So apparently I'm going to a wine tasting.

[geronimojoe85]

This weekend at military park my girlfriend has tickets for the wine and food tasting. My question is, is this going to be some stuffy pretentious occasion or is this going to be more laid back? I also plan on carrying (concealed) there unless there are rules against it? Does anyone know of any laws/rules against it?

 

[SideArmed]

Don't know about the carry rules/regs there, but have been to many a wine/beer tasting. You will probably run into a wide mix of people. From the stuffy swish/spitters, to the slam as many 1oz samples as possible in the short time allotted type.

Keep it cool and don't pretend (like most everyone else will) that you know everything about wine. I have sat with some so called wine experts who couldn't tell the difference between a $8 bottle of Merlot and a $100 bottle, not that I could either though.

 

[prowland]

You will run into both crowds at those things...

 

[Gritch]

This is to help you brush up on your wine tasting etiquette: Badass of the Week: How to Be a Wine Connoisseur

 

[jsharmon7]

All the tastings I've been to were pretty laid back. Usually they will pour your sample and describe the wine to you. My advice is as soon as she pours your sample just slam it back like a shot as she's still talking the wine up. If she looks at you with an astonished look just respond with "Ehh, it didn't suck, don't be so stingy on the next pour." Trust me, it's the classy way of handling it...

 

[eldirector]

IndyParks are verboten until July 1st.

The wine tasting is usually pretty laid back. Not "beer tasting" laid back, but not too stuffy!

 

[Sylvain]

I would be more concerned with the fact of carrying a firearm while drinking wine.
I know you are not supposed to drink it but just taste it and spit it out but I guess some people can still manage to get drunk.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I would be more concerned with the fact of carrying a firearm while drinking wine.

What's to be concerned about? That he will be in a city park and cannot legally carry?

 

[geronimojoe85]

I would be more concerned with the fact of carrying a firearm while drinking wine.

I was going to be DD because I'm not a big wine fan.

That he will be in a city park and cannot legally carry?

But since this is the case looks like the gun stays in the car anyway.

Thanks guys.

 

[Wwwildthing]

I'm guessing, that you've never dated a girl who drinks whiskey...

 

[geronimojoe85]

In my experience a girl that drinks whiskey is a hot mess waiting to happen

 

[Cru]

If you don't take it too seriously, but are an active participant, you can learn a lot of interesting things. If that's important to you.

 

[csmith]

If you don't take it too seriously, but are an active participant, you can learn a lot of interesting things. If that's important to you.

What's most interesting about this is the same applies to dating women that drink whiskey.

 

[sigmachijc]

They're laid back. However, I went to a wine tasting with my gf, who is an accountant for a large accounting firm in Indy, and her co-workers were very high class pretentious snobs. All in all, I "imbibed in a few libations" and met some new "interesting" people

 

[xmas_asn]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87dxqhBQDjA[/ame]

 

[cbseniour]

RElax and enjoy, most wines are pretty good tasting and usually the people are very laid back. Just keep the gun in your pants and enjoy yourself/

 

[irishhunter]

UMMMMMMM be the DD and encourage several tastings , buy a few bottles , and head to the house afterwards with semi intoxicated female ... Sounds like a pretty nice evening to me

 

[Dyerbill]

I'm guessing, that you've never dated a girl who drinks whiskey...

...girls that shoot whiskey take a pint with them to the range to steady their eye.....

 

[FutureButterBar]

I'm guessing, that you've never dated a girl who drinks whiskey...

yeah!! girls who drink whiskey
anyways, careful with the IUPUI campus being right there, don't go stumbling onto a campus. although given the two recent armed robberies on campus in the past month, you might want your gun.

 

[FutureButterBar]

UMMMMMMM be the DD and encourage several tastings , buy a few bottles , and head to the house afterwards with semi intoxicated female ... Sounds like a pretty nice evening to me

pretty sure that is borderline date rape...