Wine when you are sick

Came down with a sinus infection on NYE. I was tested recently for COVID and I can taste and smell but it’s just been off ever since then. Don’t feel sick, just feels clogged up in my head.

Really annoying because it makes drinking wine not really enjoyable because the subtleties of the fragrance are lost and the palate is heavy on the acid. Other food tastes normal, but the wine is definitely affected. I didn’t intend to make this a Dry January but I’ve opened about 1/3 the bottles I normally do in the past week! Making up for it by drinking more hard liquor which doesn’t seem to be as affected.

Anyone have something similar happen?

This may not work in your case, but I’ve found that using a saline nasal spray can help with decongesting prior to drinking wine.

I just skip alcohol until I feel better and can taste and smell normally.

Never liked wine when I was sick. Old fashions are medicinal on the other hand. When I smoked, I couldn’t get a cigarette down either. Lucky that was years ago!!