Most people don't follow wine etiquette

A OnePoll survey done on behalf of Woodbridge Wines shows that 67 percent of respondents aged 21 and above agree that is a proper way to drink wine — but only 17 percent say they “always” follow the rules.

Among the 2,000 respondents, the youngest generation claim to follow the rules most closely. Baby boomers basically say they don’t care any more.

Just to show you how out of touch I am, the men in the survey preferred mac and cheese with their wine; women liked to pair wine with wings. And those in the Northeast are most likely to add ice cubes to their wines.

The rules they say they have abandoned:

• Drinking white wine at room temperature instead of chilled

• Holding a glass by the stem

• Filling a glass only half way

• Sniffing a cork

The bottom line: there is no wine etiquette any more.

We are using quarantine to learn more about wine

People have been spending their days confined to quarters to expand their education or pick up a new hobby. Wine has been a popular topic.

In a survey commission by Corvin and performed by OnePoll, 66 percent of those who responded to the survey said the quarantine helped them to mature their palates. They have been experimenting more with adding wine to their recipes (39 percent) and to learn more about wine in general (37 percent).

They have defined what they like and don’t like about wine and have even changed their favorite wine to rose instead of pinot grigio, according to popular choices in the survey.

About a four of the respondents said they have set up in-home, comparative tastings, attended virtual classes or virtual happy hours.

All of this renewed interest has favored online wine sales. If people are going to stay at home, they are going to enjoy the confinement with good food and good wine.

I’ll toast to that.