Ok this is something that has bothered me for years, and yes i am wearing my chef coat as i write this lol. You go out to dinner, "dinner" being the key word here and the first thing the server does is give you the wine list and offers to start you off with a bottle or glass of wine. You order the wine and then order the food with little or no thought put into the pairing of both.
Now hear comes the chef rant! I first realized working in San Fransico learning from a great Master Sommelier Perter Granoff, that wine is meant to be drank with food and that when paired properly they enhance each other much more. I know this first hand after going to many wine classes and tastings over the years i discovered my palette never taste all the flavors in the wine until i ate some food then i was able to identify the charatneriscs and nuances of the wine. So when you sit down and you order a bottle of Pinot Grigio then some of your guest order steaks you can see how the pairing would taste terrible and ruin both the wine and steak.
So my suggestion and i have been doing this for years with my service staff is to let the guest order their apps and entrees and then try to match up the best wine to complement the food. I know what your gonna say what if a four top orders all different entrees, easy don't push a bottle and suggest individual glasses you'll end up probably selling more wine because each person will drink two glasses each because they can drink at thief own pace not worrying about if they are taking too much from the rest of the table. More importantly everyones food will be paired properly with their wine and create a much better experience for your guest. So next time your dinning at your favorite restaurant let your server know food first then ask their wine suggestions that best match your choices or better yet ask the chef what he suggest, he created the food! Thanks as always for reading.
Chef Rocky
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