Breakdown of Möchtest du den Wein bestellen?
du
you (informal singular)
möchten
would like
bestellen
to order
der Wein
the wine
Questions & Answers about Möchtest du den Wein bestellen?
Why is the verb bestellen at the very end of the sentence?
This is a strict rule in German! When you use a modal verb like möchten (would like), it takes the first position in a yes/no question like this one. The other verb, the action you actually want to do (bestellen), gets pushed all the way to the end of the sentence in its original, unchanged dictionary form.
Why is the verb conjugated as möchtest here?
Because the subject of the sentence is du (the informal "you"). The verb changes to match the person: ich möchte (I would like), but du möchtest (you would like).
Why does it say den Wein instead of der Wein?
Wein is a masculine noun. If it were the subject of the sentence doing an action, it would use der. But here, the wine is the direct object, meaning it is the thing being ordered. In German, masculine nouns change their "the" from der to den when they are the direct object. This is called the accusative case.
Would I say this sentence to a waiter to order my drink?
No, because du is the informal word for "you", used with friends or family. In this sentence, you are asking your dining companion if they want to do the ordering. If you wanted to tell the waiter that you are ready to order, you would say Ich möchte den Wein bestellen (I would like to order the wine).