Chunder Worthy Posted July 1, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'll be on my first Princess (Emerald) cruise next week and was wondering what the situation is re wines or wine menus at the MDR dinners. Am I to presume dinner and wine selections are the same or similar to any nice restaurant making available a fair amount to choose from? I'm absolutely not a connoisseur -- a house red is often fine with me -- but was just wondering how extensive their wine list is, and would our server(s) be knowledgeable enough to recommend same (or heck, even if there's a sommelier at hand -- not that I'd know what to do with HIM, really). Beyond that, if things get confusing and/or I get impatient, am I at liberty to simply order a martini or an Old Fashioned? Thirsting for your knowledge, Chunder Worthy(ington), III Order of the Blue Card (At Your Service) aka, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted July 1, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I'll be on my first Princess (Emerald) cruise next week and was wondering what the situation is re wines or wine menus at the MDR dinners. Am I to presume dinner and wine selections are the same or similar to any nice restaurant making available a fair amount to choose from? I'm absolutely not a connoisseur -- a house red is often fine with me -- but was just wondering how extensive their wine list is, and would our server(s) be knowledgeable enough to recommend same (or heck, even if there's a sommelier at hand -- not that I'd know what to do with HIM, really). Beyond that, if things get confusing and/or I get impatient, am I at liberty to simply order a martini or an Old Fashioned? Thirsting for your knowledge, Chunder Worthy(ington), III Order of the Blue Card (At Your Service) aka, Mike Mike...here's the most recent list I've seen posted from 9/14 by "IECalCruiser" and it appears to be what was available in the dining room on the Regal in April. Vines & some bars may have additional choices but this is what you could expect to have in the MDR. 2014 Wine List We just disembarked the Crown yesterday and there was a newer wine list dated September 2014. There were maybe 10% changes and a lot of $1 to $4 price increases. MAITRE’D SPECIALS Off the List Burgundy, Macon-Villages Laboure-Roi (Burgundy, FR) $34 Chardonnay, Simi (Sonoma, CA) $42 Pinot Gris, Adelsheim (Willamette Valley, OR) $42 Simi, Reserve (Alexander Valley, CA) $80 Mount Veeder, Reserve (Napa Valley, CA) $85 Premium sparking Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (Asti, IT) $27 Korbel Brut (CA) $27 Korbel Brut Rose (CA) $28 Villa Sandl Prosecco (Veneto, IT) $32 Domaine Chandon Brut Cuvee (Napa Valley, CA) $38 Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut Rose (North Coast, CA) $48 Dessert wine Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc (Valle de Casablanca, Chile) $21 WHITE WINE Sauvignon Blanc Blackstone (CA) $28 Pouilly-Fume, Domaine Mollet-Maudry (Tracy-sur-loire, FR) $35 Sancerre, Roc de L’abbaya Domaine Molly-Maudry (FR) $44 Nobilo Regional Collection (Marlborough, NZ) $34 Puerto Viejo (Maule Valley, Chile) $27 Silverado Miller Ranch (Napa Valley, CA) $45 Riesling Hogue (Columbia Valley, WA) $26 Jekel (Monterrey, CA) $29 Deinhard (Mosel, Germany) $28 Pinot Grigio Danzante (La Venezie, IT) $32 Estancia (CA) $38 Adeisheim (Wilamette Valley, OR) $42 Blush/Rose Les Fumees Blanches (Cotes de Gascogne, FR) $30 Woodbridge White Zinfandel (CA) $28 Chardonnay Greystone Cellars, CIA (CA) $30 Chablis, Les Ecurles Seugbeyrue de Tanley (Chablis, FR) $36 Chamisel Stainless (Central Coast, CA) $39 Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $34 Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $29 Fetzer sundial (CA) $28 Chateau Chaintre Macon (Maconnais, FR) $34 Hayes Ranch (CA) $29 Puerto Viejo (Moule Valley, Chile) $27 Robert Mondavi Private Select (CA) $32 Silverado (Carneros, CA) $45 Simi (Sonoma, CA) $42 Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28 Assorted Whites from the Old World & New World Anthilla Donnafugata (Sicilia, IT) $36 Coppo Gavi La Rocca (Monterotondo di Gavi, IT) $34 Ruffino Orvieto Classico (Umbria, IT) $29 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viagnier (Napa Valley, CA) $34 Hogue Gewurztraminer (Columbia Valley, WA) $29 Rex-Goliath Moscato (CA) $28 RED WINE Pinot Noir Estancia Pinnacles Ranches (Monterrey, CA) $34 Gevrey-Chambertin, Laboure-roi (Cote-de-Nuits, FR) $49 Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $32 Wild Horse (Central Coast, CA) $40 Patz & Hall (Sonoma Coast, CA) $59 Merlot Ancient Peaks (Paso Robles, CA) $36 