re: You can bring wine to a restaurant?

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if you like the restaurant and want to support it you buy their wine. Alcohol sales is a large part of their profit margin. As others have said, either paying a corkage fee or buying a bottle from them is an acceptable alternative.

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Yep.

We rarely bring our own wine, and when we do, it's something pretty damn special.

In that event, we'll buy a bottle of sparkling and/or white from their list while the red that we brought is in the decanter. Always offer a taste of mine to the somm and chef.