What Should I Look For When I Taste-Test A Wine At A Restaurant?

For his 50th birthday, my friend reserved a table at his favorite restaurant. He brought along his own bottle of 2005 Haut-Brion, and asked the sommelier to uncork it for him. The sommelier poured a thimble-sized splash of it into a glass and offered it to my friend to taste. Later, my friend joked, “It was my wine! Of course I’m going to like it.” READ MORE…