Who Will Be The First Wine Blogger Who Raps?

My morning routine starts with visits to my various email accounts and concludes with a quick scan of my Winecast Gmail. If I have the time, I sometimes open my Google Reader to see what blog posts have come in overnight. This morning I stopped in my tracks at a post on Vinography which pointed [...]

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Winner again three years in a row CrossRoads Winery Frisco Texas

I would like to give a shout out to my friends at CrossRoads Winery in Frisco Texas for the 2011 GrapeFest People?s Choice Awards winning in the ?Sweet non Varietal? category.  My Cheeky Bastard won again.  John Otis wine maker, Bob and Darlene Leiker owners My Cheeky Bastard is a sweet, pink,blush wine that won […]

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Branding Tip: Gravatar

A big part of branding is consistency: making sure that when you leave comments and links around  the web, you do it in a way that creates a trail of similar information. When we consult new wineries who want to get online, we tell them to make a special folder that they keep on their [...]

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Poll: How much do you tip for wine service?

A friend and I were talking about this - I thought I'd put it up here for discussion and a poll.

You and a friend are out at a restaurant. Let's say it's just a regular restuarant - not a wine bar. You order $100 worth of food and a $100 bottle of wine. The service is good. Solid. How much do you tip? Specifically - do you tip differently for wine service than food service in a restuarant?

Does it depend on the quality of the wine service? If they pour your $100 prize into cheap little water glasses on the table vs. presenting large clean high quality stemware does it make a difference?

How about if it's BYOB? You bring the wine and to justify the (say) $25 corkage fee you bring a really nice one. $100 retail. It would be $250+ if it were on the wine list at the restaurant. Do you pay more for someone to pour your own expensive wine than if it was a $10 bottle?

Tell us what you think. Answer the poll below and if you'd like to describe why leave a comment below.

Thanks for your thoughts! <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/5580564/">When dining in a restaurant how much do you tip for wine service? Say for example a party of 2 orders $100 in food and a $100 bottle of wine.</a>  
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