On Jan 23, 10:40�pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Johnny Lobster" > wrote in message
>
> > However, recently a Pasqiuni's pizzaria opened in the neighborhood
> > with no bottle over $20 and many around the $11 mark. Shortly after
> > this, Swing Thai lowered their wine prices so that decent bottles can
> > be had for $14. Then another downtown restaurant started offering
> > bottles for half price before 7:00. I hope these are not all
> > coincidental, and that they are trying to compete. Just two weeks ago
> > I ate in a wine bar-restaurant in San Diego, and they had good
> > Australian Shriaz for $7 a bottle.
>
> > Lobster
>
> I hope the trend to cut prices continues. I like wine with dinner, but when
> you hit $30 as a minimum, I don't partake.
> Imported wines are going up with the dollar tanking against the Euro so that
> may be part of the reason.
>
> I was fortunate to find a restaurant in (Bella's in Smithfield RI) that has
> a super deal on Tuesday night. �Dinner for two, appetizer, entree, dessert,
> and a bottle of wine for $35 a couple. �The same meal other nights would be
> close to $85 to $100.

That's an awfully low price for a full dinner for two even without the
wine.. hard to determine without knowing what foods. But regardless,
I won't pay more for any bottle of wine than the price of two premium
2nis. I mean wine is just fermented grape juice, it even makes
itself... booze requires lots of more costly ingredients, needs energy
for distillation and a lot more labor. With wine mainly you are
paying for the bottle but that's just pocket change. The restaurants
don't even need to prepare wine, no ice, no mixers, no garnish, the
restaurnt does nothing, just pour... and even a bowery wino gets a
plain brown paper bag for presentation.