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Monday, August 28, 2006
Wines and doggie bags
Last week we started fermenting an idea about what could become a “Wine lovers night out” on Sept. 21, the first day Ohioans will legally be able to bring home leftover wine from restaurants.
But as some readers mentioned, restaurants weren’t given a whole lot of guidance by the state on how to comply with all of the legal requirements of sending their patrons home with wine doggie bags.
Now, it’s Uncorked readers to the rescue. Dennis Hall emailed me the following tip:
www.BeerAndWineSpecialists.com is providing free to any wine-sales permit holder self-adhesive labels that are tamper-resistant to comply with the law’s requirement to reseal the bottle. A lot of the restaurants may not be aware of this offer. To order the labels call 800-320-4331 or email info@beerandwinespecialists.com.
But wait — there’s more. Another reader, this one involved in a company that specializes in wine-to-go containers, sent this comment to the previous Uncorked entry over the weekend, too late for many readers to see it, so … here’s what Robert Beck from WineDoggyBag.com had to say on this topic:
Your comments hit it right on the nose. The key is to get restaurants to know about the law and consumers to ask for their wine. It is also to get the restaurants over the comment that “I never had a patron ask to take home a bottle” That will change with the new law. As the largest provider of such take home bags to restaurants in states with wine doggy bag laws, we would be happy to send samples to anyone who requests them. They sell more bottled wine, allow patrons more choice in choosing a wine and provide a means for patrons to drink more responsibly. Just call us at 800 401-9014 or visit www.winedoggybag.com for more information or to get some samples.
Ultimately, of course, we wine drinkers will benefit from this shared knowledge, so thanks for the tips, get ready to take home your first wine doggy bag (lucky dog …) and cheers!
Mark Fisher
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