I sometimes like wine with dinner when I eat out, but I almost never drink more than one glass. Most restaurants have fewer selections 'by the glass' than they do 'by the bottle' and the 'by the glass' wine may or may not be all that great, depending on when the bottle was opened.
I think it would be splendid to choose the wine I want and take the 'leftovers' home in a non-oxidizing container.
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - French restaurants have started offering diners a "doggy bag" for any leftover wine to stem a drop in sales as drunken-driving laws get tougher.
Wine sales in French restaurants have dropped by 10 percent to 15 percent in the past year as the conservative government cracks down on bad drivers, said Bordeaux wine council CIVB, which launched the initiative.
Some 500 restaurants across France are now offering to repackage any unfinished wine bottles by recorking the wine using a special pump to extract air, ensuring it keeps for several days, and slipping the bottle into a discrete bag.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=3970321
Angeline
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