Article: Classy glasses: wine-by-the-glass programs give guests plenty of options to try wines new to them while boosting sales.

Wine-by-the-glass programs are thriving all over the country. Why? An oversupply of wine worldwide, low domestic price points and younger consumers' growing love affair with wine are three strong reasons. The practice of providing multiple options in wine service may have started out in fine dining restaurants, but now it's common in cool wine bar hangouts, small bistros, and even chain restaurants.

With a restaurant-going public that has become more wine savvy and daring every year, offering an interesting wine-by-the-glass program is not only profitable (margins can be better on a glass of wine than on a bottle), but smart marketing. Patrons today want to learn, ...

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