Wine Tipping

Dining out has become increasingly expensive and even more so if you want a bottle of wine with your meal.

Tipping remains an American issue; it isn't widely practiced around the world. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

Dining out recently has become far more expensive than it was before COVID-19 closed restaurants, causing wine sales to tumble and altering how restaurants sell wine.

The old formula that once existed nationally of charging twice the suggested retail price in a restaurant for a young wine has been junked by many restaurateurs recently as they try to make greater profits from commonly available wines.