Restaurant Wine List

[Mikethechef]

Thank you all for your valuable Opinions. Let me delve into this a little further. Knowing only a little about wine, when I evaluate a wine list , my criterion are that it include reasonably priced options that I could pair with each course of my meal. Often, I find myself ordering Italian wines, which I find to be food friendly and offering an excellent value. Furthermore, I find European wines to be a little more representative of their styles. If someone orders my foie gras with roast pear compote, Sauterenes is a natural choice. Or Alsacian Reisling with my Mussels with apples and smoked bacon, or Pescador with whole roast fish. I do like the idea of representing the local product in a signifigant way, but I don't want it to become a limitation. I am also concerned that the customer whom I am most anxious to please, the one who knows a lot about food and wine, would evaluate the list perhaps on how well rounded it is, and might be annoyed by the complete ommission of old world wines.