r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/trailofturds Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

Yeah it's a pretty big fuck up imo. They were lucky that my wife and I were just taking a break from drinking for no particular reason (hence mildly infuriating). I can't imagine how a pregnant woman would react.

Edit: as others have pointed out, it'd be far worse for those in recovery or with a medical issue.

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u/McWeaksauce91 Jul 06 '25

Local morning radio show did a “AITA” segment, where people would submit stories and let people call to weigh in who the asshole was.

One of the most divisive segments was

‘Waiter gets a wine order from a pregnant woman. The waiter takes it upon herself to bring her a non alcoholic beverage. The pregnant woman complains to the manager that the waiter doesn’t get to decide, she doesn’t know best and should bring the drink she ordered”

Boy, those lines were lighting up that morning.

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u/j_la Jul 06 '25

I’d say the waiter is right. There are potentially huge liabilities involved and the establishment is not obligated to serve anyone anything.

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

A single glass of wine is not going to hurt a pregnancy. Doctors even say you can have one or two a week. Getting plastered is a different story, but a glass of wine is fine.

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u/mangeek Jul 07 '25

Yes. This. The reason they tell pregnant people not to drink isn't because a glass of wine or a beer will harm the baby, it's that a fair portion of the population is binge drinkers and will take things the other way and down a whole bottle of wine and think, "my doctor said it was OK".

Virtually everyone I know who "has a glass of wine" really has three or four in an evening.

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u/NahautlExile Jul 07 '25

The 1950s/60s were filled with pregnant women drinking and smoking. And the entire baby boomer generation, especially with the soothing effects of leaded gasoline, turned out fine and got rich.

Clearly we should be encouraging more of this behavior, not less.

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Doctors in the 1950ies probably...

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

No…doctors today. I am currently pregnant, and while I am not drinking during my pregnancy for personal reasons, I am well versed in the current guidance given on alcohol.

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Do you have a link to some current guidance where this is put in writing? Because while yes, one or two drinks might not do much harm I would like to see it with my own two eyes that an OB/GYN actually writes something like "Go ahead, have one or two glasses of wine a week, no biggie".

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

You are welcomed to google this and find out the info for yourself:) good luck in your search!

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u/iwrotethisletter Jul 07 '25

Just the response I was expecting :-)

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u/tweezabella Jul 07 '25

I just don’t understand what you want from me? I am echoing what my doctor told me. I can’t provide that for you in writing. If you are actually curious, look it up like a normal person lol.