Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal Wine Critic, writes about the pain of being on the end of an aggressive upsale of wine in expensive restaurants.
"The sommelier thumbed back a few pages. There were a few wines that she liked to offer "special" people, she said and pointed to one—the 1993 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, Les Vignottes, for $160. It was a Burgundy from a very good producer, from a successful year—but it was also $100 more than my original selection."
We have all been there, and would agree that in the end it's bad marketing and should be stomped on.
See
The Outrage of the Upsell
"The sommelier thumbed back a few pages. There were a few wines that she liked to offer "special" people, she said and pointed to one—the 1993 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, Les Vignottes, for $160. It was a Burgundy from a very good producer, from a successful year—but it was also $100 more than my original selection."
We have all been there, and would agree that in the end it's bad marketing and should be stomped on.
See
The Outrage of the Upsell
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