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{{quote|''"A census taker once tried to test me. [[I'm a Humanitarian|I ate his liver]] with some fava beans, and [[Trope Namer|a nice Chianti]]."''|'''Dr. Hannibal Lecter''', ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''}}
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Note that red is seen as a lot more sinister than white wine, due to its [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Color Coding]] and general connotations with blood. When a vampire (usually richer and more refined, not one of the [[Our Vampires Are Different|biker vamps)]] drinks red blood from a wine-glass, it invokes much the same imagery, and one can argue that villains drink red wine specifically to invoke the vampiric example.
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* In ''The Island'', [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] Dr. Merrick is seen watching the Lottery in his private abode, drinking from a wine glass.
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] does this a number of instances.
** In ''[[From Russia with Love]]'', senses something isn't quite right with [[The Dragon|Red Grant]] when he orders red wine, specifically
** At the end of ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'', 007 defeats the [[Evil Duo|bad]] [[Camp Gay|guys]] using his knowledge of fine wines.
** Earlier in the same film, he identifies the vintage of a sherry by taste. When sarcastically told sherry doesn't have vintages, he states that he meant the wine the sherry was made from. Possibly setting up Bond's superior knowledge of wine for later.
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== Web Comics ==
* Miho's character in the [[Megatokyo]] online game/backstory manages to play this as
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' there's only one way to cap General Tarquin's [[Magnificent Bastard|most magnificently evil speech ever]]: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0763.html a single smooth sip of his drink.]
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* An episode of ''[[South Park]]'' parodies this. Cartman fakes having Tourette's, and is going to be on TV, and plans to say things on live television, and get away with it. When explaining this to Kyle, Cartman is sipping what appears to be wine, Kyle takes a sip from a glass and claims "This is apple juice!"
* In ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'', Horned King [[A Glass in the Hand|broke his glass]] just like in Saint Seiya.
* Discord from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' does this with a glass of chocolate milk while sitting on his throne, now the [[Evil Overlord]] of Equestria. While not wine, his mannerisms give it the same effect. Strangely, he drinks the ''glass'' instead of the milk,
* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode ''Monty Can't Buy Me Love'' , Kent Brockman reads: "This new breed of fun-loving billionaire is a welcome change from the classic joyless miser, brooding in his cavernous mansion, grasping a glass of brandy with his thin, clawlike fingers and a superior smirk on his greedy, soulless face" . Cut to Montgomery Burns sitting in his mansion, in that exact pose, glass in hand and uttering a reverbering "bah"
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