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My wife and I were recently in the Czech Republic and enjoyed our finest dinners in the town of Ceske Krumlov. The wine was served in a manner unique to my experiences: the waiter sampled the wine himself using a glass he brought with him when he brought the bottle. He decanted it after assuring us the wine was fine.Is this practice of the waiter tasting the wine a common one?
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I don't know the answer to your wine question but I'm pretty sure I'd like to be a pimp in the Czech Republic!
It used to be prevalent a few decades ago. The sommelier/wine steward/waiter would use a tastevin (sp?) to try the wine before serving. Tastevins are small,silver plated, shallow, and dimpled bowls that hung around the neck. The dipples are used to better check the color and clarity of the wine. The silver is non-reactive with the wine. They are about the size of a drink coaster so as to give off a good sample of the wines nose.I guess restaurants got away from it because either customers didn't like the idea of giving up any of their wine or they didn't trust the knowledge of the waiter. Today you taste your own wine and get the pleasure of tasting the occassional bad one.
Decanting is a whole other thing.
Very Interesting. In many ways, a trip to the Czech Republic is like a trip back in time. In this case, the waiter's panache made it part of the quaint ambiance, so we enjoyed the experience. Incidentally, the Moravian wines we drank were quite good (mostly Pinot Noirs).
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