Sommelier are serious wine professionals and pride themselves on their work and manners in the dining area. But if you really want to put their temperament to the test, here are 10 things to say to a sommelier to make them angry!
1 I’ll have any red wine please. In the end they are all the same.
2 Must you really dress so formally just to pour wine?
3 Fill the glass to the brim. I’m paying, not you!
4 I consider myself somewhat of a sommelier as well, but I don’t know much about wine.
5 You are so funny! Can you do that trick again about how to “taste” wine?
6 There are tons of people in this restaurant spitting into buckets. That is disgusting!
7 Waiter! Where is the bathroom?
8 I will have this very expensive 1977 Riserva wine with my artichoke dish.
9 Psss… where can I buy a sommelier certificate too?
10 I get that you know about wine, but is your real job?
If you are intent on putting an unfortunate sommelier to the test, you may want to also brush up on a few of the tools that sommeliers are equipped with. Read about the Sommelier Tools of the Trade here.
1 I’ll have any red wine please. In the end they are all the same.
2 Must you really dress so formally just to pour wine?
3 Fill the glass to the brim. I’m paying, not you!
4 I consider myself somewhat of a sommelier as well, but I don’t know much about wine.
5 You are so funny! Can you do that trick again about how to “taste” wine?
6 There are tons of people in this restaurant spitting into buckets. That is disgusting!
7 Waiter! Where is the bathroom?
8 I will have this very expensive 1977 Riserva wine with my artichoke dish.
9 Psss… where can I buy a sommelier certificate too?
10 I get that you know about wine, but is your real job?
If you are intent on putting an unfortunate sommelier to the test, you may want to also brush up on a few of the tools that sommeliers are equipped with. Read about the Sommelier Tools of the Trade here.
