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corkage
[ kawr-kij ]
noun
- a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron. Compare cakeage ( def ).
corkage
/ 藞办蓴藧办瑟诲萧 /
noun
- a charge made at a restaurant for serving wine, etc, bought off the premises
Example Sentences
Another trade publication, The Restaurant, found corkage at some places in London has increased to more than 拢100 per bottle.
The fancy bottle of wine on your neighbor鈥檚 table isn鈥檛 from the restaurant鈥檚 stock but the result of Padaek鈥檚 gentle corkage fee: $15 to bring your own grape juice.
The fancy bottle of wine on your neighbor鈥檚 table isn鈥檛 from the restaurant鈥檚 stock, but the result of Padaek鈥檚 gentle corkage fee: $15 to bring your own grape juice.
Napa Valley鈥檚 French Laundry charges a $150 corkage fee just for the privilege of bringing in your own wine into the eatery.
Diners can buy bottles off the shelf at retail prices, take them home or pay a $10 corkage fee to drink them in the restaurant.
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