Proper Champagne Service with Master Sommelier David Glancy

[Manuelsommelier27]

nice one



[falconervic]

David is a true Master, The video is informative and the service is spot on.

[sexandstoges]

@rickyleepotts When pouring for the guest in any fine restaurant, you always present the bottle to the host, carefully open, and than give him/her a small sample to test the wine. After he/she approves serve the rest of the guests in a clockwise fashion starting from the women to the men and than lastly refill the hosts glass.

@kontraverzni It makes it easier to get the foil off of the bottle, and the nice cut around the foil also makes the bottle look better

[abbiss89]

That was smooth =O

Last time i opened a bottle of Cava (sparkling wine) i was drunk as fuck -__-

[regirultz]

hmm 453 that do study and discover stuff is > then 168+ bottle opener guys

[alpha754293]

fail. he's not holding the bottle properly when he's pouring it. (a, never grab it by the side and b) notice how there's an indent at the bottom of the bottle, he's supposed to grab that, and maybe with a second hand, under a servette, support the bottle as he's pouring, twisting all the while.)

[kontraverzni]

why knife???

[rickyleepotts]

What are your thoughts on pouring a sample of the wine first? I have always served win with a sample first allowing the man at the table (the one that will be paying for the check or that you assume will be picking up the check) smell and sample the wine to make sure it is what he intended. Any thoughts on that?

[sgcherryz]

@rickyleepotts - true. not sure on sparkling wine but it is definitely true for still wine; however the reason is not to "make sure it is what he intended." - the reason is to make sure the bottle itself is still good because approx. 10% of all bottles of wine do go bad, mostly due to corkage. There are many defects possible with the bottle, and if that is the case with a bottle you get, have no problem sending it back- but you will be able to smell it immediately, it is foul, vinegar-like.

[slimes23]

Was that wine a bit cold. It didn't seem to have much fizz and it would have helped with what was a very impressive silence. I don't doubt his skills but it would have made things easier for him.

[manolo7939]

Maestro!!!

[irshu2007]

profssionl...great....

[StevaSankt]

Thanks for posting.. I'm taking my Sommelier exam in few days, and I find this very useful... Thanks again.. Best regards from Serbia..

[abenteurer18]

@StevaSankt Hey, if you took Your Sommelier exam a few days after your post and you found this video usefull, i don't think you were ready. Im just curious, did you make it? Greedings from Germany

[StevaSankt]

@abenteurer18 Actualy, I did make it. =) Even I took a sommelier exam just because I love wine and all about it, I recieved very good marks. I think It's just love and passion for the wine and it's culture.. =)) Take care.

[sarahsosizzled]

im scared..i'm doing this for my exam tomorrow...

[danallen18]

How did you do??? I take mine on June 6th. I am very nervous too!

[sarahsosizzled]

oh wow. I passed but i could have done much better. It was really nerve racking for me.

[whestdragon]

when i was twisting it i sneezed and broke a window and almost hit my mom in the phase but i got how to open it ty. =]

[calgarydetail]

gerat video, the only thing i personaly dont agree on is the cloth over the cork and it is removed. I prefer to keep the cloth off so i can see what is happening with the cork and cage.

This is a personal prefence thing.

thanks for sharing

[a1289jeza]

It maybe personal preference in your restaurant, but for formal service its a 'requirement' and both in competition or Michelin star restaurants you would be penalised for opening wine without the cloth over the top.

This doesn't means its a specific requirement every time, but if you did this without a cloth during a Certified Sommelier exam, you would be marked down.

David is showing full formal service.

[slimes23]

@a1289jeza I would hope that you would lose marks for using the word 'serviette'!

[Sommelier97]

If you need to see the cork and bottle when you are serving the bottle of sparkling wine, champagne, prosecco, cava, etc... then you are not a qualified sommelier.

What could you possibly need to see in the cork and cage?

[himrawkz]

@Sommelier97 hes showing us, the viewers, not himself

[Lestat11331]

To put it into perspective on how hard it is to become a Master Sommelier where the final test has a 97% fail rate:

168 people have passed the Master Sommelier test since 1969 when it was first introduced.

453 people have been into outer space.

I think David Glancy knows what he's doing and you really don't have a clue Omo. Please go drink your 2-Buck Chuck wine and let the professionals show us the proper way without the dumb comments from the uninformed.

[thebigblessing]

Responses like yours are why I love the internet! What an epic blast to put Omo in his place!

[a1289jeza]

@Lestat11331 Your figures are out of date. There are over 174 Master SOmmeliers in the world.

[Gman6755]

Excellent advice!! Thanks!

[omoshiroi75]

professionally MY ASS!

He didn't taste it before the guests!

[chbeck20]

shut up fool

[calgarydetail]

most resutrants do not test the wine before the guest. The ones that do do by choice.

Most fine dining establishments allow the guest to taste the wine.

If the guest is of the opion the wine is corked then it is.

So just becasue he is not tasting it first does not mean he is doing it wrong, it just means the resurtants policy is to not taste it first

[pushy27]

thank you for this video.