{"id":565,"date":"2012-05-02T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wine-travel-how-to-navigate-byob\/"},"modified":"2018-08-08T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T14:29:43","slug":"wine-travel-how-to-navigate-byob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wine-travel-how-to-navigate-byob\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Travel: How to Navigate BYOB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He May Not Show it, But He’s Happy with His Own Bottle! <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I love restaurants that have a \u201cbring your own bottle\u201d policy. You get a lot more flexibility in the wine you choose while often saving more than half of what you\u2019d spend in a restaurant. If you are prone to killing a bottle (or two) over a fantastic dinner, this can add up to around $100 \u2013 that\u2019s real money! And in many cities around the world, there are BYOB restaurants with well-planned menus, so you aren\u2019t going to sacrifice food quality when choosing this alternative.<\/p>\n

\nSo, you\u2019ve decided to hit a BYOB restaurant on your next trip. What do you need to keep in mind?<\/p>\n

\n1. Don\u2019t go in blind:<\/strong> Stop by the restaurant or its website to check out the menu. If you\u2019re even fairly serious about wine and food, you\u2019ll want to have at least a sense of what you\u2019re going to order before going out to pick up a bottle of wine. Otherwise, you could wind up starting your meal with a bad choice and have no way out of it. You don\u2019t need to know exactly what you\u2019re going to order, but if you can narrow it down, you\u2019ll be in better shape. Also, ask the restaurant what the specials are \u2013 you want as much information at your fingertips as possible.<\/p>\n

\n2. Get realistic about consumption:<\/strong> Think about how many people there will be in your party and how much wine you\u2019ll drink. Do you really want to have to dash out of the restaurant during before the entr\u00e9e is served to pick up another bottle? That can\u2019t be fun. Seriously.<\/p>\n

\n3. Find a good wine shop:<\/strong> When in doubt, you\u2019ll find something drinkable at any liquor store. You don\u2019t want to fall into that trap when you\u2019re on vacation, though. Try something new; try something local. Find a good wine store (ask for a recommendation at your hotel), and take a look at wines you wouldn\u2019t likely drink otherwise. See if there\u2019s a hidden gem \u2013 or your new favorite \u2013 just waiting for you!<\/p>\n

\n4. Be ready:<\/strong> Do you drink white wine? If so, you\u2019ll want to chill it before you get to the restaurant, unless you buy it out of a cooler right before you go. Leave your bottle on ice for a while before you head out to the restaurant, just to make sure it will chill sufficiently in an ice bucket when you\u2019re seated. The entire dining experience will be much better if you take this extra step.<\/p>\n

\nBYOB restaurants offer you a rare opportunity to become your own sommelier and make the careful, interesting and exciting choices that might not be available otherwise. Don\u2019t blow it! Think ahead, and select the wine that will make your dinner perfect.<\/p>\n

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He May Not Show it, But He’s Happy with His Own Bottle!   I love restaurants that have a \u201cbring your own bottle\u201d policy. You get a lot more flexibility in the wine you choose while often saving more than half of what you\u2019d spend in a restaurant. If you are prone to killing a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97199157,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions\/97199157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}