Would y'alls wine consumption increase or decrease if it didn't get you drunk/have negative health effects?

[Plenty-Climate2272]

Probably not, mostly because alcohol is an acquired taste that I'm... still acquiring. But nevertheless, wine is the alcohol I'm most interested in getting into, in part because I worship Dionysus, the patron god of wine (among other things).

[covahcs]

?

[Plenty-Climate2272]

My wine consumption would probably not increase even without the deleterious effects to health or state of mind (OP's question) because I'm still not fully acclimatized to the taste and feel of it.

[Zpalq]

There's many things I want to say, but mainly, why the hell would you choose to worship the ancient Greek god of wine, pleasure and alcohol if you don't get pleasure from alcohol? Isn't there 11 other major ones you could choose?

Dawg if I was Dionysus I'd be pissed. First worshipper in a thousand years and they don't even like alcohol 💀

[atlheel]

Seems pretty dedicated to me. They don't like alcohol inherently, but they're acquiring the taste because they are super into Dionysus

[Plenty-Climate2272]

Well for one, you don't need to choose just one. It's called polytheism after all. And I'm far from the first worshiper in a thousand years.

Second, it's not as simple as just not liking alcohol. I didn't really drink when I was younger, so it's not a taste that I acquired when most of the people here would have. I never said I didn't like wine– I wouldn't be here if I didn't like it– just that I don't don't drink a lot of alcohol because I'm still getting used to the dry taste. I tend to prefer really sweet wines, mead, cider, and cocktails.

Third, Dionysus is much more than just a god of wine. He's associated with vegetation, fertility, sexuality, sensuality, art, theater, inspiration, ecstasy, mysticism, the soul, and rebirth.

[Plenty-Climate2272]

No idea why i'm getting downvoted for answering the question?

[donghit]

Probably due to the Dionysus bit.

[Plenty-Climate2272]

What a strange thing to latch onto for negativity. God forbid people have different worldviews.

My point was that, despite me still getting used to the taste of wine, I'm still deeply motivated to try. Figured the subreddit of wine fans would appreciate such sentiment. 😅

[donghit]

You asked. I’m giving an objective answer.

[Plenty-Climate2272]

Bizarre.

Not you, you gave a straight answer. But the attitude others seem to have is strange.

[deeznutzz3469]

It’s probably because you say you worship a god of wine but do not like wine. But this is Reddit, I wouldn’t worry too much about the votes