I’m a professional butler – here’s why you should never open a bottle of wine brought by a dinner guest on the same night
- Daniel Prattley, from Devon, revealed why you shouldn’t open gifted wine
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A butler to the rich and famous has revealed you should never open a bottle of wine gifted by a dinner guest that same night.
Daniel Prattley, from Devon, who was previously an assistant to Joan Rivers, works for wealthy families across the world specialising in luxury villa hospitality.
Dan the Butler has advised that if someone brings a bottle of wine as a gift to a party, it is poor etiquette to open it on the same evening.
This is because it implies that you don’t have enough booze to keep your guests’ glasses filled.
Speaking to Insider he said: ‘Never open wine that’s bought for you. Make sure you don’t just have enough wine, but non-alcoholic spirits for those who are driving, pregnant, or don’t want to drink.’
Daniel Prattley, from Devon, revealed you should never open a bottle of wine gifted by a dinner guest that same night
He revealed that a lot of his clients actually set up a gift table in their home for wine, flowers, or anything else they might bring.
He added: ‘What a lot of my clients like to do is write on the label who bought it and the date and keep it for a different occasion.’
Dan shares his dining etiquette tips on his TikTok @dan_the_butler where he had over 50,000 followers.
In one of his most popular videos on how to set a table for dinner he revealed that he predominantly works in England, the South of France and Ibiza.
Dan who previously worked as an assistant to Joan Rivers, works for wealthy families across the world specialising in luxury villa hospitality
Dan said Joan Rivers ultimately invited him to assist in hosting her after-parties where she introduced him to his first clients (pictured in 2010)
Dan said Joan ultimately invited him to assist in hosting her after-parties where she introduced him to his first clients.
Prattley said he was inspired to become a butler by the late Joan Rivers who he met while he worked as a theater manager in London’s West End.
He admitted he struck up a friendship with the comedian while she was touring the UK as her theatre manager during her shows.
He said the star, who died in 2014, gave him a bottle of Champagne in the ’90s and he still has it to this day.
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