Originally Posted by
JamesHNL
I recently hosted a dinner at a restaurant owned by an acquaintance and I received corkage waivers for a table of 6. One of the guests brought 4 bottles of wine in different vintages with the intention of having a vertical tasting. Considering the corkage fees were waived for all 4 bottles I insisted we use the same glasses which caused a bit of an disagreement. However, I did not budge and it got somewhat uncomfortable. The thought of the table being filled with 24 wine glasses seemed ridiculous and ungrateful.
I would love to hear some of your opinions on this subject. How would you have handled it?
Vertical tasting should be in multiple wine glasses. Your guest who brought 4 different vintages must feel very miffed about the whole thing. He didnīt expect the corkage fee to be waived when bringing the bottles. From that perspective, you are ridiculous and ungrateful.
Best would be to tip extra for the extra glasses.