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Perhaps we need mistakes to feel human
,” said Canadian architect Frank Gehry. However, within establishments where the service aims to be impeccable in every way, certain blunders remain engraved in memory. Grands crus thrown in the sink, carafes being reversed between two tables, Jane Birkin in tears leaving the room, huge notes, famous sommeliers agreed to share with us their most memorable moments.
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David Piquet: “I emptied a 1982 Château Cheval Blanc down the sink”
Head sommelier at Villa Madie, in Cassis.
“In 2014, while I was still at Michel Guérard, an American client ordered a Cheval Blanc 1982 from me, the vintage of the century in Bordeaux. Arriving very late, I was alone in the dining room, and in order to shorten the end of the service, I suggested to the table that we go to the living room. The bottle was still half full, and when clearing it, by a stupid reflex, I emptied the equivalent of three glasses into the sink, for a bottle cost around 4500 euros! I then learned that the…
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