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Care of Wines and How to Drink Them
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ALWAYSPOUR OUT,NOTTHEFULL GLASS,BUT
A SMALLPORTION INTO YOUR OWN GLASS FIRST.
You may wonder at this, after the forgetfulness of nearly
fourteen years of Prohibition, but the reason is this: When
the first portion of wine is poured from the bottle, it is likely
to bring with it a small section of the cork or some sediment.
This never should be permitted to get into a guest's glass.
Hence the pouring into your OWN GLASS FIRST.
After aU guests have been served from the bottle,remove
the bit of cork from your own with a spoon, and fill your
glass. If sediment has entered the glass, use a fresh one and
remove the first from the table.