DiningBuzz! - Wine by the Bottle or by the Glass?

Inspired by PVDProf's post on the sweet wines thread, I started to wonder how many of us order wine by the glass vs. by the bottle when dining out?

Mrs BV and I don't eat out frequently, and it's usually just the two of us. Somehow, a bottle of wine is never the right amount. We never disagree on what to order, it's just the amount - I'd like to find wine that comes in 1.5 bottle sizes on restaurant menus.

Funny enough, we don't have that problem at lunch. A half bottle is almost always just the right size, although that limits selection quite a bit.

Inspired by PVDProf's post on the sweet wines thread, I started to wonder how many of us order wine by the glass vs. by the bottle when dining out?

Mrs BV and I don't eat out frequently, and it's usually just the two of us. Somehow, a bottle of wine is never the right amount. We never disagree on what to order, it's just the amount - I'd like to find wine that comes in 1.5 bottle sizes on restaurant menus.

Funny enough, we don't have that problem at lunch. A half bottle is almost always just the right size, although that limits selection quite a bit.

We always order by the glass because a single wine rarely pairs well with every course on the table.

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Im not a fan of by the glass unless I know exactly how the wine service works...

really depends on where i'm going, what courses i'm having, the reputation of the restaurant, stuff like that.

A nice surprise recently was the Cheese Shop in Williamsburg, VA. Great sandwiches--shrimp salad on incredible rolls, and classic tiny ham biscuits. But a good day became a great one while choosing among the wine offerings. Half bottles of Sancerre and Chablis. And Champagne. Decisions, decisions!!

Wine by the glass is fine if they have to open a new bottle. :p Or if the place is known for interesting selections. I wish there were more half-bottles on menus.

half-bottles, as noted above, are much less common that most people thing... I always tell winemakers that they need to tell their commercial/marketing folks that more of these small bottles are needed... the market for them it much larger than most think !!!