The Wine Presentation Ritual

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Le Cordon Bleu Matching Wine with Food
Le Cordon Bleu Matching Wine with Food

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2010

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This is your opportunity to check that this is the wine you ordered, and that the wine isn’t faulty. It is not an opportunity to try the wine to see if you like it.

Whether you are a guest or host, it can be embarrassing to be seen making a fuss in a restaurant, but if there is something wrong with the bottle of wine you have ordered, it is far better to get things sorted out than to drink and pay for a bottle that you cannot enjoy. You can’t send a bottle back after you’ve drunk a substantial quantity of the wine, so use the presentation ritual to make a thorough assessment of the wine.