The feeling that the wine has gained sudden popularity in Rio de Janeiro is common. For some time, the number of specialized magazines, blogs, websites, articles in major newspapers, courses and groups of tastings, stores, books and guides has multiplied. One of the consequences that can be noticed in figures is the increase of drink consumption in Brazil. According to data from IBRAVIN – Brazilian Wine Institute – from 2004 to 2009 – the import of wine has increased by 58%. The goal of this study is to take a look at the meanings and representations of the wine through an approach based on the anthropology of consumption, to understand the increase of interest in this product by the upper classes in Rio de Janeiro. To understand why this product is so attractive to this public is of great relevance to the academy and to the companies. There has been a literary review on post-modern society and on its most recent transformations, as well as a qualitative field research which included in-depth interviews and participant observation, to understand which place the wine occupies in the consumers imaginary. Ultimately, the changes in the social dynamic were related to the meanings this product has to the post-modern consumer to decipher the increased attractiveness of the wine. The results suggest that the wine represents and means aspirations that, according to social theories, the post-modern individual has: the image of the wine is associated to sophistication, status, tradition, experience, pleasure, culture and sociability.