Polls

Current Poll

Bring Your Own is on the rise in London. What would you pay to take your own wine to a restaurant?

  • No more than £10. How much does it cost to clean a glass? (502 vote, 58%)
  • The same as the restaurant's house wine (197 vote, 23%)
  • Up to £50 for a special bottle, well decanted and served (60 vote, 7%)
  • I wouldn't - it's disrespectful to the restaurant's list (106 vote, 12%)

Previous Polls

When will you open your first bottle on Christmas Day?

  • I'll crack open a Sauternes after Midnight Mass (124 vote, 15%)
  • A light Asti Spumante with breakfast (225 vote, 26%)
  • A late-morning aperitif - maybe Manzanilla (266 vote, 31%)
  • I'll hold off till my cru classe with the turkey (239 vote, 28%)

In light of the 'frog in a bottle' saga, do you return faulty bottles to retailers?

  • Yes. It's their responsibility to sell wine in perfect condition - it goes back if it's not right (278 vote, 47%)
  • I would, but only if it was a serious fault (226 vote, 38%)
  • Only if it contains amphibian life forms (53 vote, 9%)
  • No, once I tend to live with it - or curse my luck (37 vote, 6%)

Do you agree with Andrew Jefford that Chardonnay is Australia's trump card?

  • No, it's not a patch on Burgundy (128 vote, 25%)
  • There are a few great wines, but they are the exception rather than the rule (269 vote, 53%)
  • Yes, it's a hugely underrated category (106 vote, 21%)

Will the DWWA success of smaller regions such as Israel tempt you to try their wines?

  • Yes - I love making discoveries (315 vote, 62%)
  • Maybe - I rely on recommendations to broaden my horizons (110 vote, 22%)
  • No - I know what I like and I'm sticking to it (83 vote, 16%)

Does 'organic' on a wine label matter?

  • Yes, I actively seek out organic wines (9 vote, 29%)
  • It's a bonus, but I certainly wouldn't pay more for it (9 vote, 29%)
  • I would buy more organic wines if there was more choice (6 vote, 19%)
  • No - who cares, so long as it tastes good (7 vote, 23%)

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