Din't break the sabbatical

[hotwine]

IK's right on. We took my mom last week to a very upscale Italian joint for her 92d b-day. The wine list was impressive, and I was looking forward to a nice Barbera, until..... glancing back toward the kitchen, I spotted the wall of case-sized wine bins between the kitchen and the dining room. We opted for a couple of glasses of the house cab, very high-turnover and safe. Too bad. Unless the restaurant is cold enough to chill the customers who aren't wearing coats, it's not a good environment for displaying wines IMHO.