by the glass

[Jason]

Where have all the restauranteurs gone? Come on guys they're killing me over here. Hello?
Anyway, the Italian thing is interesting but nobody operates in a vacuum. From those people I have spoken to, nobody thinks Italy
is a bargian place to live so I must ask -are we comparing apples to apples here? I don't know, but the rest of Italy certainly makes up the difference of any savings on wine. And almost every table has wine.
We are not the first group in the world to debate this issue. The bottom line to all these rants is that most houses would not survive without the current pricing. We may carry more than our share but who will pick up the slack? Raising food prices will still hurt the wine drinkers. Food and wine costs run about the same in most better places, so why does wine take all the heat?
From someone who used to "do a little work" as a restaurant manager and watched the
P&L's, I'm here to say that wine pricing is crucial. Until we can get the public to drink more, we won't see significant change.