Originally Posted by
slawecki
i have no idea what a dykiwa is. maybe an appetizer. not too sure about btw either. do know what lv is as that is part of the moet group. the very wealthy that i know do not have labels on the outside of their belongs. very tacky. maybe russian, or japanese.
do know wine, however. did you expect them to "but they didn't really offer up or explain the wine offerings, until we asked them"
Winner of the "Grand Award" from the Wine Spectator since 2004, more than 53,000 bottles, over 3,000 labels, a cellar divided into a number of individually air-conditioned areas, a collection on a vast scale, wines from 1888 to the present day, them bottles?
i presume there is a wine person there who can , but do you really have the time?
i once asked the list in a paris 2*. the list was 40 pages long(single spaced). found a great 20 yo Madiran to go with my lievra royale for about €10-15 after 15 min of reading. this list is probably only 1500 entrys.
Not sure what you mean by the wealthy not wearing labels...but the LV monograms are pretty noticeable, and the 1% crowd definitely wear them, carry their purses, or their luggages. Same for the famous 'CC' logo of Chanel...Its subtle but its there....I agree they are not into wearing the 'American' logos plastered everywhere.
As for the wine....I wasn't expecting the sommelier to read off every single bottle of wine they have. I have fair knowledge of wine myself, with my own wine cellar.
What I do expect is when I am ready to order my meal, to have the sommelier offer the wine options that he can pair with the 9 course tasting menu. In fact neither the waiter nor the sommelier even mention anything about any wine that they offer up.
I had to ask the waiter for the wine menu, then it was offered. Gotta admit it was pretty extensive list....and prices are not too bad compared to the normal markup i see in Toronto restaurants. Ended up with a bottle of the 2001 Tignanello, very nice indeed.