Being sentenced to probation. It's less punishment than jail, but you still have to keep quiet, listen nicely, don't make mistakes... We don't bother and sit it out patiently.
Reception
In the lobby of the Mövenpick Hotel, first brush hands and answer questions. Past several seating areas and cabinets with (art) books, the square dining tables are set up. Sleek interior with casual touch, is how we characterise it. Restaurant by NOA therefore wants it to feel like you are a guest at a friend's house. Noa is a common name in Switzerland, hence.
Theory
Dining at a friend's house has not meant so much wine choice before. Sixty wines can be ordered by the glass. With the food, or in the wine bar down the road. There, there are 16 bottles to tap out yourself, which are kept oxygenated with argon gas. Restaurant manager Alex Nauta explains: 'You can take a tasting glass, a half or whole, and there will be decanters so people don't have to buy a whole bottle straight away.' Keeping wine fresh is quite a challenge. 'Those systems work with cork, but we have a lot of bottles with screw caps.' So just a vacuum pump - a Dutch invention - is used for the rest of the open wines, which means some have to go after a few days.
In issue 68 of Winelife, read about our experience at by NOA at the Mövenpick Hotel. You can order this edition here.
Text Marjolein Schuman
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