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How do you serve wine to the guest?
Presentation
- Always present the bottle on the right of the person who ordered the wine.
- Pour approximately 30ml of wine into the host’s glass, await approval.
- After all guests have been served, place the bottle to the right of the host with the label facing them.
- Keep an eye on the table and replenish glasses as needed.
Do you pour wine from the left or right?
Always pour from the guest’s right side. Finish each pour with a twisting motion and wipe the lip of the bottle to avoid dripping. Place the bottle to the right of the host with the label facing outwards and ask permission to remove the cork from the table.
What are the general rules in serving wine?
Traditionally, wines are served in the following order: white wines before red, and dry (‘sec’) wines before sweet. Food is the real determining factor though….As with the sequence of wines for a wine tasting party:
- white before red,
- light before heavy,
- and dry before sweet.
Which side do you serve beverages from?
right
Serve from the right Pre-plated food (considering the exceptions above), beverages, all empty plates, and utensils should be served from the guest’s right.
Why do you store wine bottles on their side or upside down?
Storing your wines horizontally is best. When a bottle is sideways, the wine stays in contact with the cork, keeping it wet so that that cork will not dry out, shrink up and let air get into the wine, causing premature oxidation. Upside down is definitely better than right side up to keep the cork moist.
Who do you serve wine first?
Although I typically pour water ladies first. Whoever orders the wine tastes it, then you pour clockwise around the table, filling the taster’s glass last.”
How do you serve a guest?
Some general rules for serving If you must wipe off your hands, use a napkin or apron. Use open hand service: You should never reach over a guest or cross them at a perpendicular angle. Instead, serve from the left or right with the same hand. If serving from the left, use your left hand.
What’s the proper way to serve wine at a restaurant?
They should finish serving with the guest who ordered the wine, regardless of their gender. They should also always pour from the customer’s right. Your waitstaff must judge the appropriate amount of wine to serve each guest based on the number of people at the table but never pour more than half a glass.
What’s the proper way to present a wine list?
When all guests are seated, follow these steps to present the wine list: Hand each guest a wine list – Present the wine list to each guest from their right side. Never place a wine list on the table. Instead, hand a list to each guest personally when they are comfortably seated.
Do you drink from the right side of the table?
Pour water and wine from the right with the right hand since the knife never rises on that side. (If casual dining is happening, which is more common then all table manners are off since many people eat with their right hand today).
Do you serve from the left or the right side?
If the customer’s plate is arranged in the kitchen it should be delivered to them from the right side. Pre-plated food (considering the exceptions above), beverages, all empty plates, and utensils should be served from the guest’s right. All dishes served from the right need to also be removed from the right.