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In a restaurant?
At a wine shop?
Normally, not 20th anniversary stuff.
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...in a wine shop - $60. Average is around $25.
From a winery mailing list - $45 (Turley or Outpost).
Visiting a winery - $75. For an impressive cab, after I've been tasting a while.
In a restaraunt - $80. Average is about $40. I like to bring my own and pay the corkage.
Anniversary or birthday - $60 bottle of French champagne.
I do love it when restaurants allow corkage. I believe it is much more common in California. Although I was stunned by a few restaurants and their high fees. It destroyed the whole concept. A subtle way to keep you buying from the wine list.
I'm also liking the relatively new concept of having a wine shop/restaurant. Nearly retail prices, better selection, and moderate corkage fee if you drink it there.
As for your winery tasting limit, do you mean it expands as the day/samples go by?
> I do love it when restaurants allow corkage. I believe it is much more common in California. Although I was stunned by a few restaurants and their high fees. It destroyed the whole concept. A subtle way to keep you buying from the wine list.>No doubt, but those are usually very high end restaraunts with expansive wine lists which have the astronomic corkage fees.
Most normal restaraunts will forgive the corkage fee if you buy a bottle.
Back East there are BYOBs - restaraunts without liquor licenses where you are encouraged to bring your own.
> I'm also liking the relatively new concept of having a wine shop/restaurant. Nearly retail prices, better selection, and moderate corkage fee if you drink it there.>
Me too. Some offer flights of wine - tastes of say three of a type to try out. Discovered some really good wines that way.
In fact I had some Siduri Santa Lucia Highlands pinot noir at a wine shop tasting this week - it was terrific.
> As for your winery tasting limit, do you mean it expands as the day/samples go by?>
Imagine that.
Edits: 07/24/09
We have quite a few in Houston now. It's fun to see what people will bring. My inclination is to bring something good to special seeing how I'm saving so much on the price.
The "buy ours and have one of yours" hasn't caught on here. Too bad.
Just finished the last of the Siduri SLH. Good stuff. Have to wait until the fall to get my next shipment.
Have you looked into Roessler's yet?
...I've looked at their website and will keep my eye out for the wine. I think we'll be up in Sonoma again this fall so I try to find them.One of my favorite pinot noirs lately has been Chasseur. You can contact them at to be added to their email list:
office@chasseurwines.com
I recently got an email from them highlighting some of their latest releases (WS-erased tasting notes for space):
The fall release of these wines will begin in early August for the fall shipment. You will be notified by e-mail at that time as to what will be available for purchase.
96 Points - CHASSEUR Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Rayhill 2007 $50
95 Points - CHASSEUR Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Blank 2007 $60
93 Points - CHASSEUR Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Sexton 2007 $55
93 Points - CHASSEUR Chardonnay Russian River Valley Lorenzo 2007 $55
92 Points - CHASSEUR Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Sylvia's 2007 $60
91 Points - CHASSEUR Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2007 $40
91 Points - CHASSEUR Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2007 $40
91 Points - CHASSEUR Chardonnay Sonoma County 2007 $28
90 Points - CHASSEUR Chardonnay Russian River Valley Rued 2007 $48I had some of the Sonoma County and loved it - terrific for the money. Just picked up a couple of bottles of Sonoma Coast @ $34 which I don't see listed here and haven't tried yet. May have to try a couple of the top ones.
Edits: 07/24/09
I've heard good things. Next time I'm feeling plush I'll order some.
Also signed up for Outpost newsletter.
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Interesting question,for me it's $35 at the table and $20 for a wine store purchase.Sure I can afford more but I also have other expensive tastes to satisfy.
I find I tend to be willing to pay quite a bit more at a restaurant. Most restaurants charge anywhere form 100-300% over retail, so that $20 bottle is going to start at $40 and more likely be $50+. They get me because I want a good bottle when I'm dining out. I do try to look for the most reasonably priced wines. I'm sure you've noticed typically that the more recognized wines carry the heavier mark-ups.
I guess my question is more from the other direction. I have a hard time going anywhere near the restaurant price limit when I'm shopping. Can never seem to go over $30 retail. Can't remember the last time I spent $60 on a retail wine and I've done it many times in a restaurant.
I am starting to loosen up on the mailing list purchases. I guess part of the reason is because if I'm going to pay the shipping I don't want to waste it on the cheaper offerings. And getting the package is like Christmas in July.
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