CORKAGE Definition & Meaning

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corkage

[ kawr-kij ]

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noun

a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron. Compare cakeage ( def ).

corkage

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noun

a charge made at a restaurant for serving wine, etc, bought off the premises

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Origin of corkage¹

First recorded in 1830–40; cork + -age

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Another trade publication, The Restaurant, found corkage at some places in London has increased to more than £100 per bottle.

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The fancy bottle of wine on your neighbor’s table isn’t from the restaurant’s stock but the result of Padaek’s gentle corkage fee: $15 to bring your own grape juice.

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The fancy bottle of wine on your neighbor’s table isn’t from the restaurant’s stock, but the result of Padaek’s gentle corkage fee: $15 to bring your own grape juice.

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

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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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