What is a Sommelier? : Opening a Bottle of Wine

How to open and decant a bottle of wine as a sommelier; learn about becoming a wine expert in this free instructional video.

Expert: Chuck Byers
Bio: Chuck Byers devotes his life to informing and educating others about wines and champagnes of the world.
Filmmaker: Rob Mitchell

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• wine
• vintage
• tasting
• merlot
• champagne
• sommelier
• cabernet
• connoisseur
• malbec

[laxballdmw]

bottle doesn't have a saucer, cork doesn't have a saucer, pops cork...why decant wine that is standing straight up? hello sediment soup.

[thetopcow710]

Does not smell cork first either, he forgot about 10 steps in presenting and opening a bottle of wine!

[golfjim1]

He is definitely not a sommelier but an experienced server that got promoted and was the only one available for the video

[annariver9]

For tpersons that doesn't understand a minimum of service this may be a good video. But for people who studied Sommelier this is a shame to our profession...

[aabbiirriiii]

N O O B ! ! ! .... (pretending to be PRO)

[okaminess]

@twopintsdave I noticed. Wine fresh from the bottle seems to have higher alcohol content.

[tezropunkel]

@pooky767 sommeiler guild... facepalm.jpg

[mlsprovideos]

A fun, and well video'ed. I loved this information and it's presentation. The only bug was the audio. Way too much ambient noise. Use an external shotgun microphone or Azden wireless mic system... then bingo. No outside crowd noise. Good job on the video though. Other comments on this page are bogus and too high brow!

[slipknotr32]

he is not the sommelier he is the runner

[christieoz]

agh.. this is the 10th video...none in which are correct! Why make a video when you are not doing it correctley??

[sardonic151]

This guy is a garbage sommelier, and know nothing about proper service, or why you even present the cork.