So lately I've developed a taste for merlot  Is this acceptable or should I turn in my Man Card to the nearest NON-merlot drinking card carrying member?

Or do I just buy some knickers, develop a snooty attitude and go about my business as usual?

so long as you act just a beligerent when drinking merlot as when drinking your normal brew its ok.  its the guys who act normaly drunk when drinking beer then act all sophisticated and reserved when drinking whine that irk me.

it all about the ethyl

I will be the very embodiment of obscene.  Trust me.

"if anyone orders f**king merlot im leaving!"

Anyone else seen sidways??  nothing unmanly bout loving wine

Is that a movie?

Your man card please....

Wait!  I've seen "Leaving Las Vegas"!  That's gotta count for something...a man set out to drink himself to death in Las Vegas.  Now THAT'S a movie!

sideways is indeed a movie- about drinkin wine!  love those movies that are just made for drinkin to... Withnail and I also comes to mind... must look out for this leaving las vegas

Have you seend Bottle Shock yet?  It's pretty good.  Very witty at times.

http://www.watch-movies-links.net/movies/bottle_shock/

Wine is an acceptable drink for men. The only exception is white zinfandel. The only two reasons a guy should ever have a bottle of white zinfandel in his hand is to either: 1) pour a drink for a lady; or 2) bust the end of it over a chair so he can defend himself in a brawl.

If I were to die by being stabbed with a Zinfandel bottle PLEEEASE tell everyone it was Jack Daniels or something!

Agreed. Even in a bar fight, one defend himself with the bottle of a manly drink or a pool cue before resorting to using a bottle of white zinfandel, zima, or Smirnoff pomegranite mojito.

I'd attempt to strangle someone with my shoelaces before I picked up a Smirnoff.  Yuck.  I got heartburn just thinkin about it.