Talked down by Mrs Superior - who couldn't pronounce wine properly

[Lace Neil Singer]

As well as Mr Arsehole (see my other thread), I had this horrible woman who talked to me like she was addressing a servant. However, I got a laugh out of it (which I sorely needed after dealing with Mr Arsehole) when she asked me if we had any Soave wine? She pronounced it "sove". I also wondered why, if she was so superior, she was buying £2.99 wine.

[BusBus]

"Oh you simply must try this fabulous wine. It's a 'sove'. Quite pricey too, I had to break a 5 pound note just to pay for it."

[AirHostess]

That is so funny, I love when common folk try and act 'posh.'

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

For that kind of money, she's probably getting something just one step above cooking wine.

[rvdammit]

For that kind of money, she's probably getting something just one step above cooking wine.

Any decent chef will tell you if you wouldn't drink don't cook with it.

[Boozy]

The nastier the customer, the less likely they are to pronounce wine terms correctly. Its almost like they WANT us to laugh in their faces. So they can make a complaint about us and get free stuff?

[MadMike]

I wonder if she was going to have it with some escarGOTs.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Or Pasta Fag-lee-OH-lee.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Any decent chef will tell you if you wouldn't drink don't cook with it.

Really? I thought I read somewhere cooking wine is wine not fit to drink.

Plus I can't imagine spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine to use for cooking.

[TruthHurts]

I was at a restaurant once and was listening to this woman being insufferably rude to the waitress. Just lecturing here, explaining exactly what she wanted it done, and just talking down to her. When it came time for her order she proudly ordered a fill-et
Mig-non. I nearly choked listening to her butchered pronunciation.

[Boozy]

Really? I thought I read somewhere cooking wine is wine not fit to drink.

Plus I can't imagine spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of wine to use for cooking.

You're right - what many wineries and stores have labelled "cooking wine" really isn't drinking wine. Its either sherry (and some kinds are excellent if you don't mind the heavy sugar and alcohol content) or just really crappy cheap wine.
With that said, I always suggested that my customers cook with a good wine that they can then pair with the meal itself. And you can get some fantastic bottles for less than fifteen dollars. The two or three hundred dollar bottles are out there, but unless you have an extremely developed palate, its a waste of money to buy them. Most people will enjoy a less expensive bottle just as much. Its also risky to buy wine based on price if you don't know the vintage. Some wines are pricy because they are RARE, not necessarily tasty.
Apologies for the novel I've written here, but I've got all this friggin' useless knowledge that's going completely to waste now that I've left the wine store job.

[Becks]

Boozy, it wasn't a novel, and I'm fascinated. I like learning new things.

[AFpheonix]

I have to say that my favorite 2 wines are about $10-$12 per bottle. (Columbia Crest Merlot and Kendall Jackson Reserve Chardonnay)

However, if I bring a nice bottle of either over to the farm for dinner, mom will try to be all kuntry kousin and break out the Manishevitz.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I don't drink wine, however I will slosh in some nice red wine into pasta sauce. Really adds a lot to the sauce.

[Kilamon]

I was at a restaurant once and was listening to this woman being insufferably rude to the waitress. Just lecturing here, explaining exactly what she wanted it done, and just talking down to her. When it came time for her order she proudly ordered a fill-et
Mig-non. I nearly choked listening to her butchered pronunciation.

While at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Atlanta on a business trip, a co-irker from a different department (I'm IT and she was marketing) ordered a steak and then, once it arrived, WITHOUT tasting the steak, asked for A-1. The waiter looked horrified. I wanted to change to a different table. Personally, I was surprised they even had it in the back. Ruined a fantastic cut of meat.

At least she didn't order any wine. I can just imagine her asking for the thunderbird 20-20.