Returning Wine

[Thomas]

You did right RAD, and so did the waiter, assuming he did not bait and switch you at first. Here's a story:

In a restaurant in Manhattan last week I noticed the wine list came up rather short--it listed the varietals, the vintages, the places, the prices, but not the producers. I was interested in a Pinot Grigio that night. So I asked the waiter who produced the one to which I pointed. He pointed to the word "Collio." I politely told him that I wanted the producer's name, not the place of production. He said, "Collio is the producer."

I said, "No, Collio is not the producer."

He said, "Trust me, Collio is the producer."\

With that I got annoyed. I said, "Go get the bottle fella."

When he came back with the bottle I asked him to give it to me. I held it up, pointed to the producer's name (which I have forgotten by now) and said, "That is the producer." Then I pointed to the word Collio and said, "That is the place."

The waiter then asked, snottily, "Are you Italian?"