Danzante (Le Venezie, IT) $34 Fetzer Single Peak(CA) $29 Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $29 Oberon (Napa Valley, CA) $40 Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $27 Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $32 Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28 Tangley Oaks (Napa Valley, CA) $98 Cabernet Sauvignon Greystone Cellars, CIA (CA) $30 Clos du Bois (North Coast, CA) $34 Robert Mondavi Private Selection (CA) $31 Deakin Estate (Victoria, AUS) $32 Don Maximiano (Valle de Aconcagua) $99 Errazuita (Valle de Aconcagua) $29 Hogue Genesis (Columbia Valley, WA) $32 Pacific Bay (Mendocino County, CA) $29 Pine Ridge (Napa Valley, CA) $79 Puerto Viejo (Curico Valley, Chile) $27 Robert Mondavi Reserve (Napa Valley, CA) $135 Sanctuary (Napa Valley, CA) $58 Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $65 Simi Landslide (Alexander Valley, CA) $48 Wente Southern Hills (Livermore, CA) $30 Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi (CA) $28 Sangiovese Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Chianti bastiglioni (Toscana, IT) $32 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva (Toscana, IT) $42 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Rosso di Montalcino (Toscana, IT) $49 Silverado (Napa Valley, CA) $46 Malbec Decero (Mendoza, Argentina) $34 Diseno (Mendoza, Argentina) $29 Petite Sirah Spellbound (CA) $38 Shiraz Katnook Estate (Coonawarra, AUS) $32 Mcpherson (South Eastern Australia) $34 Zinfandel Seghesio (Sonoma County, CA) $39 Sextant (Central Coast, CA) $34 Zen of Zin (CA) $29 Corvina Zeni Amarone Dello Valpolicella Classico (Valpolicella, IT) $59 Zeni Valpolicella (Venezia, IT) $28 Nebbiolo Giordano Barolo Tradizione (Piemonte, IT) $45 Carmenere Tributo Caliterra (Valle de Colchagua, Chile) $35 Garnacha Artazui (Navarra, Spain) $34 Palacios Remondo La Montesa (Rioja, Spain) $36 Red Blends Estancia Meritage Reserve $39 Mondavi-Rothschild Opus One (Napa Valley, CA) $169 Overture (Napa Valley, CA) $109 Vail Ilach Embruix (Priorat, Spain) $44 Red Bordeaux Blends Chateau Montcabrier Cotes de Bordeaux (Bordeaux, FR) $34 Phillippe de Rothschild Mouton-Cadet (Bordeaux, FR) $29 Red Rhone Blends Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Val de Rhone, FR) $38 De Aureo Spirito Cotes-du-Rhone (Val de Rhone, FR) $34 Super-Tuscan Luce Della Vite (Montalcino-Toscana, IT) $115 Tenuta Dell’ornellaia (Bogheri-Toscana, IT) $240 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=45580692&postcount=1 Edited July 1, 2015 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunder Worthy Posted July 1, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks for taking the time to provide that, AF -- that's very helpful. -- Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 1, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) No Sommelier's anymore but many waiters can make suggestions. The DR's will have a number of the less expensive wines on the list available by the glass. All beverages including wine by the bottle or glass have a 15% gratuity added. If you don't finish a bottle, you can have your waiter store it for the next night. Your waiter the next night can retrieve your partial bottle even if you eat at a different restaurant. You can also order a wide variety of cocktails if you prefer. Enjoy you first Princess cruise Mike! Edited July 1, 2015 by IECalCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunder Worthy Posted July 1, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks IECC (I'm a fellow Left Coaster too BTW). I esp like the partial bottle information -- which I'd actually heard on several occasions (but cramming w/all these questions over the last two months, some things I've forgotten). All in all it sounds very flexible and even stately. OK, let's get on this darn ship now; I think I've asked every question I could have possibly, uh, thunk (haha). - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 2, 2015 #6 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Thanks IECC (I'm a fellow Left Coaster too BTW). I esp like the partial bottle information -- which I'd actually heard on several occasions (but cramming w/all these questions over the last two months, some things I've forgotten). All in all it sounds very flexible and even stately. OK, let's get on this darn ship now; I think I've asked every question I could have possibly, uh, thunk (haha). - MikeMike, Be sure to post your thoughts about your cruise when you return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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