Thanks to all of you who have sent us emails thus far! The rest of you, keep your corkage stories coming, so we can have a post-filled Corkage Week for you starting on Monday.

In the meantime, our apologies for what will surely be some regular blog silence here at d547.

Something happens to us every four years or so, as we become temporary political junkies before returning to our normal state of apathy. Since we’re guessing none of you really want this blog to become a platform for our politics — and we find it hard to think about anything else — you might find us more silent than usual. Believe us, it’s hard. We have LOTS of opinions and we’re not usually one to keep a lid on them.

The week of September 7th will be “Corkage Week” at domaine547! What does this mean? We’re going to devote the week to issues surrounding bringing your own wine to restaurants. Yay!

In the meantime, it would be nifty if any of you could email us (info at domaine547 dot com) with any BYO stories of your own, and maybe you’ll wind up on the front page of d547. In fact, if you go out in the next few days and decide to give corkage a try, send us a picture of the bottle you brought, the receipt with the corkage charge, and any stories you care to share. If your story is selected to appear in our hallowed pages, we’ll send you a gift certificate to d547 for the amount you paid for corkage (within reason).

And now, a quick tip for corkage etiquette: avoid bringing a bottle that is already on the wine list of the restaurant you’re going to. This can mean downloading a restaurant’s wine list online, or calling in advance to check for duplication.

See you in a couple of weeks for lots more on corkage!