A drinks list for mineral waters? have found a new way to create some restaurant dining madness with a drinks list for mineral waters.
And for pretentious nonsense it is hard to beat these views of Alexis Durand, a so-called “water sommelier” who runs Watershop, a Paris store specialising in expensive mineral waters:
“It’s like wine, there are waters for all tastes. Some mineral waters don’t go with wines at all, and should be avoided, just as you must absolutely avoid sparkling water with red wine. It’s a heresy to drink a good Burgundy alongside a sparkling water, but it happens very often.”
The London Times reported this week that “not since Jesus has anyone been credited with turning water into wine but entrepreneurs are now marketing ‘luxury’ mineral waters at the price of a decent merlot or sometimes even a good champagne.”
La Sasse, an Alpine mineral water from a spring near the Megève ski resort, costs $A16.55 a bottle in Paris and order it in a restaurant and you’ll pay up to twice that.
And what do you get for your money?
If you want to really go upmarketly stupid, then Bling H20, an American brand, comes in a frosted glass bottle decorated with Swarovski crystals and sells for around $85 a bottle.
If you prefer to stick with wine see the Glug Wines offerings at https://shop.glugwines.com.au/product-category/all-wines/
See: It’s expensive drinking in restaurants and getting more so.
