I wasn’t aware that BYO was so prevalent in veggie restaurants, though thinking back that chimes with memories of a few such places I frequented many years ago. Another lovely instalment.
In the eighties, I worked for a wine merchant who supplied a successful vegetarian restaurant (Cranks?) with most of their list. One wine did particularly well and the restaurant asked if we could get a poster of the vigneron and his horse to decorate the restaurant. I think the vigneron was unimpressed by this because the picture he sent was of him ploughing with his horse who was clearly taking a large dump as the photo was taken.
I never found out if the restaurant used the picture.
Haha, that’s funny, and typical. It reminds me of a time when we were going to do a Beaujolais nouveau promotion with a wine merchant. When they sent a sample bottle the label was plastered with examples of cuts of beef. Didn’t think that one through.
I wasn’t aware that BYO was so prevalent in veggie restaurants, though thinking back that chimes with memories of a few such places I frequented many years ago. Another lovely instalment.
Well I don’t actually remember it being like that but it was assumed because we were asked so often.
I’m sure you are right. There was definitely one such place we took wine to.
Ahhh, so it was you.
Yep, me and my love always with the bottle of £250 Chateau Fancy Plonk without fail.
Obvs!
In the eighties, I worked for a wine merchant who supplied a successful vegetarian restaurant (Cranks?) with most of their list. One wine did particularly well and the restaurant asked if we could get a poster of the vigneron and his horse to decorate the restaurant. I think the vigneron was unimpressed by this because the picture he sent was of him ploughing with his horse who was clearly taking a large dump as the photo was taken.
I never found out if the restaurant used the picture.
Haha, that’s funny, and typical. It reminds me of a time when we were going to do a Beaujolais nouveau promotion with a wine merchant. When they sent a sample bottle the label was plastered with examples of cuts of beef. Didn’t think that one through.
Don’t forget the funny little collars round the wine bottles.
Ah yes. Sunday Best.