anastasiablu
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Been in a restaurant in Dublin and Uk where wine was just poured without offer to taste. Can it be corked/gone off??
Corked means that the cork was flawed and air got in.
While we are on the subject of wine can anyone tell me how long a screwtop bottle of wine last when opened and refridgerated. thanks.
About 2 hours in my house.
Just as a caveat:
Wine would always be poured straight out to glass in any worthwhile 5 star restaurant.They would never allow a corked wine near a table as it would automatically have been 'tasted' by a resident taster upon opening..
Agreed.That's not true. All sommeliers should allow the customer to taste the wine (and provide the cork for inspection but I think that is going too far). I would also be insulted if the sommlier turned up at my table with an expensive bottle of wine already opened and he just poured it straight out or if he had tasted it.
I have seen people who were not sure if a wine was corked or not ask the sommerlier for their opinion. That's what they are there for.
I think I have a strong pallet because I think I have only ever had one bottle of corked wine. Even then, I didn't think it was that bad until the rest of the table nearly puked! It's why I stick to beer!
Maybe I don't eat in the very finest restaurants (although I have on occasion paid prices that suggested high standards): I have never had a sommelier taste the wine for me. On occasion, I have seem a sommelier sniff the cork.
Originally Posted by Sunny http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=1060654#post1060654
That's not true. All sommeliers should allow the customer to taste the wine
So you have been dining in all of the finest restaurants around the world then to make such a statement or is it in your opinion?