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VinePair Podcast

Why Can't Wine Service Ditch the Snobbery?

Jan 27, 2025
31:54

Adam, Joanna, and Zach riff a bit more on sommeliers and why wine service tends to err on the side of snobbery. From somms preemptively taking tastes of wines you ordered, to keeping bottles out of reach, and generally treating guests like a nuisance, wine service in a range of restaurants remains confrontational and condescending, much to their dismay. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.


Zach is drinking: Proxies x Nomadica Bubbly White


Joanna is drinking: Temperance at Wild East Brewing Co.


Adam is drinking: White Negroni


Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair



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