01-11-2007, 09:27 AM
Zach!!! Paris! Mon Dieu!!! I love Paris!!!! Love it, love it love it! There you will not have a problem. They have also what is called a "caraffe" that is precisely a half bottle of wine served in a little glass. Again, most likely they will have the options of Half bottle that are already sealed from the producer in smaller ammounts, you will see it in the wine list, or they have the pichet but they'll have many more varieties that you could find in any regular restaurant in the States! So, don't worry about it! I'm sure you'll do fine. But just so you can be a little prepared, check out this page: http://www.wine.com/aboutwine/
When at the restaurant, ask them for the English menu if you don't know french. Most of them have it. You can also ask what wines they have available as House wines. That might be a very good choice, because it is the most popular wine and in every restaurant is different. Besides, you can have 2 pichets, one with white and another one with red wine, depending on your meals, one wine for the first course and another one for the second, and you'll only have actually 2 glasses of wine. Yes, you can ask for it as a bourdeaux, or a cabernet. I wish you the best, and I totally expect you to tell us how it went!
When at the restaurant, ask them for the English menu if you don't know french. Most of them have it. You can also ask what wines they have available as House wines. That might be a very good choice, because it is the most popular wine and in every restaurant is different. Besides, you can have 2 pichets, one with white and another one with red wine, depending on your meals, one wine for the first course and another one for the second, and you'll only have actually 2 glasses of wine. Yes, you can ask for it as a bourdeaux, or a cabernet. I wish you the best, and I totally expect you to tell us how it went!