{"id":67410,"date":"2026-07-09T19:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67410"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:41:58","slug":"is-house-wine-good-it-depends-experts-say-heres-what-to-look-for-and-when-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67410","title":{"rendered":"Is house wine good? It depends, experts say. Here\u2019s what to look for and when to avoid it"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Wine lists can be daunting, whether they run to 10 pages and 200 bottle options, or are short but unintelligible, packed with niche grape varieties.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t consider yourself a wine aficionado, or want something that will not break the bank, bar jabbing a finger at the list and hoping for the best, chances are you will choose a glass of the house.<\/p>\n

But even this can be a fraught decision. After all, with a sommelier looming over you, isn\u2019t it a bit cheap to order the house wine? And doesn\u2019t it reveal you to be a complete wine dunce?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one likes to look cheap, do they?\u201d says Katie Fecak, wine educator and owner of London-based boutique wine-tasting business Cellar Door Social. It is a scenario that often leads people to order the second wine on the list instead. \u201cBut restaurants know people don\u2019t want to look cheap, so the highest mark-up is normally on the second wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Many people are insecure about ordering house wine because they think it makes them look cheap, but this isn\u2019t the case, experts say. Photo: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Things to consider when ordering house wine<\/h3>\n

Some restaurants and hotels work with vineyards to produce their own branded house wine, which you can often buy to take home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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