One does never drink red wine with fish! [James Bond Semi Essentials]

A english spy never drinks red wine wish fish! [James Bond Semi Essentials]
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[@korystephens3318]

"No, the red kind" Told on yourself, Grant

[@henryhammond7393]

The overly friendly act… being overly fit… Bond picked up on several red flags prior but the RED WINE was the big one. 😆

[@TheMV1992]

Fun fact: since 2006, the use of white grapes is prohibited under the Chianti Classico classification. Thus, at the moment of shooting, the waiter was correct in suggesting a white Chianti Classico, but that wouldn't happen today.

[@TheMV1992]

@currantbun While true that white wine can be made from red grapes, I would say it is not that common, and mostly seen in sparkling wines. And it is important to note the difference between the grape and the wine colour. White grape varieties are prohibited, not white wine. Hope that helps.

[@raymondfrye5017]

To all the sommeliers: Was that true about restrictions on Chianti Classico?

[@macklee6837]

"You may know the right wines, but you're the one on your knees"

[@danielmalone4446]

she's so cute how she acts indifferent about the meal

[@PungiFungi]

That was because he slapped her shortly before and now she is all pissy,.

[@andrewklang809]

There comes a point in every Connery Bond movie where the Bond girl just gives up and lets the boys fight it out, usually by the end of the second act. Tanya has by this point in the movie already shut down. She's ready for her nap. Good thing she (and later Domino) wakes up again at the very, very, VERY end.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Me when I realize Bond using the surname Summerset in Agent Under Fire was a reference to this.

[@alexball5086]

That is the shittest spike I've ever seen, even Bond couldn't believe how shit that spike was. He couldn't be more blatant if he tried, just chucking them in the drink half through a conversation would've aroused the same amount of suspicion but Jimmy knows the score so he keeps it shtum.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

To be fair, the obvious spike seems more like an audience zoom-in thing than him being *that* bad at it.

[@fletchmoney2931]

The color of the wine and the way he pours it is a dead giveaway.

[@thedragondemands5186]

how does he pour it? You mean that Bond could tell he was spiking it?

[@rubix41]

@@thedragondemands5186 I believe - since my brother knew a sommelier - it's good ettiquette - when you pour wine, you hold the base not the neck when pouring wine. Bond knows his booze but, at the time, civil servants (that's who Grant is pretending to be) will adopt good ettiquette in serving. However, although he knew he spiked the drink, I think he assumed that Grant's "tradecraft" was amateurish so let it slide.

[@snapplecode7262]

@@thedragondemands5186 And also do this turning motion so it doesn’t drip

[@lukedaley17]

Red wine with fish. Such a school boy blunder.

[@feichoi001]

Daniela Bianchi, a really knockout.

[@shoheithemoney720]

It's pretty crazy that these were the only direct contact Bond had with Red Grant. He was merely just a haunting apparition or a guardian devil throughout the film which elevates the tension, because you just don't know who was pulling the strings the entire time.

[@Glenn1967ful]

In the remake, they travel on Arriva Cross Country and have the delights of a warm can of Heineken, a packet of crisps and a cereal bar for their main meal, and Bond and Grant decide to fight to the death for another packet of crisps.

[@AquaFan1998]

Every brit knows its white wine with fish

[@lukedaley17]

We sure do

[@angelcastaneda529]

As a SPECTRE agent, I’m going to have to agree to disagree. Cheerio old man.

[@SamRoberts-ng3pu]

The whole world does

[@abdulbasit-cn9ek]

0:58-1:05 nice direction

[@duncancurtis5971]

Same to you, old man!

[@mr.F.Castle]

If you read the book it wasn't the red wine that gave Grant away Bond just thought it was distasteful.

[@calebfuller4713]

It was the sum of many clues. I believe Grant having a full Windsor knot on his tie was another sign. In the end he came across as a combination of no idea, or else ideas that were a generation or two out of date for the time. Grant basically managed a "How do you do, fellow kids" on himself.

[@jackthomas6952]

No wonder people were so fit back then, it’s only grilled Fish no fatty sides or bread served.

[@jamesprocter6584]

red Chianti with sole - school boy error

[@georgehenderson7783]

All wine is just expensive fermented grape juice.🍷💸

[@raymondfrye5017]

@@georgehenderson7783 What's that?...a few thousand pounds £,...for a bunch of grapes?

