1. You will be handed a seperate wine menu to select your wine. Either the host or the "expert" (picked by the host) will select the wine.

2. After the wine is selected, the waiter will bring the bottle for inspection. Here, see if the label is what you ordered, especially the vintage.

3. If the bottle is ok, the waiter may then bring the bottle for chilling or if it is already chilled, the waiter will normally open the bottle in front of you.

4. Once uncorked, the waiter will normally hand the cork to the host (or wine picker) for inspection. This is the tricky part - don't bother smelling the cork, it does show your ignorance! Instead, examine the cork to see if it is indeed the wine you intended to purchase (some corks have the vintage and wine nameprinted) and check if it is rotten or damaged.

5. After the cork is examined, the waiter should (or must) pour some wine into the host's (or picker's) glass for tasting. Do as per what you normally do - examine the colour, swirl the glass, smell it and taste the wine. If you find it unacceptable at this point (ie corked and damaged), you can reject it and asked for another bottle. Otherwise, forever hold your peace!

6. With your approval, the waiter should start pouring the wines for everyone, starting from the host (more this time), the ladies (oldest to youngest) and then the gentlemen (oldest to youngest). Some waiters just go in a clockwise direction from the host and that is acceptable as well.

7. The waiter should also serve the appropriate wines at the appropriate course of the meal or at the special request of the host. Once a bottle is finished, the waiter will normally also ask for permission to open another