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Author: Jennifer Jordan
Scared of Wine
I'll confess: I'm scared of wine. Now, it's not like I'm worried that a bottle of Chardonnay will jump me in a dark alley, taking my purse and leaving my shirt fatally stained. Instead, I'm intimidated by wine because ordering it comes with a specific etiquette, an etiquette
When ordering a beer or a whiskey and coke, the act of ordering is really just free form and anything - yelling, shouting, slurring, performing an interpretive dance - is acceptable. Anything goes.
With wine, however, a certain poise is demanded. Because of this, people, myself included, often panic: we break under pressure and order a default drink - a light beer, a martini, a vodka on the rocks - a drink that doesn't require know-how. We end up similar to those people who go into a fancy restaurant and, afraid that they don't know how to properly order fillet mignon, panic and order chicken fingers instead. In both instances, we all miss out on trying something new, and we all appear a bit chicken, fingers and all.
But, wine isn't really scary and just knowing a few simple basics of wine etiquette will enable you to put a cork in all of your wine ordering fears.
Step 1: Choosing a Wine
The good thing about wine is that it's relatively easy to avoid bad food pairings; most wine will go with most food. But, there are two main rules of thumb to keep in mind: don't drink dry wine with sweet food and keep your colors consistent (red wine goes well with red meat and white wine goes well with white meat).
If you are a little uncomfortable setting your wine and food up on a blind date, and much prefer an arranged ( Next Page )
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