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corkage

[kawr-kij] / ˈkɔr kɪdʒ /
NOUN
service charge
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Professional wine buyer Kate Janacek, who sets corkage policies for restaurants, said even the ultra wealthy try to save money.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024

Napa Valley’s French Laundry charges a $150 corkage fee just for the privilege of bringing in your own wine into the eatery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

Buy a bottle and it’s just a $10 corkage charge.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021

All-Purpose Pizza charges a $25 corkage fee per bottle — and has no limit on the number.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021

If ladies carry their own wine from the steamer to a lodging-house, and drink it there, or offer it to their friends, they are charged "corkage."

From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood


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