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THE WINE CODE By INAANIAH Limited
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CONTENTS How To Avoid A Wine Faux Pas
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To Do and Not To Do
The Ritualistic Art Of Drinking Wine In A Restaurant
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The Experience: From ordering to receiving
Which Glass, You Ask?
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Red V White
Glass Chart
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Which glass, for what drink?
Drinking Responsibly Penalties and the Law
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WINE FAUX PAS
How To Avoid A Wine Faux Pas? Most people consume wine in it’s vast quantities. However, there is a fine art to drinking wine and INAANIAH Limited has collated the most popular blunders in wine consumption, to help our readers acknowledge and respect the wine code as well as impress their guests and colleagues during this festive party season: Never serve red wine cold. It should not be stored in the fridge.
like a top up first and pour their glass first before pouring yours.
Refrain from drinking from the bottle, not only for obvious hygiene reasons but is will be deemed unclassy.
Wine is not served with a slice of lemon and asking for one could cause embarrassment for your and your company and ruin the experience.
A corkscrew should not be used for wine bottles with a screw cap. Wine glasses should not be served from or accepted with lipstick stains on. Red and white wine should not be served with ice. Wine should be served in and consumed from the appropriate wine glass and not in a tumbler. (Please refer to page 3 of this ‘Wine Code’ for further reading) It is unnecessary to shake a bottle of red before serving or at any other time. It is inappropriate to attend an occasion without a bottle of wine but consuming everyone else’s. It is a faux pas to request the waiter pours extra wine , only intended for a taster. You should always ask others at the table if they’d
Refrain from complaining the red wine is not cold. Red wine is served at ambient temperature. When requesting your wine, the ‘t’ should not be pronounced in Pinot Noir and Merlot. It is grossly distasteful to take home the bottle you have brought to an occasion because it hadn’t been opened.
WINE RITUALS
The Ritualistic Art of Drinking Wine in a Restaurant §
Upon the wines arrival at the consumer’s table, they will ensure it’s the bottle and vintage they ordered.
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The server should remove the capsule and wipe the top of the cork.
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The cork is then given to the consumer who ordered the wine; who will elegantly sniff it to ascertain its quality. This can be the first indication if something is wrong with the wine.
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The consumer will check the cork for mould or a vinegar scent. If mould is present, it doesn’t necessarily mean the wine itself is mouldy. However, if a vinegary scent is present, it may be an indication, the wine has been tampered with in transit from the winery to consumer. N.B Most restaurants will gracefully accept back bad wine.
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The consumer who ordered will be poured a small amount of wine for tasting before drinking.
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The consumer should give it a ‘small sip’.
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If the wine is ‘bad’ the consumer will send it back. corkscrew sniff test will have indicated this.
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N.B: Try not to be overly hypercritical! §
Arcane Ritual: The consumer should then elegantly swirl the glass to release the smell of the wine, important to enjoy the experience: Swirl, sniff, sip.
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Pending the consumer’s satisfaction, the glass of wine will now be poured in accordance with the desired measurements.
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WINE GLASSES
Which Glass You Ask? A
wine glass should be pinched at the stem in order not to alter the temperature of the wine. Red Wine Larger wine glasses are designed for red wine as the wider circumference enables increased exposure to the air, encouraging the deeper and more complex flavours of red wine to develop greatly.
narrower glass with a smaller surface area and warm the wine. The undesirable effect of presenting white wine in a glass intended for red will dramatically change the experience and could be considered a ‘Wine Faux Pas’ (for further reading, refer to page 2 of this ‘Wine Code’) as white should be served and enjoyed cold.
The oxidisation process accentuates the aromas even following the decanting process and as red wine is served at warmer temperatures it needs less concentration. White Wine Slimmer narrow bowl wine glasses are used to present white wine. The reason is very valid as white wine consists of delicate and lighter fragrances that do not require the great exposure to air red wine does. The larger bowl of a red wine glass has an adverse effect on white wine as the wider surface area exposes the wine to more air, which will disperse bubbles quicker than if served in a
Red Wine
White Wine
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WINE GLASSES
Red Bordeaux
Red Wine
Champagne Flute
White Wine
Sherry
Red Burgundy
Port
DRINK RESPONSIBLY
Enjoy the experience but don’t let it be the last!
IF convicted of drink driving, a person could face the following consequences: § § § § § § § § § § §
A minimum 12 month driving ban A criminal Record An 11 year endorsement on your driving license A criminal record and the shame that comes with it A fine 6 months in prison Increase in car insurance costs Job loss Trouble getting in to countries like the USA The Loss of independence According to ‘The Institute of Advanced Motorists’, a drink drive conviction could incur costs of £20,000 - £50,000 resulting from fines, solicitors fees, increase in car insurance and loss of job.
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are strict legal alcohol limits for UK drivers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: § § §
35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood 107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine
The legal alcohol limit for drivers in Scotland is lower: § § §
22 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood 67 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine.
It is not possible to say how much alcohol can be consumed to stay below the legal threshold. Alcohol affects individuals differently depending on: § § § §
Weight, age, sex and metabolism (the rate the body uses energy) The type and amount of alcohol the individual is drinking What the individual has eaten recently The individuals stress levels at the time
Be Safe, Not Sorry! Arrange a designated Driver!
Information correct as of December 2015
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