Episode 96 - Restaurant Wine Prices Are Killing Wine Sales

In today's episode, we discuss how restaurant wine prices may be pushing diners away from wine altogether, Catena Zapata has once again been named the world's most admired wine brand, Germany's new wine classification laws are officially rolling out, and the legendary Judgment of Paris has been recreated in New York.   This week we also feature Calcareous Vineyard, the 2017 Venteux Vineyards Petite Sirah 2017, and A Crystal Cove Restaurant along with Lucky's in Montecito featuring a $45 corkage fee with a two-bottle maximum. Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/    Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Consumers Reject Expensive Restaurant Wines ♦️ Catena Zapata Named The World's Most Admired Wine Brand ♦️ A Guide to Germany's New Wine Classification System ♦️ Inside The Great Judgement of Paris Makeover   Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Calcareous Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA ♦️ Venteux Vineyards Petite Sirah 2017   Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ A Crystal Cove Restaurant in Newport Coast, CA ♦️ Lucky's Corkage Fee: $45.00 Per Bottle / Max 2 📄  SHOW NOTES 📄  Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/may-18-2026-restaurant-wine-prices-are-killing-wine-sales/    👇SUBSCRIBE👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1  ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CorkandJourney/  ️ ♦️ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/corkandjourney/  ️ ♦️ Twitter - https://twitter.com/corkandjourney/   💰 RESTAURANT CORKAGE FEES 💰 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/listings    🍷 WINE REVIEWS 🍷 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/wines/    🏠 WINERY REVIEWS 🏠 ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/travel/wineries/  🍽️ RESTAURANT REVIEWS 🍽️ ♦️ https://corkandjourney.com/category/food/restaurants/