Wednesday night dinner at the Rally


Well Iif i have no seat can I be your sommelier? I promise not to taste to many of the wines myself and leave a little for your guests! I'll keep the cigars in the FGT humidifier i.e. the front storage space!

According to Wikipedia " Sommelier - A sommelier (pronounced suh-mal-'yAy), or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, commonly working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service. The role is more specialized and informed than that of a wine waiter.

Their principal work is in the area of wine procurement, storage, and wine cellar rotation. They are also responsible for the development of wine lists and are responsible overall for the delivery of wine service and training for the other restaurant staff. Working along with the culinary team, they pair and suggest wines that will best complement each particular food menu item. It could be argued that the role of a sommelier in fine dining today is strategically on par with that of the executive chef or chef de cuisine. A professional sommelier also works on the floor of the restaurant and is in direct contact with restaurant patrons. The sommelier has a responsibility to work within the taste preference and budget parameters of the patron.

In modern times, a sommelier's role is considered much broader than working only with wines, and must encompass all aspects of the restaurant's service, with an enhanced focus on wines, beers, spirits, soft-drinks, cocktails, mineral waters, and tobaccos. Some restaurants will employ a sommelier for water, one for whiskies, one for cigars, and so on
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While fine dinining one evening with guests who love and appreciate wine I studied the wine list and had some questions regarding their Bordeaux selection. When our waitress came back to the table I asked if the restraunt had a Sommelier. Without batting an eye or hesitating in the least she exclaimed , "yea, I believe we have that in the Whites section".
Needless to say we were all a bit dumbstruck, as she actually ment that to be helpful.
Two neighboring waiters attending to tables close to ours must have over heard the conversation and they literly came over to our table each taking our waitresses arm and escorted her away and we never saw her again!
Strange but true.
Incidently we wound up having a 1995 Lynch-Bages (RP90)
 
Hi Bony

Please sign up 2 more

Anders
 
done :)
 
While fine dinining one evening with guests who love and appreciate wine I studied the wine list and had some questions regarding their Bordeaux selection...

...Incidently we wound up having a 1995 Lynch-Bages (RP90)


:skep 'Guess I'm gunna hafta have a l-o-n-g chat with my first born if I wanna follow THIS thread. Her former boyfriend IS a sommelier ... and my daughter could easily pass any certification exam for same.

But, her daddy? Noooooooooo way on God's green earth. HE couldn't tell a claret from a clarinet if his life depended on it... :sleep: :O

( 'Think if I 'imbibed' it might make a diff? :shrug) (Me neither...:biggrin)
 
Bony: Put Sue and I down for Wed. Do you know anything about wine? Rich S.
 
Rich, done with pleasure....
Wine, I think it comes in colors, red and white?
Was that you in front of us at the In & Out Burger last Saturday night? :-)
 
Rich, congrats on your 5th post... :-)
 
Sounds great. ( as long as we're not picking thousand dollar wines! )

Now that I have flight arrangements, put me down for 2.
 
your on the list. glad to have you.
 
Sir Bony,
I would love to join in on this but am unsure as to how Timmy will be that night after the trip out from LA... there will un-doubtly be a lot of energy that will either keep him going or drain him fast....

So, if allowed the night of... to stop by, either by myself or with the family, assuming the list doesn't get filled... great...

IF NOT.... totally understandable
 
Helllo Tim,
I have to guarantee the count, would love to have you all,... if you want to sign up, your in. But, kindly clarify. Thanks.
Cheers,
daniel
 
Bony,

Thanks for the invitation and making the arrangements. You can count us in (2).
 
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Wednesday night dinner

Count me in for one.:thumbsup
 
great, in this current issue of the WINE SPECTATOR, this restaurant was rated as having one of the very best wine lists in the world.....
 
Add me if it's not to late... : )
 
HELL YES,
Always room for you!
 
Bony, thanks for the legwork on this. Sounds great. Please sign Susan and me up for dinner too.

My poor old computer doesn't seem able to decipher the word attachments that you posted for the menu- just curious, what is the gist of the entree selection?
 
Great, I will send you an email with the menu... :)