Wine doggy bag – Good or bad idea?
A new product called the Wine Doggy Bag has been introduced in the US.
The doggy bag is thought to have started out because patrons literally wanted to take home their leftovers for the dog. A combination of increased portion size served by restaurants, the cost of dining out, and the dismal economy have encouraged more people to avail themselves of the opportunity to take home their leftovers. This over time turned into what we now know as the doggy bag where diners take home food that they enjoyed, couldn’t finish and look forward to eating the next day.
It is surprising that with more people drinking wine today that there has not been the same demand for taking home the unused wine. I have noticed in BYOB restaurants that patrons frequently leave the restaurant with wine bottles (whether new or leftover wine would be hard to determine).
A combination of the economy, the changing state laws, and the popularity of wine have created an opportunity for an entrepreneurial company, Wine Doggy Bag to help all of us wine lovers to savor our last drop of wine. Now, according to Wine Doggy Bag it is now legal in all 50 states to take home your unfinished wine from a restaurant with certain restrictions depending on the state.
Wine Doggy Bag has created bags just for this purpose. These one time use bags are made in both 750 mL and 1.5L sizes for the purpose of sealing wine up (in order to meet some state requirements)
I think it is legal in SA to take home wine from a restaurant. Do you think a wine doggy bag will work in SA?
Source: corksavvy.com
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The introduction of wine doggy bags was a win, win, win situation for restaurateurs, patrons and those organizations concerned about people drinking while driving. It’s become part of a restaurant’s marketing programs when their logo, address, telephone no., etc are imprinted on the wine doggy bag. Restaurateurs sell more bottled wine, patrons buy more expensive wine knowing they can enjoy it at home and,most importantly, they drink more responsibly not feeling that have to finish the bottle before driving home. It doesn’t matter if the bottle costs $20 or $200. It is a big portion of the expense of a meal and knowing you can take it home spurs sales. Winedoggybag.com has worked with state legislators to assist in the passage of wine doggy bag laws. If anyone would like a sample of the wine doggy bag you can call 800 401-9014 or visit us at http://www.winedoggybag.com We’ve also seen that it is a great gift for wine lovers.