stupid wine situation @ dinner

[rusellmj]

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Dude, just screw the cap back on, ask the waiter for his/her suggestion and make your friend feel like an idiot for being so cheap. It's not like the wine is going to get any worse...
I didn't vote because I was looking for a "Kill your friend" option, since the whole thing could have been avoided by ordering a decent vintage.

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I don't know about the Ripple this guy ordered but wine goes bad rather quickly.

I've had these douche bag waiters before. Guess they have limited opportunities in their daily lives to feel superior. Once, after a waiter told my date not to get "snooty", I told him not to speak anymore.

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Any situation with wine is stupid. Drink rum, moran.

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FYP

[Tailgunner]

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I don't know about the Ripple this guy ordered but wine goes bad rather quickly.

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That was the point.. if you need to screw off the cap, it's already bad [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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[StevieG]

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That was the point.. if you need to screw off the cap, it's already bad [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Bad assumption. Screwcaps do just fine for taste, and can help prevent corking.

About 80% of American households do not own a corkscrew (Economist magazine estimate). Winemakers would do well to get more people enjoying their great product if they could shake this silly stigma.

[Robbe]

If the wine was not listed as a dessert wine, then the waiter ought to be parboiled, then deep-fried and served with fava beans and a nice chianti.

Hannibal

[Namdrahsirhc]

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honestly ur friend [censored] up...when i waited tables/bartended most people ordering wines KNEW what they liked, what was good, or someone in thier party knew what they wanted (suggested something), etc. If they didnt know what a wine was or wanted a recommendation i would give them one...if someone ordered a wine outright and confidently i didnt say a word - if i did it would appear rude and condisending to question THIER choice, thus killing my tip. Maybe im more lineant b/c ive been a waitress...the most i would have done would have been like "i wish u would have told me this was a dessert wine" and grinned and beared my friends idiotic mistake.

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Im gonna have to go with Peacy here. Although it should be noted that the place you were at should have made it clear that the wine is a dessert wine. As for the waiter, he should have kept his mouth shut and just poured the wine instead of trying to make you feel dumb. This is coming from a waiter of 4 years in a nice italian restaurant