June 26, 2017 @ 12:46 am
Big Rick Hardly Strictly Wine Blog
Sommeliers say that not asking the right — or any — questions is often the biggest mistake diners make when ordering wine.
“Choosing a wine is not a multiple-choice exam with right and wrong answers,” says Bianca Bosker, a certified sommelier and the author of “Cork Dork,” a book about her intensive 18-month immersion in the world of wine. “People are embarrassed to ask questions about wine because they feel like they should know more about it than they do.”
Determined not to make a similar mistake again, I sought the advice of pros on the do’s and don’ts of ordering wine.