The origins of "plonk" and ordering the second cheapest wine

Why you should never order the second cheapest wine - Telegraph:

"Avoid the second cheapest bottle on a wine list as, in most restaurants, this is the one the restaurateur pays the least for. Safe in the knowledge that customers don’t want to appear tight, owners tend to put the cheapest wine at a price slightly higher than the house wine – thus making the most profit. In most cases, the house wine will be better and cheaper."


The word plonk is derived from World War One whispers on the Western Front. Sharing the trenches with the French, the British misheard them talking about ‘Vin blanc’– and mispronounced it ‘plonk’.

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