ChangeMe  
Grape Picker
Posts: 23
 | | 03-26-2003 09:59 PM |
| What is the proper way to pour wine? | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5168
| | 03-26-2003 10:14 PM |
| Don't know if there is a specific "correct" way to do it. But here is how I do it.
Lift glass off table holding it by the stem.
Tilt glass slightly.
Pour wine from bottle (or decanter) gently down the side of the glass, aiming so as to start the wine about half way down the side of the glass. This is done as if one were pouring a beer and trying to get as little head in the glass as possible.
Return glass to table.
Like I said. I don't know if this is set in stone, but I try to splash the inside of the glass as little as possible, both for aesthetics, and to save the table cloth. I also keep a black cloth napkin handy to wipe the lip of the bottle or decanter to prevent the inevitable drip onto the table.
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5452
| | 03-26-2003 10:32 PM |
| | JimmyV you also want to twist the bottle just as you finish pouring. This helps stop drips. | | | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5168
| | 03-26-2003 10:35 PM |
| It "helps" stop drips. But since I'm not the one who does the laundry in my home, I rely on the FAILSAFE method of dirtying a black cloth, as opposed to dirtying white Irish linen!!  | | | Beta testing a new signature. | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 03-26-2003 11:01 PM |
| | into my glass | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23636
| | 03-26-2003 11:10 PM |
| | I use one of those 'collar' thingies around the neck of the bottle to cut back on drips. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12600
| | 03-26-2003 11:11 PM |
| | Twisting is a must. I agree. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13767
| | 03-27-2003 01:15 PM |
| | A twist at the end, yup. But, if it drips, well, I consider that a sign of a good dinner (party)! | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2098
| | 03-27-2003 10:53 PM |
| When pouring wine, you'll notice another phenomena. The more you pour, the sloppier you get - particularly if you're pouring into your glass.  | | | |
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Bob Bressler 
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts: 4891
| | 03-27-2003 11:20 PM |
| LW,
Do you use the well know pouring algorithm? One glass for guest #1, one glass for the host, one glass for guest #2, one glass for the host, etc. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2098
| | 03-28-2003 04:51 AM |
| Bressler - that's my favorite kind of math when I host parties!
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ttepper
Wine Thief
Posts: 2533
| | 03-28-2003 02:39 PM |
| | I just drink out of the bottle... | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23636
| | 03-28-2003 02:41 PM |
| ttepper,
Straight or with a long straw? | | | |
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ttepper
Wine Thief
Posts: 2533
| | 03-28-2003 02:52 PM |
| | Straight...cant find a straw long enough to reach the bottom... | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12600
| | 03-28-2003 03:45 PM |
| ttepper: Classy...
Drinking it with a straw makes it go to your head faster. Isn’t' that what they used to say in college about Beer?!? And, from experience, it is TRUE!!! Don't exactly know why, but it is true. | | | |
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dinwiddie
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2192
| | 03-28-2003 03:47 PM |
| Just a little folk lore. When pouring wine, it should always be poured with the left hand. Why you ask? Because serving wine is an act of love from the heart and the left hand is in direct line with the heart.
BTW, this is the way we were told to do it when I was first being trained as waiter when I was very young. Plus you always give the bottle a little twist to catch the drip. Also have a cloth with you to do the same. (remember those pictures with the waiters with a white napkin drapped over their arm?) | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts: 9430
| | 03-28-2003 03:54 PM |
| | Interesting Din. It may be proper to pour with the left, but I'd rather actually get the wine in the glass | | | 2008: the end of an error | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts: 15756
| | 03-28-2003 06:21 PM |
| This is not meant to be political!!!
Islam tradition:
NEVER allow your left hand to get anywhere near the food or table. Sit on it if you have to! The left hand is considered unclean because it is used for bodily hygiene. You would greatly offend the host and other guests by touching the table or food with it.
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12600
| | 03-28-2003 07:06 PM |
| This is not meant to be political!!!
The last thing I worry about is offending Islam traditions.
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Plus you always give the bottle a little twist to catch the drip. Also have a cloth with you to do the same. (remember those pictures with the waiters with a white napkin drapped over their arm?)
At most "finer" Restaurants, that is how it is done. Yep. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1210
| | 03-28-2003 08:10 PM |
| | Do you use your left hand for bodily hygiene because it is closest to the heart? | | | |
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