Test Your Wi-Q

What does your wine drinking say about you?
And will it ever shut up?

A recent psychological study shows that your wine-drinking habits have a direct correlation with your personality. Take this simple quiz to reveal your coping styles, or curl up with a loved-one and take it together! First, find the statement below that best describes your wine style. Then refer to Part Two to learn what it says about you.

Part One: Questions

1. I drink slowly, savor every drop, and swirl each sip around my mouth to appreciate the full taste and aroma.

2. Bring me Champagne! Life is for celebrating!

3. My wine cellar is my pride. I’ve been collecting first growths since 1959.

4. Wine’s first duty is to be red.

5. I prefer a sophisticated, dry white.

6. I usually order Merlot. It's soft, reliable, and I can pronounce it.

7. I often spend five minutes interrogating the sommelier and I’m not afraid to send wine back if it doesn’t meet my standards.

8. I’m not one of those wine snobs. I drink White Zinfandel because I like it. So what?!

9. It’s an adventure exploring new wine I’ve never heard of.

10. In this bag? Ripple, I think. I dunno. You got a dollar?

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Part Two: Answers
1.   You have a sensual, artistic nature; you relish every experience. In fact, everything you do takes way too long and you drive everyone crazy because you’re never ready on time.

2. You’re an exciting, carefree person, always the life of the party. You have a wide circle of friends. You have to because by the end of the party you’ve always made such an idiot of yourself that your old friends are embarrassed to be seen with you.

3. You are capable of deep feelings and form lasting emotional attachments. When you love someone you hang on like a leach and won’t let go even when it’s obvious to the rest of the world that their phone isn’t broken, it’s off the hook. You’re a yawning black hole of neediness.

 4. You have a Rabelaisian appetite for life. Dramatic music, spicy foods and bright colors attract you. You play your car stereo way too loud at traffic lights. You have an elevated sense of your own self-worth. You probably beat your wife.

5. You have highly developed organizational skills. Everything has to be color coordinated. If things don’t go your way, you throw a hissy fit, sulk and ruin everyone else’s night. You’re a pain in the ass.

6. Your calmness and serenity make you invaluable in the workplace. In fact, you’re the only one who’s ever kept the tollbooth job for more than a month. Your children sometimes ask your wife “that guy who lives here” is.

7. You have fine, discriminating tastes and great attention to detail. You check under your bed every night and sometimes hear voices. Medication might make the black helicopters go away.

 8. Congratulations! You don’t follow the pack! You live in your own little world of denial and don’t notice the pathetic shambles you’ve made of your life. If you seek counseling now, it might not be too late.

 9. You’re a risk taker who sees the big picture. You’re successful in business because your ruthless, cutthroat tendencies strangle the competition. You’re selfish, greedy, and have no empathy for others.

10. You’re practical and thrifty, and don’t let the false promises of worldly possessions bog you down. You have a good chance of happiness in life.

Well, there you have it. I hope you were able to gain some valuable insight that will help you in your day-to-day interactions. And I also hope you get the treatment you need.

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Ford Stockton McClave
Denver, CO USA 303-394-3673