun peeps comin’ your way in the near future Charlie… 
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How was the food? For me, its about the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Its the explosion of unexpectedly delicious food and wine flavors. Tiramisu and SQN Grenache. Both not a usual item that i would have, but together a great combo.
Sometimes the wow experiences are farther apart and may be seeing others enjoy something new. Its great to share a bottle with others that they havent had before. Falkenstein and Chenin.
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.
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Sounds like ‘performance anxiety’ to me 
As others have stated, either step away from wine for a bit. Drink more Scotch.
Cheers
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you’re right, should see if more boring people over the age of 40 will help. Glad you’re coming to town this week.
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