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\nSo long as you\u2019re alone at home you can chug your wine straight from the bottle or even a plastic cup (shudder!). But when you\u2019re in civilized company (and not in your jammies), drinking wine calls for basic etiquette. This isn\u2019t about being snobbish. It\u2019s about being respectful of the artistry that goes into making wine. So here are a few do\u2019s and don\u2019ts if you wish to avoid a major social faux pas.<\/p>\n
1. Serve others before you serve thyself<\/strong><\/p>\n We know that you can\u2019t wait to get a big hearty sip, but be kind and serve others before you serve yourself.<\/p>\n 2. The cup shan\u2019t brimmeth over<\/strong><\/p>\n A wine glass should ideally be filled up to about one-third only. You\u2019ll need to give your guests room to swirl the wine around, take a whiff of the aromas and enjoy the wine.<\/p>\n 3. Holding the glass<\/strong><\/p>\n Hold the glass at the base. This way your body heat will not affect the temperature of the wine. You can lift your pinkie finger when you take a sip (just kidding!).<\/p>\n 4. Serve it at the right temperature<\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone knows that white wine needs to be served cold, and red wine at room temperature. But when you live in India, the room temperature can be very high (as high as 40\u2103 in the summers). And nobody wants a glass of lukewarm wine, right? So feel free to cool the bottle in your fridge for 15- 20 mins.<\/p>\n 5. Pouring the wine<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t spill it or splash it. Remember to hold the bottle at the base, and tip it gently so. Pour it in the center of the glass, allowing the bouquet to permeate the glass and float upward.<\/p>\n 6. Asking for seconds<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019re a guest at someone\u2019s house. And you\u2019ve chugged down your wine at the speed of light (boring parties can do that to you). Do you ask for a refill or wait till the host completes his drink? Wait! Be polite and go easy on your wine.<\/p>\n 7. Order of serving<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the most baffling trick of them all! What is the order of serving wine? Resist the temptation of having an open bar. Serve from the lightest to the heaviest, and the driest to the sweetest. Here\u2019s the order we\u2019d recommend – light whites (Sauvignon Blanc), heavy whites (Chardonnay), ros\u00e9s, light reds (Merlot), heavy reds (Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz) and then dessert wine.<\/p>\n That covers the basics. There are more rules to follow if you\u2019re dining with the royalty. Get in touch with us and we\u2019ll share those details with you. Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \t\t\t\tSo long as you\u2019re alone at home you can chug your wine straight from the bottle or even a plastic cup (shudder!). But when you\u2019re in civilized company (and not in your jammies), drinking wine calls for basic etiquette.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7723,"featured_media":5153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intellect","category-knowledge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7723"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5221,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/5221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}