Try half-bottles as an alternative to wine by the glass. In a restaurant, the price of a glass of wine is often the same as its wholesale price by the bottle.
Think twice about Champagne or other sparkling wines when dining out. Sold at around five times wholesale, “it’s the most overpriced category on any already-inflated list.”
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