Wine price hike in local restaurants

Some local restaurants in town have individual wine lists each with their own specialties. There is nothing unusual with that.

But what are you expected to pay for a bottle these days? I guess it depends on your situation. Some high rollers will pay lots for a bottle and drink it like water, were others will savour a $20 bottle throughout the meal.

Wine is a very personal choice and pleasure will come with different varieties for different palates and places.

Now the question I have is what should you pay for a bottle and what should determine the price?

The reason that I am throwing this out there is, recently I have experienced a wide range in price of one particular wine in multiple restaurants, ranging from $31 to $60 for the exact same wine. That is nearly a 50% difference!!

So back to the question of what should you pay for a bottle? It really depends on your pocket. Only if you know your wines well, would you know the value of a bottle. How would you know if  you are paying a price hike or not. Should we be able to trust an establishment to price the wine respectfully? I do think so and would hope not to be taken advantage of, after all we as restauranteurs would like our customers to leave with peace of mind and return with pleasure…..

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