A guest’s dining experience is not complete without proper wine service.  A server is not maximizing income opportunities without proper wine service skills.  A meal is not truly complete without the accompaniment of wine.  Proper wine service brands a restaurant and ensures repeat clientele and positive reputation.  Guests will return often and recommend the place to their friends, thus causing the restaurant and the team members to prosper. Second, the sale of a glass or a bottle of wine adds to the guest’s check thereby automatically increasing tips. Third, wine adds to the profit of the restaurant.

The information in the following manual is intended to provide team members with the foundation on which they can develop wine confidence through knowledge. This knowledge will not only benefit you as a food server, but will ultimately provide the team member with a personal satisfaction as a consumer of wine.

• Basic Wine Training in Food and Beverage Operations

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Learn more about the most popular wine varieties and appellations from our wine resource guide.

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Pairing the right wine with your dishes can be challenging. But the choice can complete the guests experience and compliment your food creation.

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Many servers do not sell wine because they are not experienced in opening wine bottles. Some dry training can help them overcome the fear of "missing a step" at the table.

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