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Question on tasting Etiquette
My husband was mildly irritated recently when our server poured me the glass of wine to taste after she uncorked the bottle ordered. Since I made the selection, was this appropriate?
Answer From Expert Roger C. Bohmrich, MW
The person selecting and ordering the wine has every right to assess the wine once served, unless that person asks someone else at the table, in front of the server, to act on his or her behalf. This is both common sense and respectful etiquette.
About The Expert
Roger has enjoyed a lengthy career in the wine trade as an importer and retailer, and at present he is an educator, speaker and consultant. He set up and managed Millesima USA, a New York merchant affiliated with Europe's leader in direct sales of fine wines to consumers. Previously, he served as senior executive of Frederick Wildman & Sons, traveling regularly around the world to visit wineries and taste the new vintage from barrel. Roger became one of America's first Masters of Wine in 1993.
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