Putting Ice in Your Wine Is Totally Fine, Haters — Strong Opinions

I worked at a very fancy coffee company for years when I was younger, and it instilled in me the following two things: prescribed "good taste" in most food and beverage, and a desire for things to be particular and "correct." As in, espresso should never be served in a paper cup, steak should never be cooked more than medium-rare, and wine should never be served over ice.

I still cling to some of the lessons I learned when I was a barista, but one of the ostensibly "correct" things has gone right out the window. I now — gasp! — put ice in my wine glass, and I'm not apologizing for it anymore.

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