When I eat out at a restaurant with family or friends, I
nearly always find myself choosing – and ordering – the wine for the table.
Sometimes, I order because my dinner companions know how
much I enjoy this ritual. But mostly my friends and family jump to hand
me the task because they are relieved not to have to do it themselves. The fact
is that many people find a restaurant’s wine list to be intimidating. It
shouldn’t be. Wine should enhance the enjoyment of a special meal in a
restaurant; it should not be a source of stress. So how does one move
from intimidation to confidence?
It’s not as hard as you might think. With just six pointers,
I can help you take the mystique out of mastering the wine and get on back on
the road to enjoying your entire restaurant experience. Let’s begin:
