by the glass

[n144mann]

Ahhh now we got some action!! Guys I am not saying I don't want you to make a living, and I am not saying that I am not willing to pay for the convenience, but I do want quality wines at fair prices and it seems that those of you here are doing a good job. (as for the distributors, I am fighting with one now because he won't get me the port I want) I am puzzled why our restaurants in this area of MN do not do a better job. We are not a community without money and there is a large international factor here that IBM and esp. the Mayo Clinic draws in. And yet our restaurants serve few wines other than Cal. and low end ones at that, for high prices. Maybe the docs here are willing and able to pay for this, and don't complain, but us poor PhD's can't afford that. Any suggestions from restaurant guys how to approach the subject with some of my fav. restaurants' owners/managers??? (on the issue of increasing the variety/quality I mean. I am not a confrontational person, don't think I would take on pricing, at least not right away) As for the corkage issue, I personally have not done it, bring my own bottle that is...seems kinda tacky to me. The only time I can really see myself do it would be on a special occasion when a bottle might have some sentimental significance. As for advertising, don't think I have seen a single ad from one of our nicer restaurants trying to bring people in for their wine list. I want to move! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by n144mann (edited 03-08-99).]

[This message has been edited by n144mann (edited 03-08-99).]