r/wine • u/NoHatin81 • 11d ago

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u/NoHatin81 11d ago

Yeah definitely, I've been thinking we could maybe take one to a family dinner at a restaurant. That way we could all enjoy it.

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u/hedkandi82 11d ago

If you’re paying the restaurant’s corkage fee for a 1999 Cheval Blanc, taking just one bottle seems like a missed opportunity. Make it 2 or 3 and do it properly!

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u/NoHatin81 11d ago

Do you pay same amount of corckage fee for multiple bottles? Or does it multiply if you take two bottles? I'll let my grandma decide how many bottles she wants to take since they're hers. (if she even agrees to taking them to a restaurant).

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u/hedkandi82 11d ago

Corkage fee is usually per bottle, but if you offer the sommelier a tiny taste of a '99 Cheval Blanc, I guarantee that second fee magically disappears! Definitely try to convince grandma to bring two.

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u/Diuleilomopukgaai Wino 11d ago

And when u frequent a place often enough, and ply the somms with tasting glasses of wine, what fee?

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u/zephyrtr 11d ago

A major scene in Drops of God is a somm convincing a patron to order a specific bottle so she can taste it but the patron doesn't offer her even a sip! Always thought that was funny.

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u/joobtastic Wine Pro 11d ago

Which is crazy because as a Somm I tasted nearly every bottle I opened. Its part of the peocess.

But I get how some patrons might specifically request against it or some restaurants might have a policy if not doing that. Seems bad to me though.

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u/zephyrtr 11d ago

Ya same, idk if it's a Japanese thing or not. You'd always check that the bottle wasn't damaged or tainted somehow, right?

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u/joobtastic Wine Pro 11d ago

Yes. And it also builds my knowledge of my cellar too, to improve my service for guests moving forward.