Category Archives: BYOW

Toronto’s Six steps not really a BYOW restaurant

Tonight, I was looking for a new BYOW to try. Something really nice with hopefully good service. Six Steps has been mentioned as a possible BYOW restaurant. Me: What is your corkage? Six Steps: We don’t have a corkage. Me: … Continue reading

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Pangea offers free corkage for VQA wines!

Reading this tweet from Martin Kouprie brought a smile to my face. One of Toronto’s best restaurants, IMHO, Pangea is offering FREE corkage on VQA wines. That is a fantastic deal and a huge sign of support for Ontario wines. … Continue reading

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Corkage fees dropping as EI claims rising

Many restaurants across Toronto are slashing their corkage fees to get ‘bums in the seats’.  During economic times like this, people need more of an excuse to leave the house. ‘Free, Cheaper or lowered’ corkage fees can definately help get … Continue reading

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2009 Ontario Wine Awards winner announced…

Here is a quick look at the gold metal winners at this years 2009 Ontario Wine Awards. Once the official list of all the award winners I will update the silver and bronze winners as well. One of the biggest … Continue reading

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East end restaurant, Table 17, offers $1 corkage on Sunday

It is great to see another restaurant offering $1 corkage (see Crush offers $1). The restaurant is Table 17, at 728 Queen St East, and the $1 corkage is on Sunday nights. Unfortunately, they don’t offer BYOW the rest of … Continue reading

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Toronto’s BYOW restaurants

Looking for a BYOW restaurant in Toronto? You came to the right place. Here are three of our latest additions to the list: Conviction, 609 King St. W, 416-603-2777 Didier, 1496 Yonge St. , 416-925-8588 Fare Bistro, 1097 Queen St., … Continue reading

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Crush Wine Bar offering $1 Corkage on Monday nights

Antother top Toronto restaurant is embracing reduced corkage fees as a way to bring in more customers. Crush Wine Car is offering $1 corkage on Monday nights. Unlike Globe Bistro (see $0 corkage in January), there is no ‘time limit’ … Continue reading

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Globe Bistro offering Free Corkage in January 2009

Globe Bistro is the first restaurant I have seen offering free corkage for the month of January. This is a great idea because many consumers need an excuse for a night out. The food and services at Globe has been … Continue reading

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Latest BYOW restaurants in Toronto

Couple of points before we get started. When I use the word ‘corkage’ it means for a standard 750ml bottle unless otherwise stated. THTR stands for ‘Take Home The Rest’; these means a restaurant will recork your wine and let … Continue reading

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Welcome to BringMyWine.ca’s new blog

Welcome to the first post for BringMyWine.ca’s new blog. As many of you know, update to BringMyWine.ca has been getting slower and slower, I am going to start posting here more often to get more BYOW restaurants out to the … Continue reading

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