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If you want to blow her away, book the wine cellar at Villa del Lupo. That's a romantic table. If those walls could talk ....

The issue at Susur had all lot to do with the fact he serves his dinners in reverse order. The Feenie party orderd big expensive wine, red for the meat course and either unaware or uninformed about the order of service. The steaks arrived with no wine whatsoever. Let alone a wine that perhaps needed a while to open. What kind of service is that ?? The lost pleasure of the wine being a great thorn. Who can't associate with that. Susur had lost him at that point. Anyone who works in the industry knows is you loose clients during service, you do what it takes to get them back. In addition, Alexander Gill knows Rob makes good copy. Ms. Gill did last summer and continues to be "off the record" with Feenie. She could have said "one well known local chef ...." but names the chef. Interestingly enough she protected the identity of the food critics she quoted in her article. Let them stand up and be accounted. Good for West though, I am very happy for them and change is certainly a good thing.

Explorer, No I don't work there, nor am I close, just like the place. With all the slamming they take, someone has to step up.

Hey Coop, They got Monte Bello, vintage stuff from mids 70's, Grange 82, Beaucastel in both red and white, can't remeber the vintage but it wasn't old, 85 Sassacaia, As for Chiantis, I don't think their sommelier likes them too much, there was only 1.

T said >> [ Well I hope they work on the wine list because Lumiere has, perhaps, the worst list and pricing I have seen in Vancouver. It's almost as though they are punishing you for wanting wine with your meal. The bastards. Good food though. ] Hey T what do you mean by this. Is it overpriced or just beyond your pocketbook ? I was there the other night and found there list to be amongst the most exciting in the city. The list is expensive, but if you want vintage Bordeaux, Burgundy or Napa Cabs you gotta pay. So they don't have an extensive selection of low end wines, however the low end wines are priced just like every other wine list in the city. ie Primitivo del Manduria by Piccherri, retail $29, they have it for $60. Chateaux du Cray, Montagny retail $32, $64 at the bar. Standard stuff for Vancouver. Note:: International had a bottle of 82 Mouton-Rothschild for $1400, its $1500 a Lumiere, that seems a good price.