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Yesterday's Wine section of the San Francisco Chronicle put out a great feature about a mini-controversy surrounding corkage fees around the Bay area. Restaurateurs charge a fee to diners who bring their own wine. However, the loss of revenue for the restaurant isn't always made up by such a fee. The issue wasn't about how much restaurants were charging. Some restaurants are bypassing the corkage altogether and simply disallowing BYOB. Bay area diners are more than a little upset, especially with such a strong, long and deep tradition fueled by wine country's proximity.
Personally, I have no opinion other than that the restaurateurs can do what they want. Diners, as well, can do what they want. If a restaurant does not allow you to bring your own wine or charges a prohibitive corkage, and you have a fabulous bottle that you want to drink, give your business to someone else who will welcome you.
What do you think?
[photo: San Francisco Chronicle]
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4-07-2006 @8:10PM BG said... Not just restaurants, but banquet halls. When my brother was married, the wine the hotel used in their banquet halls was not very good (we later saw it sold for about $5.00 in grocery stores, and after tasing it understood why). We went to napa and picked up our own own wine and the banquet hall charger $15 per bottle corking fee. We had to bring in all the bottles the day before, and they charged us the fee for openned ones, and returned the rest to us after. It was pointed out that they could have just openned a few themselves, but they seemed to be very professionaland we didn't feel that was the case.
Also, for you true wine lovers, their is nothing like going up to Napa and seeing a forklift lower a pallet of 900 lbs of full wine bottle onto your truck bed. It also makes for a very careful drive back to the hotel (luckily the boxes the bottles were in were all shrunk wrap together.)
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