What should a wine list include?
Broadly, yes, there is a proper way to list a wine on your list. The format can vary based on preference and house style, but generally includes: Producer, name of the wine, region, vintage. A large list will also include a bin number. And, of course, a price.
How do you categorize a wine list?
The three main ways to organize wine are by region or country of origin, by varietal, and by style, though each approach has its pros and cons—and no organizational approach is perfect.
How do you make a good wine list?
- Start with who you are. Your wine list should always reflect the ambiance and personality of your restaurant.
- Find suppliers.
- Let your food choose.
- Taste the wine.
- Keep it small, but perfectly formed.
- Have wines available by the glass.
- Make sure the menu makes guests feel empowered.
- Suggest pairings.
How do you organize a wine menu?
The best tips for organizing your wine list and categories:
- Keep categories consistent.
- Think about how you want to handle unusual varietals.
- Highlight special selections on your list.
- Customers want food and wine pairings.
- Provide detailed information about each wine.
What does progressive wine list mean?
Creating a “progressive style” is a way of organizing a wine list that is becoming more common. Here, the list may mirror a tasting order, such as starting with lighter intensity, sweet and slightly-sweet wines, then progresses to off-dry, delicate wines, followed by drier whites with more intensity.
How do you organize wine by type?
Follow these steps to organize your collection, and you might even have a little fun doing it.
- Assign rows by wine type: red, white or sparkling.
- Divide these rows by grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, etc.
- Purchase, label and attach tags to bottles.
- Invest in an inventory app or computer program.
How many wines should be on a wine list?
When applied to your wine list, the 80/20 Rule suggests that the Top 20% of the wines on your wine list will account for 80% of the total sales. In other words, if your wine list has 100 wines on it, there will be 20 wines that are going to be your bestsellers and your staff favorites.
How do you sort wine?
What are nodes in wine?
Most of the time when I see “nodes” in the context of wine, it’s what you’ve just described: the enlarged part of a grapevine from which a shoot might grow. There are a couple other, less common ways the word can be used in relation to wine.