Why you should ALWAYS choose the cheapest wine at a restaurant

When dining at a fine restaurant, many people choose to drink the almost cheapest wine. This is ill-advised, according to a restaurant owner, because the owners of the establishments know that consumers will do this. They will sometimes substitute the cheapest wine for the one you ordered anyway, so it doesn’t make any sense to pay more for the same wine.

Key Takeaways:

• If you thought you had been outsmarting restaurants by plumping for the second or third cheapest wine on the list, then think again.
• Contrary to popular belief, the wines one or two above the cheapest at a restaurant is no more likely to be of better quality or value than the lowest priced glass or bottle on the list, according to sommelier Mark Old man.
• You are better served to order the cheapest wine, which diners often neglect out of fear or embarrassment and thus is often a better value,’ Old man writes in his book How to Drink Like a Billionaire.

“Contrary to popular belief, the wines one or two above the cheapest at a restaurant is no more likely to be of better quality or value than the lowest priced glass or bottle on the list.”

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