Comments on: Why? Seriously, Why?

By: P-Girl

P-Girl — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:22:05 +0000

I had a charmer like that one night. He ordered the same bottle of wine that he had been drinking at the bar. I presented the bottle, opened and poured Mr. Charm School Dropout a taste. Of course it wasn’t acceptable and sent me back to the bar for another bottle of the same wine. I shoved the cork back down into the bottle and brought it back to the table, and guess what? Mr. CSD said “Oh yes, this is MUCH BETTER!”
I never understood people who go out of their way to be difficult/”special”. No matter what, they will always find a problem with something.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:52:25 +0000

I hate when people put their shoes on the couch/chair anything. I saw this teen do that in a pedicure place. Perhaps its because shoes == dirty in my culture.
RG, how annoying that guy must have been..

By: MsChaos

MsChaos — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:41:27 +0000

Have you read Alpana Pours: About Being a Woman, Loving Wine, and Having Great Relationships?

it is actually a great book that celebrates all sorts of wine and why we like it and it explains the different varieties

and she also snubs her nose at thos sorts of people too

while $$$ can be a treat, I prefer to find those lovely bottles for less than 10 bucks a bottle myself

By: Andrew in NZ

Andrew in NZ — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:05:18 +0000

I’d be interested in hearing which NZ Sauvignon blanc you like. There are many nice ones. I’m a big fan of ‘Stoneleigh’ or ‘Oyster Bay’…

By: Restaurant Gal

Restaurant Gal — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:13:40 +0000

Joe–I am new to this restaurant, so I don’t know if this happens often, or ever. In D.C., I periodically saw the food version of this–the eat-most-of-the-expensive-entree-and-send-it-back-for-a-comp ploy. This guy, however, was plain awful. He is not the norm by any measure, I hope!

By: joeinvegas

joeinvegas — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:08:50 +0000

How often do you get somebody like that? Is it always the men trying to impress, or do you sometimes get a table full of women, with one that does something similar?

By: Restaurant Gal

Restaurant Gal — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:07:14 +0000

J–I wonder, has anyone out there encountered a female wine jerk?

Ex RM–Very well put

Julie–I’m good for two glasses, maybe a touch more after a tough day in the trenches.

Manuel–Welcome, and thanks for the comment. Nice visual of the Guinness drinkers!

Jennifer–Right, brains.

Jali–When ARE we going out drinking, anyway??

Maureen–Real people don’t pull stunts like that, with wine or anything else! The waste of the wine that night was, in a word, gross.

By: maureen

maureen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:10:18 +0000

I am some one who really enjoys wine but doesn’t know that much about it . It’s been my experience that if I convey this to my server ,most enjoy making suggestions & educating me I’ve tasted some great new wines & learned something along the way .I’ve also been out with some real wine people these people would never pull a stunt like your customer did.To waste a good bottle of wine would be considered a crime !!!

By: jali

jali — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:27:12 +0000

Jennifer beat me to the punch. I’m glad the whole restaurant could hear him: many more people are now aware of an asshole to avoid. (usually it’s just the poor server)

I have zero knowledge of wines. Every thing I’ve sampled tastes pretty much the same to me.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:23:24 +0000

What a complete and utter asshat. It’s sad when men have to do that to compensate for their small……… brains.