corkage

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Corkage fees - the charge applied to diners who bring their own wine - are rising as restaurants try to make a profit, industry experts have said.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

Corkage fees are to recoup the costs of serving the alcohol - the time spent uncorking the wine, pouring it and washing up afterwards, and sometimes bringing the wine to the right temperature as well.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

Corkage policy: $20 per 750ml bottle, maximum two bottles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2015

And, finally, in place of the key-line of my peroration, what should obtrude itself upon my vision but that coarse and vulgar legend: Corkage, one dollar.

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