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| tw1tch |
Finally, new legistation went through coming in the new year. Bring your own wine to the restaurant.
| quote: | Ontario wine connoisseurs will be able to pop the cork of their store-bought bottle right at the table of their favourite restaurant in the new year under legislation passed today.
The passing of Ontario's bring-your-own-wine legislation puts the province in a club that includes Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and New Brunswick, which already have similar programs.
The changes update the province's liquor laws and give licensed restaurants new choices to entice patrons to visit more often, Consumer and Business Services Minister Jim Watson said when he introduced the bill earlier this summer.
But the bring-your-own-wine program won't be in effect during this holiday season.
Wine drinkers will have to wait several weeks until restaurants receive all the necessary approvals from the government.
It will be up to each restaurant to decide if it wants to offer the choice, and how much they will charge.
Restaurant patrons will also be allowed to take unfinished but re-corked bottles of wine home.
However, the bill hasn't left a sweet taste in everyone's mouth.
Mother's Against Drunk Driving fears the changes could increase impaired driving, while some restaurant owners worry this will mean a loss of revenue from fewer liquor sales.
The legislation also increases fines for liquor violations and gives the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming more power. The registrar would be able to suspend a liquor licence immediately if it's deemed to be in the public interest.
Under the law, fines for liquor and underage drinking offences for individuals are doubled to $200, while establishments that sell to minors would pay $1,000, up from $500.
It will also be an offence for a person to fail to leave a premise once asked to do so by a police officer, or to return the same day after being kicked out by one. |
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| dallastar |
dear wino's,
have a happy time!
drinkin' drinkin' drinkin'
xoxoxo
dallas!;) |
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| Endlesswave |
Sweet! mmmmmmm wine...
Hopefully we'll keep pushing the envelope to allow for the disintegration of last call. Woot. |
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| girllovingtvibe |
| They have this is quite a few Chicago restuarants. I absolutely support this habit. Not because I drink a lot either - giggle :) |
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| dallastar |
i just asked the resturant here and i noticed that we have been doing this for a very long time, interesting - i guess some palces were "allowed" to do this.?. b/c a resturant along college west was doing this too many years ago when i celbrated bryan's birthday... anwyays woo hoo that all the wine drinkers can partake in this adventure.!
:D
when can we bring our wine to bars or clubs?? or wishful thinking |
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| rabbitjoker |
| Actually, it's BYOW. ;) |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Actually, it's BYOW. ;) |
BRING
YOUR
OWN
WINO! |
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| mr. poopyhead |
this policy should apply to all alcohols...
i should be able to bring a bottle of cheap whisky with me everywhere and not have to pay ridiculous bar prices for drinks... |
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| dEsidEL |
all HAIL cono_sur !!
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| Euphorica |
| finally! a lot of places will suffer though. |
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| cono_sur |
:D
Alright...now I don't have the daunting task of paying exorbitant prices for cheap wines. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by mr. poopyhead
this policy should apply to all alcohols...
i should be able to bring a bottle of cheap whisky with me everywhere and not have to pay ridiculous bar prices for drinks... |
Damn right, and not only in restaurants but also in the street openly.:p ;) |
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