You can just drink whatever you want, the vast majority of people who drink wine have no idea and no interest in talking about the wine or food/wine pairings. I

You can just drink whatever you want, the vast majority of people who drink wine have no idea and no interest in talking about the wine or food/wine pairings. If someone is giving you a hard time about your wine choices you could either turn it around on them and ask them to order for you. If it was me though I’d maybe just ask them to be less judgemental though.