would you , as a provider, drink a bottle wine of  that a client brought? a lot of  reviews mention bringing libations to the meeting

I always uncork/open a new bottle in front of my guest. I'll pour it in front of her. I wouldn't want her to think that I might be slipping her a "mickey"...Now if someone brings an open, half filled bottle to the party, then I can see someone being a little gun shy to indulge.

Yes, if it is unopened and it has not been tampered with I am more then happy to share a beverage with a client. Especially red wine. That is my favorite.

It's usually easy to find out from a lady's web presence what perfume/shoes/gift cards(etc), booze she likes.  

How does one seal one of those

I have had clients bring wine, champagne,  vodka, tequila and sure why not! By no means am I a lush. Every once in a while I enjoy a nice glass of wine or JD with a client.  

I typically buy those 4 packs of wine, and get the chemistry flowing with a little chitchat over the wine.  I leave the other two bottles for her afterwards, I guess that's my version of a "tip."

Come on folks, when was the last time you brought ANYONE an already opened bottle of wine???

Get a couple of plastic cups and 2 cabernets.  Pour a "top shelf" wine into one cup, then pour "swill" into another.  Have a sommelier taste and compare.  I guarantee the poor fucker won't know the difference.  I drink and share reasonably priced wine, and I haven't yet had a complaint.

Many years ago in Vegas, I ran into a friend of mine in a liquor store. He was shopping for a bottle of wine to bring to a house warming gift to a mutual acquaintance and business associate of his. He couldn't decide what to buy and mentioned that he really didn't even like the asshole and didn't even know why he was going, much less spending good money for a decent bottle of wine to bring.

'm no sommelier, but that's almost like saying there's no difference between Budweiser and a good craft beer

It's easy to taste the difference between a five dollar wine and a fifty dollar wine. I will concede it's MUCH harder to tell the difference between a fifty dollar wine and a two hundred dollar wine, especially out of a plastic cup, but wine has to be of a certain minimum quality to be drinkable to many of us.

... knocking her out.  

you will be surprised that some guys don't get that it needs to be a closed bottle.
A few times I have seen guys and they ask what I like to drink if anything.
They do buy a drink but instead of it being a bottle of alcohol they get me a drink at the hotel's bar and bring it up to the room.
So when I get there it is just a drink in a glass from the bar and then some get annoyed when I pass on the drink.
Not comfortable drinking a cocktail when I did not see it poured at the bar.But the majority just buy a bottle of vodka and juice or a bottle of wine or champagne.Or order it from room service.


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with same lady, I'll ask if she wants me to bring it again. I leave it up to her to decide if she wants to drink a little during the visit. I'm not much of a wine drinker so it doesn't matter to me either way. If sharing a bottle of wine makes her happy, I'm more than happy to oblige.

I visited you in your hotel room. You had an open bottle of wine. You offered me a glass which I innocently accepted . I mean it would have been rude not to.

Every few years, there seems to be a blind taste test by a reputable organization (if, e.g., you consider the New York Times or LA Times reputable) and expert wine tasters are often fooled by less expensive, but still very good, wines.  

There are some VERY good $30 wines, there are ZERO good $3 wines.

So I see where civilian girls would be oh so scared to drink something opened from a stranger while in the presence of a guy, alone. The poor sweet thing might pass out and have him screw her without permission.  

I was SUPPORTING your claim by pointing out that NYT and other reputable food / wine critics have run the blind tests using panels of (alleged) wine experts many times and proven the point more convincingly.  

Just like there's no difference between a $50 BP session and spending $$-$$$ on a well-reviewed provider, right?

Of course you can ... this is really hysterical when I read it in the Sterling Archer voice in my head ...

And then she woke up in a tub of ice missing a kidney ...

was of premium vodkas in the NY Times about 20 years ago. All the "top shelf" labels were represented but at the last minute someone suggested that Smirnoff be included as a control.  Smirnoff won.
I then tried Smirnoff and didn't like it.  I also hate Absolute and only consider it usable in a mixed drink.

and true enough, I do know guys who can "sniff test" the difference between various crude oils. My sniffer is not quite that sensitive, but I can tell the difference by color.  

Actually, most "craft" beers are owned by MillerBud.