Service Flashcards
(17 cards)
Which direction do you move around a table?
Clockwise
How many standard pours are there in a bottle of wine?
- 5 pours per bottle
- Standard pour is 5 fl oz / 150 ml
- Standard bottle is 25 fl oz / 750 ml
- 25/5 or 750/150 = 5
In which order do you serve wine to guests at a table?
After host tastes and approves:
- Guest of honor is served first
- Proceed clockwise around table
- Host is served last
True or false:
Women should be served before men.
FALSE
- Gender neutral service is now the norm. Proceed clockwise from guest of honor regardless of gender.
Are you permitted to use an LED or smartphone flashlight to decant wine?
Yes, it is acceptable to use an LED or smartphone flashlight to decant wine.
How do you prepare for sparkling wine service?
- Prepare an ice bucket with a mixture of ice AND water
- TWO serviettes - one for opening and wiping, the other to leave behind with the opened bottle
- TWO coasters - one for the cork, one for the bottle
- Wine key - For cutting the foil
- Bring glassware to the table before other items
- Bring remaining items - Sparkling wine should already be in the bucket
What is a muselet?
The wire cage over a sparkling wine cork.
(moo zuh lay)
How many times must you untwist the muselet?
6 half turns to loosen.
Note: Do NOT remove before opting the bottle!
To fill a glass with sparkling wine, should you pour twice in a guest’s glass? Or walk around the table twice?
Pouring twice is preferable to walking around the table twice.
Reasons to decant wine? (5)
- Separate liquid from sediment*
- Aerate the wine
- Adjust temperature
- Rectify reduction issues
- Elevate the experience
*Sediment can come from unfiltered/unfined wine OR aged wine
How many serviettes are needed for decanting wine? What are they used for?
THREE
- One to line the cradle
- One to help extract cork and wipe the lip
- One to wipe decanter after pouring into glass
What is double decanting?
Transferring wine from a decanter back into its original bottle.
What is splash decanting?
Tip the bottle vertically over the decanter to introduce as much oxygen as possible. Done for reductive wines — NOT for sediment.
How many ounces are in a standard pour of wine? How many milliliters?
5 ounces or 150 milliliters
What to bring to service?
- TWO wine keys
- TWO pens
- TWO lighters
- One pad of paper
Know what to say when you don’t know the answer!
- What’s in the ——— (cocktail)? Let me check with my bartender.
- Is ——— a good vintage? I haven’t had the chance to enjoy the ——— vintage, let me check on that and get back to you.
- If problems arise, use the maître’d!
How to make a pairing suggestion?
— Bottle, producer & vintage
— Must give a reason WHY you chose the pairing
— USE our BTG for recommendations!!
