{"id":467016,"date":"2022-06-24T00:13:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T21:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/youre-not-crazy-wine-pours-are-shrinking\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T21:13:41","slug":"youre-not-crazy-wine-pours-are-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-not-crazy-wine-pours-are-shrinking\/","title":{"rendered":"#You&#8217;re not crazy, wine pours are shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4b2d0f92\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4b2d0f92\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/youre-not-crazy-wine-pours-are-shrinking\/#%E2%80%9CYoure_not_crazy_wine_pours_are_shrinking%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;You&#8217;re not crazy, wine pours are shrinking&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYoure_not_crazy_wine_pours_are_shrinking%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;You&#8217;re not crazy, wine pours are shrinking&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When international investor Brian Hogan took an important client to a favorite Midtown restaurant last month, he hoped to impress him. His guest ordered a Chablis by the glass rather than the bottle, and the sommelier poured it with due deference. <\/p>\n<p>But, when the usually mild-mannered client looked down at his glass, he was shocked by the minuscule size of the serving. He summoned the manager and asked him to bring over a measuring cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thought the pour was ridiculous and offensive,\u201d Hogan said. \u201cWhen he measured, it turned out to be only 4 ounces.\u201d The manager quickly delivered more wine to the glass, along with a profuse apology.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation has hit the bottle. All over the city, from taverns to fine restaurants, diners are doing double takes as they receive reduced pours of wine at increased prices. A standard bottle of wine contains 25.4 ounces \u2014 meaning a generous 6-ounce pour will yield four glasses, a standard 5-ounce glass will deliver five and a measly 4 ounces will eke out six. Diners say they\u2019re increasingly being served paltry pours, and industry insiders confirm their suspicions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;I go to some places and think, \u2018Are they serious?\u2019&quot; Karen Harris, an account executive for a wine importer and distributor, told The Post shrinking servings.\" class=\"wp-image-22783194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI go to some places and think, \u2018Are they serious?\u2019\u201d Karen Harris, an account executive for a wine importer and distributor, told The Post about shrinking servings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI worked for Danny Meyer and we always gave 6 ounces,\u201d said a sommelier at a popular new downtown restaurant. \u201cWhen I got here I was quickly corrected and instructed to pour only 5.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A somm at another Manhattan hot spot confided that \u201cDuring COVID, we were told to make sure we got five glasses out of a bottle, rather than the four we were used to getting.\u201d <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>A spokesperson for Meyer\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ushg.com\/\">Union Square Hospitality Group<\/a> confirmed that his restaurants still pour 6 ounces. At Isabelle\u2019s Osteria and Barbounia in the Flatiron, they\u2019re also sticking to 6 ounces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll our wine costs went up \u2026 but we felt that customers will forgive you if you overcook their meat a bit, but will not forgive you if you skimp,\u201d said Vladimir Kolotyan, a partner in both restaurants. \u201cSo we added one\u00a0dollar\u00a0to some of the glass prices and left some the same, but never touched the size.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The stingy servings are creating awkward situations. <\/p>\n<p>An Upper West Side entertainment attorney had some explaining to do to his ex-wife after she saw a bill from his dinner with their young adult children. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was disturbed by the number of wine glasses consumed, but I explained to her that we actually drank the same amount of alcohol we usually do; we just had to order more glasses,\u201d said the man, who asked to remain anonymous for personal reasons. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"496\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?w=496\" alt=\"Mark Fang\" class=\"wp-image-22783266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=992 992w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=744 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=496 496w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=248 248w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Wine_pour.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019m willing to pay for quality and I feel shortchanged when I receive a small pour,\u2019\u2019 Mark Fang, a 41-year-old wine blogger and certified sommelier, told The Post. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo courtesy Mark Fang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even those in the wine industry, while sympathetic to restaurant\u2019s rising costs, are disturbed by the trend. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m willing to pay for quality and I feel shortchanged when I receive a small pour,\u2019\u2019 said Mark Fang, a 41-year-old wine blogger and certified sommelier who lives in Hell\u2019s Kitchen. He recently dined at Marea and ordered an $18 glass of Gr\u00fcner Veltliner that he estimated was a mere 4 ounces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNormally I get only one glass of wine, but this time the pour was so small it didn\u2019t last past the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etizer,\u201d he said. \u201cI like to enjoy wine with my entree, so I ordered a second glass \u2026 [in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>] I know what bottles cost, and that hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m blown away by how small the pours are.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><cite>Karen Harris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>(A spokesperson for Marea\u2019s Altamarea restaurant group said: \u201cThe standard operating procedure for pouring a glass of wine at Marea is 5 ounces. We do acknowledge that there is an occasional margin of error to take into account.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Karen Harris, 59, who lives on the Upper East Side and is an account executive for a wine importer and distributor, said that her entire portfolio has increased in price for the first time in four years. Still, she\u2019s stunned by shrinking servings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go to some places and think, \u2018Are they serious?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m blown away by how small the pours are.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Many restaurateurs insist that part of the problem is the trend towards using larger, better stemware that dwarfs the appearance of the wine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A standard bottle of wine contains 25.4 ounces \u2014 meaning a generous 6-ounce pour will yield four glasses, a standard 5-ounce glass will deliver five and a measly 4 ounces will eke out six. Above, a 6-ounce pour (left) and a 4-ounce pour.&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-22783399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Cheap_wine_pours-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A standard bottle of wine contains 25.4 ounces \u2014 meaning a generous 6-ounce pour will yield four glasses, a standard 5-ounce glass will deliver five and a measly 4 ounces will eke out six. Above, a 6-ounce pour (left) and a 4-ounce pour.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maximilian Riedel, CEO and president of glassware company Riedel, think COVID isolation is also to blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an issue of perception,\u2019\u2019 he told The Post. \u201cFor the past two years, we have all [been] helping ourselves to what\u2019s in [our] cellars. Now that we are returning to in-person dining, a server\u2019s measured pour likely appears more restrained.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>To ensure servers hit their mark, Riedel glasses have a subtle indicator in the curve of the glass at what the company sees as the ideal pour: 5 ounces. <\/p>\n<p>But some restaurateurs insist that 5 ounces isn\u2019t enough for their demanding clientele. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear that in the city they are lowering servings and jacking up prices,\u2019\u2019 said Zach Erdem, owner of Southampton hot spots 75 Main and Blu Mar. \u201cHere, if you give people 5 ounces, they will scream at you!\u2019\u2019\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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