I work in a restaurant where a shady guy started as "sommelier". He is a compulsive liar. We caught him lying about small things or very big things about his personal life or career. He says he never broke a cork in his life while me and my colleague have evidence he did it multiple times.
He says wine is the love of his life but compared to other sommelier I know or even bartenders who really know their spirits/wine, he shows zero passion or interest in wine. At times he doesn't even know what's on the menu.
He doesn't write dates on the wine bottles we serve by glass. I told him we should absolutely do this to avoid serving old wine and he shrugged it off and said "well everyone else does it, not only me". Bitch. If wine is the love of your life you wouldn't want to brush off something like this. I think wine sucks and yet I want to make sure people pay for good wine and service. Also ridiculous that he blames other people when it's his responsibility as sommelier to look after these things.
I know nothing about wines. But I doubt he's a real sommelier. I'm wondering if there's a trick question I can ask that can give me proof he's lying.
Any ideas?
For 15 years, Athan Zafirov has traveled the vineyards around the world and worked with some of the greatest chefs including Francois Duc and Alan Brown.
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