[@walterchiaradubai2603]

lovely connery

[@zhongwa]

To distinguish his wine from Bond and Tania's.

[@tanyajackson3833]

The train clip is an obviously British Railways' Southern Region train to those who can spot these things. It spoils the whole scene.

[@ER1CwC]

But was Grant actually trying to hide his identity? I interpreted this scene as he was itching for a one-on-one against Bond. Afterwards, Grant doesn't even bother BS-ing when Bond confronts him.

[@raymondfrye5017]

Guess who the blond guy is? That is Irish actor-author Robert Shaw of _Jaws_ fame. It's just another of his accomplishments.

[@kyungshin5855]

No, he's an English.

[@georgehenderson7783]

Wouldn't have recognized him if I had not known it was him.

[@raymondfrye5017]

@@georgehenderson7783 Ten years later,1975,Shaw is playing the ship's captain in Jaws.

[@georgehenderson7783]

@@raymondfrye5017 It's hard to believe it's only a 10 year gap between the two movies. Shaw looks like a completely different person in Jaws.

[@raymondfrye5017]

Yes. He was a master at his craft: histrionics. Besides,Sean Connery is right. It is all white wines and select cheeses. You don't want to end up imbibing _brisebois_ .

[@clintturner4995]

Is there a white chianti? Hannibal ate his liver with a nice chianti-was it red or white?

[@andrewklang809]

Ideally, you don't want the food to have a stronger taste than the drink, so Chianti (red's the only way to get it these days), which is a very strong, very dry wine, is recommended for foods with very strong taste that would overwhelm most other wines. Stuff with tomato sauce, spiced meats, sharp cheeses, or a lot of seasonings. Lasagna, pizza, sausage. Liver, while not fitting in this group, nonetheless has a very strong taste. Pairing it with Chianti would make sense, as would Syrah, Petit Syrah, a strong Garnache, or Zinfandel. Anything strong and dry and/or spicy. Lighter, fruitier wines like Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec, or Pinot Noir pair better with milder foods you still want to be able to taste, like steak, or a burger. Red chianti would destroy fish. You get just a little bit of chianti on your tongue, you will not taste white fish, not even catfish or tilapia. Fish is best paired with a fruity white, like Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio. I've never had white Chianti myself (again, not available anymore), but if it's anything like other dry Italian whites, it would probably have paired well with fish.

[@supernatural-d3c]

Can someone explain? I didn't get the thing about wine?

[@rubix41]

It's not too much about the wine but the dish: sole, trout, plaice are delicate fish and it can be unpleasant to drink red wine with certain fish because red wine can give you an unpleasant taste if drinking with fish. White wine - something sparkling - usually doesn't affect the taste, it also helps to know if the fish is off (seafood gone off can give you food poisoning) since red wine distorts the taste. Red's cover and Bond's "gentleman" lifestyle BOTH know the rule of thumb, especially in a foreign country, that you drink white not red as a rule of thumb with fish.

[@supernatural-d3c]

@@rubix41 wow...thanks 👍

[@warrenrandall6936]

@@rubix41 Although you can tell if fish is off by simply not drinking wine the same time you eat a morsel of fish.

[@snapplecode7262]

@@warrenrandall6936 my dad taught me all of this from this scene. Him having the red wine with that fish gave him away. Pretty nice detail

[@calebfuller4713]

The basic rule was white wines with white meats, red wines with red meats. That Grant breaks his rule, plus his constant overuse of even then archaic upper-class terms like "old boy", gives away to Bond that he is a Russian spy. Grant basically does a "How do you do, fellow posh Englishman" on himself. (Bonus fact - in the books the fact that Grant uses a full-Windsor knot on his tie is another sign that he is trying too hard)

[@billthestinker]

Grant character was also sadistic homosexual

[@GrayFoxROU]

Same as Rosa Klebb.

[@alicemcclain2483]

Lol, tell me why " does" , is in this statement ! Lol

[@DanielGomes-lw5wb]

Do u mind giving me u business card

[@tableofignorance]

Another fun fact: Bond’s Blanc de Blanc is not a still white but a champagne, made by Taitinger. You can buy it today in the same unusual bottle and (almost) the same label. About $300US for a taste of Bond style. I hear it goes well with grilled sole. Cheero! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqiafKiAZ9Obp8U

[@mphlohi]

Yeah could tell by the fizzle