Comments on: What If You Think You Got the Wrong Glass of Wine? http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2010/07/22/what-if-you-think-you-got-the-wrong-glass-of-wine/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dennis Mitchell http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2010/07/22/what-if-you-think-you-got-the-wrong-glass-of-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-254376 Dennis Mitchell Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:46:20 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=6203#comment-254376 A California vintner told about being hesitant to order his own wine by-the-glass when dining out "for fear of what they might bring me." It is not uncommon for restaurants/bars to sell one wine and pour something else. Your point about bringing the bottle and pouring it tableside is spot on, though a sharpie bartender could refill an empty bottle with some other plonk than that advertised. And don't think this doesn't happen...with so many restaurants struggling to make ends meet, fleecing the unsuspecting customer with some wine chicanery is quite common. A friend from California told me that wineries there even sell to restaurants at (often) significantly lower prices to have their wine featured on a wine list. (Stores pay more, restaurants which mark up the wine to often ridiculous levels, pay far less.) Seems wrong to me. A California vintner told about being hesitant to order his own wine by-the-glass when dining out “for fear of what they might bring me.”

It is not uncommon for restaurants/bars to sell one wine and pour something else. Your point about bringing the bottle and pouring it tableside is spot on, though a sharpie bartender could refill an empty bottle with some other plonk than that advertised.

And don’t think this doesn’t happen…with so many restaurants struggling to make ends meet, fleecing the unsuspecting customer with some wine chicanery is quite common.

A friend from California told me that wineries there even sell to restaurants at (often) significantly lower prices to have their wine featured on a wine list. (Stores pay more, restaurants which mark up the wine to often ridiculous levels, pay far less.)
Seems wrong to me.

]]> By: Fredric Koeppel http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2010/07/22/what-if-you-think-you-got-the-wrong-glass-of-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-253052 Fredric Koeppel Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:21:35 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=6203#comment-253052 Tommaso, it was not my intention to drink four glasses of wine. two or three, but not four, the waiter brought that one by mistake. if i had known, sure, i would have ordered the bottle. so altogether it was a comedy of errors. Tommaso, it was not my intention to drink four glasses of wine. two or three, but not four, the waiter brought that one by mistake. if i had known, sure, i would have ordered the bottle. so altogether it was a comedy of errors.

]]> By: Tommaso http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2010/07/22/what-if-you-think-you-got-the-wrong-glass-of-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-253049 Tommaso Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:32:10 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=6203#comment-253049 Ma dai Frederic! If you were going to drink four glasses of the same wine, why not order a bottle? Ma dai Frederic! If you were going to drink four glasses of the same wine, why not order a bottle?

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