Of all the alcoholic beverages we see consumed on the show - from CJ and Josh cracking a beer, to Toby [going out for a Scotch](http://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Irish_Writers), cracking champagne to celebrate, or the President drinking vodka with his wife - we never see them drinking a [Chardonnay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chardonnay), and the [Cabernet Savignon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabernet_Sauvignon) never makes an appearance. 

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJRRj.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJRRj.gif)

In other parts of the world, Australia and Europe, these [are](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_belts_of_Europe#Wine_belt) [staple](http://theconversation.com/the-rise-of-australia-as-a-wine-nation-14875) [beverages](https://jakubmarian.com/wine-consumption-in-europe-by-country-per-year-per-capita/). 

Was this a deliberate choice not to seem too upper crust?

My question is: **Why don't they drink wine on the West Wing?**