The waiter came back, a sober-faced man with a gentle demeanor, and I waited until he had opened the bottle of red wine before I asked, "Why don't you greet me?" The waiter glanced at my lover, as though seeking guidance, and this infuriated me even more.
Even if the place has an interesting selection, the bartender may have opened the bottle you want yesterday or a week ago, stuck the cork back in and not poured a single glass since the other knowledgable person ordered it – which is when you'll get oxidation and that funky smell of too-old wine.
For example, they may have opened the MEMS bottle on non-prescribed days while loading pills into keychain holders.
And if the waiter has opened a bottle without your approval, you are under no obligation to accept it.
Craft Beer Cellar, a New England-based franchise with locations around the country, has opened a bottle shop and taproom on Colorado Boulevard.
Coca-Cola has opened a bottling plant in Burma - the first time it has had a production facility there for more than 60 years.
I don't really drink alcohol unless it's my birthday, when I've resorted to having a tequlia shot or someone has opened a great bottle of wine.
Had we opened the bottle at the right time?
In the last few years, a slew of new microbreweries, beer bars and bottle shops has opened in Berlin, and the city's first craft beer festival, Braufest, took place in September.
