Waiter Frustrations

[Thomas]

Hotwine got it right--tell the waiter right away if you want the wine now or with the meal.

As for the Riesling, Hotwine is 1/2 correct. Riesling is not so great with seafood, unless the seafood is smoked or spcy. The reason it went with the shrimp Creole is because it is a spicy dish.

You cannot simply claim that a particular fish or meat, or vegetable for that matter, goes or does not go with a particular wine unless you take the sauce and preparation into consideration too.