corkage

Example Sentences

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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

As for the dentist, he collects the fixed charge for stumpage and corkage and one thing and another and you come away with a feeling in the side of your jaw like a vacant lot.

From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)