Menu order: the arc across the evening

The standard

The building sequence places lighter before fuller and dry before sweet wines, so that no course makes the next seem flat. The measure is the course across the menu, not the single pair.

Criteria

  • Lighter goes before fuller, dry before sweet
  • No wine makes the following one seem flat
  • The build holds across the whole menu
  • Exceptions are set on purpose, not by chance

Distinction

Menu order ≠ single pairing: a pairing tunes one course, the order tunes the whole. The building sequence measures the arc across the evening, not the single moment.