Dale Williams wrote:I think most owners are just worried that if they offer corkage, they'll be overrun with people with Yellowtail, Mouton-Cadet, or Joel Gott. Often if one makes it clear you are willing to spend more than cheapest bottle on list, they'll relax.
The few times I've tried to talk restaurant owners who didn't already have a BYO policy into it for a group wine event, that's always emerged as the problem. That, and their fear of the alcohol profit center that strangely doesn't go away even when we offer compensation thru corkage.