Spring Palate Awakening: Part II The quest for an inexpensive Pinot Noir

By Josh Perilo

Every night at the restaurant, table after table asks the question. And every night at the restaurant, each waiter repeats the same response:

“I’ll have a glass of Pinot Noir.”

“I’m sorry, we don’t have a Pinot Noir by the glass.”
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Lost in the List

“I’ll tell you what you should do,” the well-dressed bar regular slurred after his fourth whiskey and water. “You need to get rid of that Merlot and pour a Cotes du Rhone instead.”

“Yeah, why don’t you just have six wines by the glass instead of four?” another regular asked, popping her head into our conversation.

“Also, your price for the Grgich Hills Fume is quite a bit more than the place down the street. You’d sell more if you lowered it a little.”

“I’m just saying this because my friend was in here last week and she’s a wine expert. She was just commenting on the list. That’s all.” Read more