The Restaurant Wine Ritual and Getting What You Want
You have been obsessing all week on how you were going to get her to say yes. You decided you were going to go into classic mode and impress her with a great dinner a fine bottle of wine and then pop the question. You take her to her favorite french restaurant. The waiter comes over and asks if you would like some wine. You ask to see the wine list and let him know that you would like a bottle of wine but are going to wait until you know what you are going to eat before ordering. She glances at you with that “ooh this guy knows what he’s doing” look in her eye. A great start. You think a 2009 Chateau La Ponte Pomerol is the perfect choice for the braised beef she is ordering so you order a bottle. The waiter arrives with the bottle and shows you the label before opening the wine It is a Chateau La Ponte alright, but a 2011. This has happened to you before where a restaurant will by mistake or by design will...