To provide an example I looked a the price list of a local chain Italian restaurant and picked a nice Italian Super Tuscan wine - Villa Antinori (a good rule of thumb for wine pairing - with Italian food).
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A bottle of this will set you back $44 in the restaurant with your all you can eat salad and breadsticks. This same bottle just down the street at Total & More... $13.99!!!
I may be able to make up the difference in free breadsticks - but that's over 300%!!!
One option available to some (sadly not available in Arizona) - is to take advantage of restaurants that allow you to bring your own wine. The restaurant will charge you a "corkage" fee of typically $10 - $20 to open and serve the wine you bring. I was a little hesitant at first when I first brought a bottle to a restaurant, but if restaurants do offer this - they don't mind at all. Even outside AZ, I doubt your local chain Italian restaurant offers corkage, but something to keep in mind as you dine out.
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