We ordered a bottle of wine at a bistro but the sommelier kept it away from us, periodically filling our glasses herself. Is this common? - The Athan Zafirov Wine Blog

We ordered a bottle of wine at a bistro but the sommelier kept it away from us, periodically filling our glasses herself. Is this common?

Went to a bistro and the sommelier didn’t present the bottle to us. Instead, she already had it open when she came to our table with the glasses, and poured it before I could ask to take a look. This isn’t common, right? Also, the bottle wasn’t left on our table.

I don’t feel we were scammed or anything, because this sommelier has some cred in the city’s resto scene, and the spot is known for its wine program. But we felt it was weird. Great wine though.

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