Do not throw out those empty water bottles in France!
Jun 27th, 2006, 07:39 AM
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Do not throw out those empty water bottles in France!
Just a couple days ago, I walked into a wine store in France with an empty 1 liter water bottle. They filled it full of Rouge wine for 1 Euro from the vat. Merlot would have been 1.54 Euros.
Wally is in Heaven!
Wally is in Heaven!
Did you walk through Paris sipping wine from that water bottle? 
Jun 27th, 2006, 07:50 AM
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Hey Wally, I died and went to heaven in Tuscany when I walked into a winery across the street from my apartment, and they filled me up for 1 Euro. It was some of the best vino da tavola I've had. 
Looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
Looking forward to hearing more about your trip!
Jun 27th, 2006, 08:00 AM
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<"Were you able to sneak it onto the airplane?">
Pour it into those 16 oz plastic coke bottles. Looks just like the real thing. Bring it on in your carry-on. Buy one of those $5 wines (el crapo) on the plane and act like you are nursing it.
Read it here -- on Fodors. It works!!
Pour it into those 16 oz plastic coke bottles. Looks just like the real thing. Bring it on in your carry-on. Buy one of those $5 wines (el crapo) on the plane and act like you are nursing it.
Read it here -- on Fodors. It works!!
Jun 27th, 2006, 08:01 AM
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Virtually any large wine store that advertises wine 'en vrac' (in bulk) will refill containers for you. They just pull out the hose, stick the nozzle in your bottle, and let er rip. The question is whether you do want to drink 1Euro wine. We decided some time ago that 'life is too short to drink cheap wine,' and moved up.
Jun 27th, 2006, 08:06 AM
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Carrefour and l'eclerc and other hypermarches have had these fill your own wine things for years - common in France. My understanding is that this wine is of poor quality and may contain industrial alcohol as an additive? Not sure about this and would love to hear from someone who is familiar with the quality of this wine.
Jun 27th, 2006, 08:41 AM
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Waiters in Paris at times have been accused of having a special corkscrew - there's a word for it, that can take a cork out of a bottle, then empty the expensive wine (or use a clean empty bottle of expensive brand), put in swill and then deftly reinsert the cork so that when they open it tableside it pops like a new cork - what better way to make a few euro than filling it with this cheap stuff!
Jun 27th, 2006, 08:50 AM
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And here I thought I was the only one who knew that sneaky trick I fill small water bottles up with leftover wine if I have some in my room before checking out of a hotel, for the plane or for just a picnic somewhere in my daytime walks.
I fill small water bottles up with leftover wine if I have some in my room before checking out of a hotel, for the plane or for just a picnic somewhere in my daytime walks.
Jun 27th, 2006, 09:17 AM
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wally, in all my research and all my trips to France this is the first time I've heard about this kind of recycling of bottles. How did I miss this???? Now I can see the sense in keeping those litre water bottles I bought to refill my smaller daytrip bottle. Happy Days 
Deborah
Deborah
