The half-price bottles of wine trend
Is it my imagination, or are more restaurants offering half off bottles of wine these days?
My friend and deskmate Classical Music Critic Tim first alerted me to the fact that Chameleon Cafe in Lauraville has a Wine Wednesday. That reminded me that the Grill at Harryman House in Reistertown also offers the deal on Wednesdays.
It will be a trend if someone can come up with one more example.
The half-price bottles of wine are a good deal, but it's hard not to get two bottles of wine because they'll cost the same as one. So don't count on spending less, just drinking more.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Comments
... not that there's anything wrong with that!
Posted by: mmmcorn | April 13, 2009 8:23 AM
The Bluestone in Timonium has 1/2 price wine on Tuesdays.
Posted by: Jill Campbell | April 13, 2009 8:46 AM
Trend! Caesar's Den in Little Italy on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Posted by: Ryan | April 13, 2009 8:53 AM
Tuesday-Bluestone
Wednesday-Christopher Daniel
Thursday-Manor Tavern
Posted by: Dan D | April 13, 2009 9:14 AM
Last time we ate there, Abacrombie offered half priced bottles of wine on Wednesdays. And this was in addition to the restaurant week special they were already running.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | April 13, 2009 9:48 AM
Golden West in Hampden has done this for years. Wednesdays, I think.
Posted by: renfield1969 | April 13, 2009 10:15 AM
Melting Pot in Columbia -- Wine Down Wednesdays
Melting Pot in Annapolis -- Half Price Wine Night
Posted by: Trouble | April 13, 2009 10:56 AM
Gecko's on Fleet Street in Canton has half-priced wine (bottles and glasses) on Wednesdays.
Posted by: KB | April 13, 2009 10:58 AM
Not directly related but, Iron Bridge Wine Co. was vandalized again.
Posted by: RayRay | April 13, 2009 1:12 PM
Thursday nights @ Pazza Luna.
Posted by: Eutaw Street Historian | April 13, 2009 1:19 PM
I hope this keeps up after the recession ends in 10 or 15 years because I think that wine is too pricey in restaurants.
Posted by: Robert of Cross Keys | April 13, 2009 8:09 PM
RoCK, we think wine is too pricey in most Maryland restaurants. It seems to us that restaurants in other places have a lower mark-up. But we've been over that before.
Posted by: Dahlink | April 14, 2009 5:22 AM
I'm curious why PETA has set their sites on Iron Bridge? Other restaurants sell fois gras...Is it because they're such militant vegetarians that they never actually go to restaurants to realize this?
I mean like, did one of them (against their will of course) get dragged into Iron Bridge for some family event or something and see fois on the menu, and thus declare war?
Posted by: Joyce W. | April 14, 2009 8:38 AM
Since we're speaking of imbibing economically, it's too bad that Maryland's liquor laws prohibit Trader Joe's (and similar stores) from selling wine. When we lived in California, that's where we stocked up on fine French wines -- particularly the white Bourdeaux -- at ludicrously low prices. Anybody know whether they still offer the same value?
Posted by: Michael A. Gray | April 14, 2009 11:28 AM
Mr. Gray,
I think the laws are more of a county and city thing. For instance, you can buy wine in grocery stores in Worcester County.
Posted by: PCB Rob | April 14, 2009 11:56 AM
Michael A Gray, interesting that you should bring up the white Bordeaux. I agree that they are underappreciated and still represent good value. I just bought some from The Beltway liquor store the other day.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 14, 2009 11:56 AM
MG, good point, but why could you buy wine when TJ in Pikesville was Sutton Place Gourmet?
Posted by: Joyce W. | April 14, 2009 1:16 PM
The goal of half price wine is to attrack customers at times when a restaurant is normally slow. I wonder if works? Does anyone know if the places listed above have shown an increase in diners since the half price promotions were instituted?
At Trader Joe's in St. Louis I used get good Spanish wine for under $5 bucks.
Posted by: Elite Elephant Lover | April 14, 2009 2:19 PM