: a charge (as by a restaurant) for opening a bottle of wine bought elsewhere
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While waiting, diners sip fresh sugarcane juice and can uncork their BYOB (wine and Champagne only, no corkage fee) at communal tables.
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Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
To keep local wines front and center, Americana House waives corkage on two Lodi 750 ml bottles per table, a small but meaningful nod to the region’s growers.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
These must be brought in carry-on luggage, not checked, and may not be consumed in lounges or public spaces, aside from restaurants, where there is a corkage fee.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 9 June 2025
On Monday evenings, for instance, corkage is only $10 per bottle at Hawksmoor; its cheapest glass is $17.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
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Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
To keep local wines front and center, Americana House waives corkage on two Lodi 750 ml bottles per table, a small but meaningful nod to the region’s growers.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
These must be brought in carry-on luggage, not checked, and may not be consumed in lounges or public spaces, aside from restaurants, where there is a corkage fee.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 9 June 2025
On Monday evenings, for instance, corkage is only $10 per bottle at Hawksmoor; its cheapest glass is $17.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for corkage
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“Corkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corkage. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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