On television and in films, sending wine back at a restaurant is often used as shorthand for showing how pretentious a character is. In real life, the truth-or-dare moment when you take that trial sip of wine in front of the entire table can be a lot more complicated. For this month’s #WineWednesday we check in with Lauren Lathrop, general manager of Shaker & Spear restaurant in Seattle, to ask: When is it OK to send your wine back?
