On this episode of SIP Virtual Wine Tasting & Education we meet with Sommelier Meghan Vandette to learn how to order wine at a restaurant. Watch for tips that will make you feel confident and try something new!
Chapters:
00:00 Instroduction
02:00 Waxwing Pinot Noir
04:00 Meet Sommelier Meghan Vandette and about today’s topic
07:00 How does a restaurant design their wine list?
9:00 The process of ordering wine for the table pt. 1
14:00 Should you order food or wine first?
15:00 How Sommeliers learn to read the customer
16:00 The right way to hold the wine glass
17:00 Pairing wine with food based on protein vs sauce
18:00 Poll question 1
20:00 Proper BYOB etiquette
22:00 The ordering process pt. 2
26:00 Poll question 2
29:00 Largest indicator that the restaurant list is substandard
30:00 How to subtly tell a sommelier a price range of a wine you want to order?
33:00 Degustation pairings/pairing menus – can you trust them?
35:00 What do you do if there’s no somm or they’re not available/interested in helping?
37:00 Ordering wine by the glass
43:00 What Meghan is doing at Dusky Goose Winery in Dundee HIlls WIllamette Valley
51:00 How to be the best customer?
52:00 The most gratifying aspect of being in the wine industry
53:00 Do you have to tip the sommelier?
56:00 What’s next on SIP?
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