order wine at resturant for multiple people

[zmender]

Hey..

Glad to find a forum where gurus hang out [img]http://wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

I'm curious. Suppose at a restaurant I order a steak which calls for something along the lines or a bordeaux or at least a good pinot noir, and a friend orders something quite delicate like a bass which calls for something like chablis. How do I order the wine in this case? There is no good wine by glass.

How should I order wine in this case? Two bottles? Or get a bottle of fruity red like beaujolais or big white like heavily oaked chardonnay and hope for the best? What happens if I don't finish a bottle of wine at restaurant, do people take wine home?

Thanks for response,
Mo