If you can say the name of a wine without stuttering, don’t order it.
Sure, we can all pronounce Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Chablis, Côtes du Rhône and Malbec, but be warned, the ones that roll off the tongue come with the addition of a ‘pronunciation tax’.
And because it’s even easier to say ‘second wine down, please’, those come with an ‘idiot tax’ slapped on, that 80% of diners don’t know they’re paying.
If you want to drink like an insider, th...


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