re-cork bottle at nice restaurant?

[Deleted member 4644]

Will a nice restaurant re-cork a bottle if you cant finish it? So you can take it home?

 

[SagaLore]

I'm pretty sure its up to the restaurant and not atot.

Actually I think restaurants aren't allowed to let you take unfinished alcohol home.

 

[BigJ]

Aren't there some pretty specific laws (by state) regarding recorking and allowing you to take wine home?

 

[HyTekJosh]

In some states I believe that its a law.

 

[Baked]

Next time bring a cooler to the fancy restaurant so you can take all your unfinished food and beverages home.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Against the law here. It would be an open container violation.

 

[Canai]

Here they recork and seal it, usually by putting it in a paper bag and stapling it shut with the receipt.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Here in WA, you're able to have it re-corked (At least as far as I know). It's tacky at a restaurant but usually fine at a wine bar.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Will a nice restaurant re-cork a bottle if you cant finish it? So you can take it home?

I don't know...I've never failed to finish a bottle of wine at a restaurant.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
Will a nice restaurant re-cork a bottle if you cant finish it? So you can take it home?

I don't know...I've never failed to finish a bottle of wine at a restaurant.

QFT

If i'm gonna pay a 4x markup for the wine, i'm damn sure gonna finish it in a sitting. I've never even come close to a situation in which there was leftover wine. If I go out with my parents and sister, we are always fighting over the wine. (which usually just ends up in a second bottle being bought and consumed)

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Aren't there some pretty specific laws (by state) regarding recorking and allowing you to take wine home?

Anyone know the law regarding this subject in CA?

 

[Deleted member 4644]

I am in CA and I want to drive my date to the restaurant. I have finished a bottle before, but it is not the best for driving, thus I wanted the option to not finish it. I am not totally against wasting it.... or better, just making my date drink more

 

[olds]

Have her finish it (cause you're driving) then pork her.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

"I spoke too soon. Excuse me. A Googling shows that Ca now has a recork law on the books. Seems a Ca restaurant can now recork, put the bottle into a spl one-use sealable bag, give the patron a detailed receipt noting the wine(bought w/ a meal) being taken 'home' and you are free to leave w/ the partially consumed bottle of wine in plain sight until you get to your car, when it needs to be put into the trunk."

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/409958

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Canai
Here they recork and seal it, usually by putting it in a paper bag and stapling it shut with the receipt.

Hmmm, they just leave it in the wrinkled brown paper bag that it comes in here...

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644
"I spoke too soon. Excuse me. A Googling shows that Ca now has a recork law on the books. Seems a Ca restaurant can now recork, put the bottle into a spl one-use sealable bag, give the patron a detailed receipt noting the wine(bought w/ a meal) being taken 'home' and you are free to leave w/ the partially consumed bottle of wine in plain sight until you get to your car, when it needs to be put into the trunk."

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/409958

I know you can bring wine to a restaurant here. They usually charge you a corking fee though...

 

[JS80]

Half bottle? By the glass?