Letter From The Editor -- Open That Bottle Tonight!
It’s not a “real” holiday, but it’s a beautiful idea, and certainly a great reason to celebrate. Today is the tenth annual Open That Bottle Night, the holiday founded in 2000 by Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, wine editors at The Wall Street Journal. The idea is simple. We all have that bottle of wine that we said we wouldn’t open. Maybe it’s the last from a special case, maybe it was a gift, maybe it signifies a special event. Whatever the reason, we have saved it. The founders of OTBN ask why. Why have we saved it? For the memory of course, to remember the event that brought it to us. However, they say, now is the time to use it for something. According to them, use it to seize this day. Every day, they say, is a day to create new memories.So here’s the plan… Take that favorite bottle. Maybe it’s so old that it isn’t going to be all that
drinkable anyway. Not important. Gather a special person, or people. Maybe make an event of it with friends and have everyone bring their own saved bottles. Open them while you reminisce. Laugh, drink, eat. The point of OTBN is that the old memory, and that old bottle of wine, now create a new memory. And even if the wine’s gone a little sour, the evening is still going to be sweet…Open That Bottle Night is growing in popularity each year, with events being held not only privately, but in BYOB restaurants that waive their corkage fee in honor of the evening, in wine shops, and as fund-raising events. OTBN was even used in a question on the TV game show Jeopardy, and the contestant got it right. Do you have a bottle stashed away? Go on.. go get it... what are you waiting for?
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