A word about Wine Pairings at Remy--

[Uncleromulus]

For the extra $$$ you get 2 OZ pours---and no Port with the Cheese sampling.

Is it worth the $105 each??

For us next trip--probably not.

 

[OKW Lover]

Interested to hear about your experience Unc. I'll probably go for the wine pairings on our next sailing.

 

[kiford]

It was for us. I actually did a champagne pairing and it was fantastic.

 

[sambycat]

has it changed?

 

[lcaserta]

We got the wine pairing as well, and for us, it was worth it. When you are having that kind of meal, it was nice to have a wine paired with each course, instead of getting a bottle of red (like we would usually), and it overpowering some of the courses. I remember the wines were very good also, so yes, we thought it was worth it!

 

[TeamRipper]

I agree. To get the utmost of Remy, you HAVE to get the wine. Yes, it is an expensive meal. The wines make the meal. A typical bottle of red or white will simply not do justice to the various courses. You cannot get close to how the meal will taste by picking a single bottle.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Well--I think we could have done better with the $240!!

 

[Otimon]

I'm with you Uncleomulus.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

To get the utmost of Remy, you HAVE to get the wine

Even if you don't drink wine? We don't drink - wine or really much alcoholic beverages at all. I don't know enough to know a good wine experience from bad. Really, to me, wine doesn't taste good at all.

I can't see just adding wine to a meal just because someone else thinks "that's the only way to enjoy the meal".

 

[OKW Lover]

Really, to me, wine doesn't taste good at all.

In that case I'd definitely pass on the wine.

 

[mouthdoc]

The OP brings up a good point. At our first Remy dinner we did the wine pairing. Excellent, but expensive! I had decided I would save quite bit of money by simply having a nice bottle of wine with the meal on our next cruise. However, on the next cruise, upon looking at the wine list and pairings, TeamRipper is correct, the pairings complete the meal (for wine enthusiasts). We are reserved for Remy again in a couple of months, and yes, we will once again have the pairing.

 

[Laughfreely]

For the extra $$$ you get 2 OZ pours---and no Port with the Cheese sampling.

Is it worth the $105 each??

For us next trip--probably not.

First of all, I don't drink a lot and don't know a lot about wines. I did the pairing and enjoyed the experience. I have no regrets since it was my first time at Remys. However, next time I'll save my money for something else. I think personal preference influences how much it's worth.

 

[Uncleromulus]

I'll just add that for the $240 we paid for the pairings, we could have gotten a # of full bottles of good wine---that would be SIX full bottles at $40 a bottle...

The pairings we had for both MRs U and I probably didn't total much over one full bottle...

Don't mistake my post as a pure quantity over quality thing--but a 2oz pour barely covers the bottom of the wine glass above the stem!!

I recall the early days at V&A when the pairings were a 5oz pour--actually a full glass.

 

[Cousin Orville]

How many glasses do they serve in a meal? (I can’t remeber). I usually prefer pairings at dinners like these. $105 is a little on the high side, but in the range of what similar restaurants charge. Most wine pairings pour about a half a glass. I’ve been to some restaurants who pour a full glass, but learned long ago to not drink the entire glass otherwise it can be a rough night.

Years ago we ate at V&A and Remy within a few days of each other. I preferred V&A, but they certainly were very similar in quality. I don’t remember feeling the pours at Remy we’re suprisingly smaller than V&A’s. In fact nothing about the wine service struck me as being significantly different between the two. But it has been a few years.

 

[BCV23]

I'll just add that for the $240 we paid for the pairings, we could have gotten a # of full bottles of good wine---that would be SIX full bottles at $40 a bottle...

The pairings we had for both MRs U and I probably didn't total much over one full bottle...

Don't mistake my post as a pure quantity over quality thing--but a 2oz pour barely covers the bottom of the wine glass above the stem!!

I recall the early days at V&A when the pairings were a 5oz pour--actually a full glass.

