What do you do if your out and get a wine you really don't like? If you're out at a restaurant, most places will pour you a taste of the wine before they pour your glass. Don't be shy at this point to let them know this really isn't for me or isn't what I was looking for. If your forced to order a glass blind, ask for recommendations and let them know what type of flavors your looking for. If either of you are not sure ask if you could get a taste before ordering?
Perhaps your not out to eat. Instead your in a social setting and your host just poured you something you find really distasteful. How do you handle the situation? I guess it all depends on how well you know your host. If you don't think they'll be offended, let them know this is drier or oakier than I usually like. Then politely ask if there are any other choices? I think in most party politics the host would be happier to satisfy you with something you would like. Out in a restaurant it is definitely there goal to please you. They want to sell a second glass. In a social setting it is always much trickier because we don't want to offend anyone.
Hopefully you find yourself in a circle of close friends as I did the other night. We were sampling different wines for the purpose finding what we like. In this setting there were two wines that we found none of us liked and did not wish to drink at all. To that we all poured the two glasses into the spit bucket except one friend who replied she didn't want to let them go to waste. I can think of no better way to spend a snow storm than sampling wines with friends. After all, this is the best and only way to learn what qualities we truly like or don't in wines
Take the advice of Norman Kiken of Reverie Winery. He once told me, "life is too short to drink bad wine." You should never be afraid to say I don't like something. No means no? Or are we destined to be polite?
Tom Cook,
never stop wining!
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