I recently found an illustration by Cinismo Ilustrado which made fun of how carnivores, vegetarians and vegans see each other. So basically, meat lovers will see each other as "normal", vegetarians as "bunnies" and vegans as "E.T." (or basically, aliens) and so on. I thought it's possible to make a similar graph comparing the way different types of wine lovers see each other.
So, while it's not all primary colours here, let's say there are three main groups:
Mainstream: People that love wine in general and will drink a good glass without worrying to much about the backstage process. If it's tasty, it's tasty, isn't it that simple?
-Of course it isn't- Said the next type...
Boutique: Wine lovers that will value craft and small independent houses that work in an environmentally friendly way. True, sometimes a bit of chemicals are needed but as long as you don't abuse it and take good care of Mother Nature, you are in the good books. Are they right or what?
-Wrong! They're part of the problem!- Said the next type...
Natural: They're to wine what Poison Ivy is to Batman. The only sane people if you ask themselves, complete extremists if you take anyone else's opinion. And while there are different categories among those who stand for natural wines, the 101 is that chemicals are bad and if you use them your wine is poisoned.
So, inspired by the aforementioned artwork, here's a little guide on how do different wine lovers see each other depending on which one of these groups they identify themselves with...
How Mainstream sees Mainstream: The beautiful, cool kids. Why not aim for perfection, right?
How Mainstream sees Boutique: Bunch of hippies, some of them are kinda Ok.
How Mainstream sees Natural: You might as well join a cult. They'll be less weird.
How Boutique sees Mainstream: The plastics. Attractive but zero personality.
How Boutique sees Boutique: Creative and kind, just happy to express themselves.
How Boutique sees Mainstream: Their hearts might be in the right place, but they're eccentric nuts.
How Natural sees Mainstream: Skynet meets BP oil spills and puppy killers.
How Natural sees Boutique: They seem "green" but among them they're a bunch of hypocrites with lots to hide.
How Natural sees Mainstream: The saviours of Gaia.
Obviously, it's not so divisive in real life (although I've heard pretty judgy comments from all types), Agree? Disagree? Let me know!
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