Who is the Idiot? The Waiter or the Wine.
By Susan Mercedes. Filed in Drinks, Friends |
A dear friend and I had lunch over the weekend. Since we both wanted a glass of wine, I convinced her that we should probably order a bottle. When I say convinced, I mean suggested. And she jumped at the idea. That is exactly why she is a dear friend. Anyhow, it went like this:
Me (to waiter): I’ll have a glass of chardonnay
Friend (to waiter): Me too.
Me (to friend): Maybe we should get a bottle. They are the small bottles.
Friend: Sounds like a good idea.
Me (to waiter): Make it a bottle of wine.
When the waiter brought the bottle of wine, my friend and I continued our conversation.
Friend: You said it was a “small bottle”. That is a regular size wine bottle.
Me: It’s mini small compared to the magnum bottles I buy.
Meanwhile the waiter was taking out the cork. I noticed he pulled out the cork and put it in the palm of his hand. And then he put the corkscrew back in the bottle and kept pulling a cork.
I was thinking he was an idiot. Seriously, if you’re in the service industry you should be able to pull a cork out in one piece. I was also thinking he was a maniac, because the corks used for this wine are plastic and IMPOSSIBLE to break. Clearly he managed to break it. Nutty server.
Then he confessed that he wasn’t an idiot. I wasn’t willing to believe him until he showed me proof.
This wine had 1 1/2 corks in it. We took pictures to prove it. It’s something I’ve never seen before. Considering the amount of wine I drink, this is clearly super unusual!
Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 8:41 am
Well all that aside… what wine were you drinking? As that’s clearly one full, and one beheaded, kangaroo on the cork there
Susan Mercedes Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Amy: Alice White Chardonnay. It’s an Eastern Australian wine. Which would explain the kangaroo corks. My house is always stocked with it too.
Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 11:17 am
I too drink [more than] my fair share of wine and I’ve never seen this either. Maybe this is a dumb question but; is this some weird new thing that wine company is doing and it was supposed to be that way? Or was it just a freak accident?
Susan Mercedes Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Amberly: It was NOT supposed to be that way. Apparently the employee responsible for corking sipped a little too much at work that day.
Thursday, April 30th 2009 at 12:34 pm
I love it that you still drank it. What a trooper. I would think it was some conspirator marking the one he/she poisoned. But then, I’m a paranoid, negative, glass-is-half-empty kind of gal.
Susan Mercedes Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 7:47 am
Suz: So untrue. You’re NOT the negative, glass-is-half-empty kind of gal. Unless you’re referring to how fast you drink wine. In which case, your glass is usually half empty. As far as the 1.5 cork issue, wineries have deep pockets. You could have sued them for millions if they poisoned me. There’s an upside to everything my friend.