Taking the Wine with You

We're dining with a friend tonight at an excellent restaurant, and, as is my habit, I'll take a bottle of wine from home. "But wait!" you say. "Doesn't this restaurant have a wine list?" Indeed it does have a wine list, and a good one, but not a great or adventurous one. I'm happy

to pay a corkage fee to bring a bottle in that gives me the opportunity to…