Guide to Wine Podcast: Episode 36

5 Simple Tips for Ordering Wine at a Restaurant

Air Date: Wednesday, January 24th 2023

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Does the wine list at your favorite restaurant overwhelm you? 

Ordering wine at a restaurant can be an overwhelming experience, especially when faced with a lengthy wine list that’s multiple pages long and in a language that seems foreign! 

If you can relate then you are going to be so excited for today’s episode!

I’m sharing my best tips on ordering wine at a restaurant because I know how scary it can be when you sit down to have dinner and have no idea how to choose a wine you’d like. By the end of this episode I want you to be able to confidently open a wine menu and understand how to navigate it and how to best ask for help.

I’m covering everything from my 5 top tips that will help you confidently navigate the wine menu as well as how a wine list is organized, how to decide if you should order by the glass or by the bottle and how to utilize a sommelier to get the best wine choice for you.

So friend, if you’ve ever looked at a wine list and been insanely overwhelmed then this episode is for you!

Episode Highlights:

• Tips for ordering wine at a restaurant
• How to order wine from a wine menu
• Tips for understanding the basics of a restaurant wine list
• Is it less expensive to have a few glasses of wine or a bottle of wine
• Pricing differences and considerations for by the glass and by the bottle selections
• 3 Common ways a wine list is organized
• What is a sommelier
• How can a sommelier help you choose wine
• How do you order good wine at a restaurant
• What wine to order at dinner
• What do you say when ordering wine
• Understanding restaurant wine pricing
• My top 5 tips for ordering wine at a restaurant

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