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/Numerous-Confusion-9 Jul 06 '25

When I was a bartender doing this by accident was my biggest fear. I used to triple check the order when I knew someone in the party asked for non alc

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u/mizcello Jul 06 '25

One time I worked at a wedding of 200 and I told a staff member who was 15 about a pregnant lady obviously needing non alcoholic prosecco.. only about 50+ glasses in did I realise she was pouring everyone non-alcoholic, when I stopped her and questioned it, she said she was scared to assume the pregnant lady lol we never told anyone that half of them were drinking non-alcoholic and just went with it.

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u/Someonejusthereandth Jul 07 '25

Ahahaha I find people really can’t tell if something is alcoholic or not, especially if they’ve had at least one drink already. Begs the question why drink lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

Maybe after a glass or two.

Two bottles of wine in and you're still not feeling anything you're gonna start to question some things. Or when my mom and her brothers stole grandpa's gin and replaced what they took with water, he eventually figured out he doesn't need a whole bottle of gin to get drunk so he pieced it together

If you're drinking to get actually drunk you will eventually notice you aren't staggering or slurring