I think this is just a list of “8 ways you’re an asshole when it comes to wine.” I personally think there are a lot of decent and considerate wine snobs out there. They wouldn’t be caught drinking something they perceive to be beneath their taste, but they also wouldn’t make a big deal out of it.
Are You a Wine Snob? 8 Red Flags to Spot
Disgusting snobbery! I completely agree with this list of red flags!
I only dye my red flags with vats of DRC '98 or '99, or at a pinch, the underwhelming '05.
I mean, if you’re not flagging with de Villaine juice what kind of pathetic vexilographer are you?
Most of these items are really about aggressive ignorance rather than snobbery itself.
On our way back from our road trip in Scotland this summer, we stopped at a tiny restaurant not far from home. We order the house wine and it’s clearly an oxidative Jura white (non-ouillé). The waitress declares a Sauvignon Blanc and looks at my wife who tries it and grimaces intensely. My wife proceeds to look at me tasting the wine to see how I will react. She can’t help but lightly smirk. I taste the wine, look at the waitress and ask where the Sauvignon is from. She doesn’t know. I smile, thank her and drop the subject. There was no way anything I would add would improve the situation.
And by the way, the restaurant had posters of la percée du vin jaune plastered on all the walls 