The Official Wine Thread - Page 994

Did not snap pic and this was at 9pm NYE. Not a chance of me remembering.

Whats the rule on that? If you think it's corked because of your own ignorance, when in reality it's not- will the waiter/somm just take the bottle back anyway?

It's going to vary per establish and probably per somm. I mean, you can guess how idfnl would have treated the folks in question. Also, some wines specifically are going to be on a caveat emptor basis, i.e. very aged ones. I think most reasonable somms are going to judge per situation and figure out if taking a non-corked bottle back is the smartest choice for the establishment. I mean, a $10 wholesale bottle? Probably would not blink. A $150 wholesale bottle? If the somm thinks it's really not corked you better be a random big roller that's already bought some expensive wine earlier in the meal or a steady customer the somm knows the long term relationship is worth eating a bottle over.

You cant argue it. Just take it away and get another or something else. I only ever recall 2 corked bottles which were. I recall once as a waiter someone complained it was corked and it wasnt.

Its a very rare event, not worth the energy to fight over.

The higher end the restaurant, the more likely they are to take back a bottle no matter what they actually think of it. Also, the more likely they are simply not to serve it if they judge it flawed themselves. I had this happen recently.

Ha, fair enough!

From chatting wine glasses in another thread, reminded me.

Had dinner at a friends house recently, they had Eisch wine glasses, which supposedly have a patented system for being a breathable glass.

Is this claim true? Does it work? Didn't know the wine or the glass so I was curious to know if anyone had any experience with it.

Pretty nice glasses, interesting conversation point, but worth buying?

Choke them and see if they pass out.

Cooked?

That was my guess; bad storage.

I'm living in Italy for the next 18 months.  Any thoughts on wine to bring home with me?  I'm stocking up on some local stuff in my region, but I'd like to make the bulk of my shipment hard-to-find bottles.  That is to say hard to find in the States.  Any thoughts would be welcomed!  Thanks. 

http://www.viginwine.com/viginourwines.html

Incredible Barbaresco at ridiculously low prices. My friend imports it to the US but not to be found widely.

http://www.malvira.com/pagine/eng/azienda_agricola/storia_cantina_roero_malvira.lasso

Visit their Villa, stay a night or two. Meet Roberto Damonte and his brother. Wonderful people. Lovely wines at good prices.