Poll: Do You Bring Your Own Wine to Restaurants?

Do You Bring Your Own Wine to Restaurants?

May 8, 2009

Restaurants, challenged to find a new way to lure customers, are promoting bring-your-own-wine programs. Yesterday, one Sugar girl told me about her father who loves to bring his own bottles of wine when dining out. I bring wine to casual restaurants that aren't known for choice varietals, but when I eat at an outstanding restaurant, I like to have the sommelier surprise me. What about you?

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15 Comments

jessie 4 years 2 weeks

i have honestly never heard of that....don't know if i've been living under a rock or what.. :)

LittleMzFit 4 years 2 weeks

Sometimes, and only if BYOB..and there aren't many restaurants in my area like that. :oops:

bluesarahlou 4 years 2 weeks

I bring wine pretty much any time I go to a nice restaurant. The markups can be ridiculous.

mamasitamalita 4 years 2 weeks

I bring wine on special occasions -- for my 21st birthday, my parents got me a bottle of wine with a vintage the same years as my birth, so we definitely brought that. otherwise, I really like trying new bottles at restaurants

TidalWave 4 years 2 weeks

dclsweetpot, I've brought a six pack into a restaurant and not felt weird about it - it just depends on the place. Like, a mexican place it makes sense. An italian place, wine seems more fitting.

KayEff 4 years 2 weeks

At least here in British Columbia it's illegal for a restaurant to serve wine that you've brought; the liquor board could revoke their license if they found out.

melinda19 4 years 2 weeks

In my area ( Western Illinois ) I know of only one place and it is a rib joint, so I would bring beer !!

dclsweetspot 4 years 2 weeks

In my town in NJ almost all the restaurants that aren't chains are BYOB, no corkage fee. The state is very strict about the amount of licenses they sell based on population so a liquor license is expensive and hard to come by. I don't really like wine and would prefer beer or a mixed drink. I wish we had less BYOBs because I feel weird carrying in anything other than wine.