Two people guessed we weren't charged tax for the wine. But did you know, "... let’s talk about the role of the government and how it affects our pricing through taxes, license and fees. Did you know that a restaurant in Texas is not allowed to directly charge tax for alcoholic beverages if they have what is called a mixed beverage permit? This permit is the type purchased from the State by restaurants that serve not only beer and wine, but cocktails as well. Restaurants with this permit are responsible for paying tax on all alcohol (beer, wine and liquor) directly; it cannot be passed along to the customer as a separate fee. Last I checked, Texas has the highest mixed beverage tax in the nation coming in at 14% of sales. No, not the price we pay for the beverage, but the price we sell it for. To put this in perspective if you come in my restaurant and order a $50 bottle of wine, you pay $50 only (no tax), I pay the state of Texas $7.00 from the restaurant. Your local grocery store and package shop are not subject to this tax. They pass it on to you, the consumer, as regular sales tax." Found this on another blog, but it seems well researched and I'm too tired to look it up further as it serves my purposes as is.
One person said that we had not invited her. And while, yes, it is a crime as she is very witty company, that is not the answer.
The last person answered that we only had one bottle of wine. Not exactly the answer I was looking for... but wkamasaki is the big winner!
What I was looking for was referenced in http://dotandcheetaheat.blogspot.com/2010/01/do-you-see-what-i-see.html where the liquor was more than the food!! So inadvertently wkamasaki was right; we did only have one bottle of wine and therefore the alcohol was less than the food. And that is not how I roll.
So wkamasaki... where are we going?!
Cool! I get to have lunch with Dot! Let's try something new.
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