Last night, for the first time, I brought a bottle to a restaurant. We were overnighting in Helen Ga (never again unless for Octoberfest). Turns out the county is dry (was until 1/1/09 but no one was ready) and the restaurant website indicated that if you wanted a drink, you brought your own. I emailed to confirm they were open for New Years day and that BYOB was still appropriate. The response was yes. I have to say it was refreshing to enjoy a good bottle of wine without the 3X mark-up. The corkage fee was only $2 per person and they waived that and brought us free apple strudel when we said it was our anniversary. Id like to do this again. Is it appropriate to do so even when a restaurant has a winelist? I know when restaurants permit this, the corkage fee is generally much more than $2. I guess if it were $20, I'd want to make sure the wine wasn't just everyday stuff. Anybody make a habit of BYOB?