Voting Booth Results

Total Votes: 646

What's your vacation wine strategy?

Bring wine from home	163 (25%)
Ship wine ahead to destination	6 (0%)
Buy retail at destination	141 (21%)
Drink at restaurants	117 (18%)
Drink from cruise ship list	3 (0%)
Taste/buy at wineries	148 (22%)
Drink beer or liquor instead of wine	7 (1%)
Don't drink adult beverages on vacation	3 (0%)
Don't take vacations	9 (1%)
Other (fill-in)	49 (7%)

Here are the fill-in votes:

• check out local wine shops/wineries, talk with locals, then buy retail--I've found some GREAT wines (1 votes)
• A combination of several of the above: bring a few bottles, but otherwise, play it as it lays (1 votes)
• a,b,c,d,e,f,&g depending on situation (1 votes)
• always vacation in a different AOC and buy at local wineries (1 votes)
• Am on permanent vacation in the northern Valifornia wine country! (1 votes)
• At the Santa Helena Recovery Center wine is not allowed. (1 votes)
• Attend Wine Tastings (1 votes)
• Both - bring & buy wine at our destination (1 votes)
• Bring only viagra and lots of sherry (an old man's Fear and Loating in Wherever) (1 votes)
• Bring or buy locally if in wine area (1 votes)
• Bring some Wine from home, and purchase some on the road as needed. (1 votes)
• bring some, buy some (1 votes)
• Bring some, buy some retail. (1 votes)
• bring wine from home as backup but not so much that we don't feel compelled to shop for more! (1 votes)
• Bring wine from home on cruises, buy retail at land destinations. (1 votes)
• bring wine, buy local, drink at restaurants, taste & buy at wineries, (1 votes)
• Bring wine, buy retail, Drink at restaurants, Buy at wineries etc. depending on the situation (1 votes)
• Bring wine, buy retail, drink at restaurants, taste/buy at wineries, drink beer and liquor. (1 votes)
• Buy retail at destination, taste at wineries, AND bring from home. (1 votes)
• Buy retail, drink at restaurants, and taste/buy at wineries (1 votes)
• Combination of the above - bring some, find some at retail or at a winery (1 votes)
• Depends upon where I'm going... usually #1 (1 votes)
• Depends where I go on vacation (1 votes)
• drink friend's wine at destination (1 votes)
• drink wine (1 votes)
• field strip (1 votes)
• Gin & Quinine (antimalarial, donchaknow..) (1 votes)
• Gin and Bitters (1 votes)
• I bring it and buy it there. I can't haul enough for a whole vacation, but really, I take the sure (1 votes)
• I use a combo of shipping, buying retail and drinking in restaurants,with an occasional winery trip (1 votes)
• If my destination is in or around wine country I buy it there, otherwise I bring it with. (1 votes)
• It depends. If I am vacationing in a wine making area, I would buy retail. Else, restaurants. (1 votes)
• largely retail at the destination..all the better to see what the locals drink with their food (1 votes)
• look for Costco -stock up bigtime and drive it back to Utah! (1 votes)
• Multiple answers. Bring from home, drink some beer & spirits, buy some locally, drink at restaurants (1 votes)
• never #1; check local wineries/breweries (great finds!), drink at restaurants & drink liquor/beer (1 votes)
• NORMALLY I vacation in nice wine-friendly spots and drink local BUT in Ireland bring your own wine! (1 votes)
• Not fair! I sometimes bring wine from home, but why bring wine to a wine producing country? Etc. ! (1 votes)
• purchase regional wines (1 votes)
• sip ahead of destination, take some good wines from home, buy at destination & drink at restaurants (1 votes)
• take a case or so of wine, buy wines at restaurants, drink friends' wines (1 votes)
• Take local/rare curiosities with me, and buy the rest there (1 votes)
• Take my chances on local vineyards/breweries; or local preferences from the region. (1 votes)
• Take some, buy some, visit wineries when possible, drink much! (1 votes)
• travel vicariously in my arm-chair, mouse in one hand, glass in the other... (1 votes)
• Use Wine Spectator as the guide to choose great restaurants for wine lovers (1 votes)
• We generally drink the local wine, both retail & restaurant (1 votes)
• We like to try the local flavours, food and wine. (1 votes)
• When driving, line the trunk with good California wine. (1 votes)