corkage

American  

[kawr-kij] / ˈkɔr kɪdʒ /

noun

1. a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron.

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corkage British  

/ ˈkɔːkɪdʒ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of corkage

First recorded in 1830–40; cork + -age

Example Sentences

Other establishments - especially those without alcohol licences - often do not charge corkage, and some have a policy where corkage is waived on less popular days to dine out.

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

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

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.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Dunn went gayly along in this jesting fashion while he emptied the hamper of its contents, displaying along the dresser a goodly line of bottles, whose shape and corkage guaranteed their excellence.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James