Since I started this blog in August, I've consumed a lot of wine. I've spent countless hours in wine stores, grocery marts, and online scouring websites to find the best wines under $10. During this time, I've also gone to a significant number of restaurants- both expensive and budget (as i mention in my About section, I'd rather get a meal cooked for me than have to prepare it myself).
Nearly every time I go out for a meal I order a glass of wine. I've always been shocked at the sticker price, but I used to accept it. Previous to writing this blog, I had no knowledge of wine prices. Now that I've had almost 9 months experience in the world of $10 or less wines, I feel I have a pretty good idea of how much a bottle goes for at retail. This has led me to a theory which I need your help to prove.
My hypothesis is that the cost per glass of wine at a nicer restaurant is actually the same cost as a bottle of that wine at a retail location (within a $3 range). So, if a glass of wine at a restaurant is $9, my theory is that one could buy a bottle of that wine at the store or online for between $9 and $12. I want to prove this theory using data not only from my town (San Francisco), but also from all over the US.
Here's how you can help, and be part of the study...
The next time you go to a restaurant, jot down the names and costs of a few wines offered by the glass. Post the information as a comment in this post. Ill take the data, research the retail prices of the wines you post, and publish the results in a few weeks- once I have enough data to make this a little more scientific.
This is a fun little experiment for which I encourage you to participate. Let's find out how badly restaurants are ripping us off!