The drinking of wine is a celebration of life, tasty food and special company. Learning about wine should also be a pleasure! Let's chat about ordering wine in a restaurant. This need not be complex or intimidating, even if you are an amateur.
Whether seated at a grand, full service cafe or your fave bistro, a wine list should be available. It may be on the table or offered before or with the menu. If not, ask the waiter for the wine list. With no regard for format, certain data should be available on any good wine list. First, the entire name of the wine, this contains the name of the wine, the winemaker and the vintage. If a wine is listed without the name of the producer or the vintage, ask the waiter.
Most American cafes do not have sommeliers or wine stewards. In diners worried about their wine selection, service and sales, waiters are frequently schooled to be able to suggest wines. If a sommelier is available, it is usually worth using his/her services. Regularly when the services of a sommelier are available, the only possible way to discover is to ask. The benefits of including an expert in your wine selection are:
- He/she will be able to orchestrate and enliven the whole meal.
- He/she have tasted the wines on the list more lately than you.
- He/she knows how the menu selections you ordered are basically being prepared.
Of course, some sommeliers are far more informed than others. Do take advantage of feedback, yet, the decision is really yours!
Keep several points in mind when selecting a wine:
Permit yourself one or two minutes to check the wine list before chatting about your selections. If you'd like suggestions, give your waiter/sommelier something to work with. Have you got an area in mind? Thinking all day of a Napa Valley Chardonnay? Fascinated by tasting a Syrah from Australia?
Consider the type of wine you want. Do you and your guests need a light body, a smooth finish, soft tannins or a heavier, aggressive wine? There is nothing wrong with asserting you want something under $30.00 or pointing to a price on the list and exclaiming "along these lines." If wines are advised that aren't on the list, the waiter/sommelier should tell you the price and vintage; if they do not, ask.
When ordering more than 1 wine, debate when they are going to be served. The best rough guide is to have them all brought-and even opened-as shortly as you order. This way, you can see the wines are what you ordered and you don't have to hang around if the waiter get too busy , for your next pour!
The waiter now opens the wine by removing the cork. Prior to this, the capsule is removed and the cork wiped as dust or mould could have adhered to the cork while the wine was waiting in the winery, for the capsule to be placed. Once the cork is removed, the method moves toward tasting. The waiter should present the cork to the individual that ordered the wine. Most people think they are supposed to sniff the cork. This isn't so! After all , a cork smells like cork! The point is to check the disposition of the cork. Is it damp? This is a great sign. A dry cork could indicate a storage problem, the bottle was upright and not stored on its side. If a cork is dried-out, air may have gotten in the bottle and oxidized the wine, thereby diminishing the standard of the wine.
Smelling and tasting are the subsequent steps. The taster is looking for failings that render the wine unsatisfactory. Taste once, then a second time, focussing on the taste. There are many reasons to reject a bottle of wine. It could be "corky" and smell like mould: the results of a bad cork, not poor winemaking. A "maderized" wine has the definite scent of sweet Sherry or Madeira, thus the term. This is usually the results of poor storage or exposure to heat. A taster may also detect sulphur in the nose or the flavour of a wine. Often , this abates with a bit of swirling; if it doesn't, it may make the wine upsetting and deserving of refusal. Some restaurants have policies on rejected wine, others handle every scenario individually. It is terribly poor judgment for a restaurateur to put a customer on the spot and challenge his/her taste. If the wine is costly, say about $50.00, the restaurateur may come to your table for a little taste of the wine. It does not take a seasoned wine drinker to spot these failings with bottled wine. If the cork is dry or the taste is compromised, tell your waiter.
Whether seated at a grand, full service cafe or your fave bistro, a wine list should be available. It may be on the table or offered before or with the menu. If not, ask the waiter for the wine list. With no regard for format, certain data should be available on any good wine list. First, the entire name of the wine, this contains the name of the wine, the winemaker and the vintage. If a wine is listed without the name of the producer or the vintage, ask the waiter.
Most American cafes do not have sommeliers or wine stewards. In diners worried about their wine selection, service and sales, waiters are frequently schooled to be able to suggest wines. If a sommelier is available, it is usually worth using his/her services. Regularly when the services of a sommelier are available, the only possible way to discover is to ask. The benefits of including an expert in your wine selection are:
- He/she will be able to orchestrate and enliven the whole meal.
- He/she have tasted the wines on the list more lately than you.
- He/she knows how the menu selections you ordered are basically being prepared.
Of course, some sommeliers are far more informed than others. Do take advantage of feedback, yet, the decision is really yours!
Keep several points in mind when selecting a wine:
Permit yourself one or two minutes to check the wine list before chatting about your selections. If you'd like suggestions, give your waiter/sommelier something to work with. Have you got an area in mind? Thinking all day of a Napa Valley Chardonnay? Fascinated by tasting a Syrah from Australia?
Consider the type of wine you want. Do you and your guests need a light body, a smooth finish, soft tannins or a heavier, aggressive wine? There is nothing wrong with asserting you want something under $30.00 or pointing to a price on the list and exclaiming "along these lines." If wines are advised that aren't on the list, the waiter/sommelier should tell you the price and vintage; if they do not, ask.
When ordering more than 1 wine, debate when they are going to be served. The best rough guide is to have them all brought-and even opened-as shortly as you order. This way, you can see the wines are what you ordered and you don't have to hang around if the waiter get too busy , for your next pour!
The waiter now opens the wine by removing the cork. Prior to this, the capsule is removed and the cork wiped as dust or mould could have adhered to the cork while the wine was waiting in the winery, for the capsule to be placed. Once the cork is removed, the method moves toward tasting. The waiter should present the cork to the individual that ordered the wine. Most people think they are supposed to sniff the cork. This isn't so! After all , a cork smells like cork! The point is to check the disposition of the cork. Is it damp? This is a great sign. A dry cork could indicate a storage problem, the bottle was upright and not stored on its side. If a cork is dried-out, air may have gotten in the bottle and oxidized the wine, thereby diminishing the standard of the wine.
Smelling and tasting are the subsequent steps. The taster is looking for failings that render the wine unsatisfactory. Taste once, then a second time, focussing on the taste. There are many reasons to reject a bottle of wine. It could be "corky" and smell like mould: the results of a bad cork, not poor winemaking. A "maderized" wine has the definite scent of sweet Sherry or Madeira, thus the term. This is usually the results of poor storage or exposure to heat. A taster may also detect sulphur in the nose or the flavour of a wine. Often , this abates with a bit of swirling; if it doesn't, it may make the wine upsetting and deserving of refusal. Some restaurants have policies on rejected wine, others handle every scenario individually. It is terribly poor judgment for a restaurateur to put a customer on the spot and challenge his/her taste. If the wine is costly, say about $50.00, the restaurateur may come to your table for a little taste of the wine. It does not take a seasoned wine drinker to spot these failings with bottled wine. If the cork is dry or the taste is compromised, tell your waiter.
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