Wine Etiquette From Bacchus
March 22, 2010
“My wife and I are at a restaurant and she orders salmon and I order filet mignon. I request from the waitress a white wine (which my wife likes) which will go with both dishes. The waitress is mystified and can’t perform this feat. Do we go back to this place again ?”
Solution…I will answer the question with a question. Would you rather have the waitperson serve you one wine which will satisfy your wife but not complement your meal? Or vice versa ? The solution to this dilemma (a) a softer red, such as a pinot noir or a valpollicella which should pair with both meals , but it is red and your wife may not enjoy it or (b) ask for two glasses of wine, one red and one white, which will make everyone happy.
There are just some things which enhance a meal, and others which detract from the dinning experience. There are some people who drink Pepsi for breakfast, and chardonnay with steak. Ignorance is bliss !