And I imagine if you purchased those six bottles, you could ask for the bottles to be forwarded to your other dinner locations or take them back to your cabin. We've never dined at Remy. Are the paired wines much more expensive/bottle?

I, too, remember those full pours at V&A.

 

[sambycat]

of course it's only worth it if wines interest you etc..., the point is having a matched pairing to every course (plus they do the champagne cocktail in the beginning), it ends up being more than enough to drink and, if pairings are done well, which they were the last time we went to remy but it has been a while, but the wines should be from bottles that would likely never be something you could taste or have a glass from!

side question: if you don't drink alcohol - and of course many people don't - or perhaps just don't drink wine, what do you drink when fine dining? my step son was given virgin versions of the collete when we went to rem together, i could see drinking mineral water but i can't think of what drinks would elsewise pair well with food! but then again, my family is from northern California, so i'm a big wino!

 

[Uncleromulus]

And I imagine if you purchased those six bottles, you could ask for the bottles to be forwarded to your other dinner locations or take them back to your cabin. We've never dined at Remy. Are the paired wines much more expensive/bottle?

I, too, remember those full pours at V&A.

I would imagine you could take the wine elsewhere. My GUESS is they might be more expensive--but no way to actually know. The Sommelier explains the wine, but no mention is made of price. Unless you REALLY know wine, you actually have no clue as to what you are getting relative to other wine. Heck--they could probably make a glass of Mogen David sound delightful and exciting

 

[Uncleromulus]

of course it's only worth it if wines interest you etc..., the point is having a matched pairing to every course (plus they do the champagne cocktail in the beginning), it ends up being more than enough to drink and, if pairings are done well, which they were the last time we went to remy but it has been a while, but the wines should be from bottles that would likely never be something you could taste or have a glass from!

side question: if you don't drink alcohol - and of course many people don't - or perhaps just don't drink wine, what do you drink when fine dining? my step son was given virgin versions of the collete when we went to rem together, i could see drinking mineral water but i can't think of what drinks would elsewise pair well with food! but then again, my family is from northern California, so i'm a big wino!

Can't really say for Remy as I never noticed what others are drinking. But I can say at Victoria and Alberts (we've dined there 30+ times) I've seen folks drink just water, coke, mixed drinks, and beer.

Now most do drink wine, but the restaurant will accommodate with those who do not, or don't drink at all.

MY guess is that it would be the same at Remy...

 

[Uncleromulus]

How many glasses do they serve in a meal? (I can’t remeber). I usually prefer pairings at dinners like these. $105 is a little on the high side, but in the range of what similar restaurants charge. Most wine pairings pour about a half a glass. I’ve been to some restaurants who pour a full glass, but learned long ago to not drink the entire glass otherwise it can be a rough night.

Years ago we ate at V&A and Remy within a few days of each other. I preferred V&A, but they certainly were very similar in quality. I don’t remember feeling the pours at Remy we’re suprisingly smaller than V&A’s. In fact nothing about the wine service struck me as being significantly different between the two. But it has been a few years.

You get 5 2oz glasses for your $105--if you want Port with the Cheese offering, add $30 more--each.

And V&A changed their pours over the years--back in the early days, it was the servers who actually did the pours. But now they are more like the 2 oz at Remy.

TO reminisce a bit more, back in the early V&A days they had Stilton Blue Cheese as the cheese offering--they would bring it out covered in canvas and you would get a generous portion.

Now the cheese at V&A and Remy is a selection of very small pieces of different types.

 

[BCV23]

I would imagine you could take the wine elsewhere. My GUESS is they might be more expensive--but no way to actually know. The Sommelier explains the wine, but no mention is made of price. Unless you REALLY know wine, you actually have no clue as to what you are getting relative to other wine. Heck--they could probably make a glass of Mogen David sound delightful and exciting

We have had wine transferred from Palo to a MDR as well as from MDR to MDR. I would hope the same would be true with Remy.

LOL about Mogen David.