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Serving bottled wine. Mise en place : Wine cooler or bucket on a plate lined with a napkin . A linen wine napkin . Paper napkins . Small plate for the cork . A good-quality corkscrew or waiter´s friend and foil cutter. Serving white and rosé wines. Procedure :
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Servingbottledwine Mise en place: • Wine cooler orbucket on a platelinedwith a napkin. • A linenwinenapkin. • Paper napkins. • Small plateforthecork. • A good-qualitycorkscreworwaiter´sfriendandfoil cutter.
Servingwhiteandroséwines Procedure: • Place thebottle in a winebucketor cooler withiceandwater. • Coveredwith a napkin, and bring ittothetable.
Servingwhiteandroséwines • Presentthebottle on a napkinwithyourlefthandin such a waythatthepersonwhoordereditcanreadthelabel.
Servingwhiteandroséwines • Cut thefoil in a straightlinewith a knifeorfoilcutter.
Servingwhiteandroséwines • Open thebottlewiththecorkscreworwaiter´sfriend, beingcareful not topiercethroughthecorkaspiecesofitmay fall intothebottle. • Clean the top ofthebottlewith a papernapkin.
Servingwhiteandroséwines • Presentthecorktotheguest. • Wrapthe open bottlewiththenapkin, leavingthelabelvisible.
Servingwhiteandroséwines • Fromtheright, pourthehost a sample ofthewine. • Ifthewinemeetsthehost´sapproval, servethewinetohisguests, ladiesfirst, gentlemannextandthehost last. • Filltheglassestoaboutonethird so thebouquetcanfullyunfold. • Return thebottletothewine cooler.
Servingredwine Mise en place: • Dessert platewith a napkin. • Linennapkin. • Paper napkin. • Breadplate. • Corkscrewwithknife (waiter´sfriend) • A dropstop.
Servingredwine Procedure First Way: • Presentand open thebottle in the same wayas a whiteorroséwine. Thereisnoneedtowrapthebottlewith a napkinbecausethebottleis not wet. • Hold thebottle in therighthandand a napkin in thelefttoremovedropsatthebottle`s neck after pouring.
Servingredwine Procedure Second way: • Tiethenapkinaroundthebottle´s neck to catch thedrops. • Fillredwineglassestoaboutonequarter, or just cover thebottom in ballon-shapedglasses, toallowthewinetodevelopitsbouquet. • Place thebottle on a dessertplatewith a napkin on theguest´stableor on thesidetable.
Servingoldredwine • Ifyouhaveoldredwine, youneedtodecantitbecauseyouwanttoairitand separate itfromthesediment. Thenyoupouritfromthecarafe.