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Today I’m responding to a request to “explain corkage to me.” I’m happy to do so, since we live in California and it is a widespread practice in this state. It does not exist in all states.
Corkage is the term given to the fee many restaurants charge for allowing you to bring in your own bottle of wine to be served with dinner. The charge is for their opening and serving your wine in their glasses that they must provide and clean, of course. Corkage here in town runs from $10 to $25 per bottle. Not all local restaurants charge and not all restaurants allow the practice. Phone ahead to ask and also ask about the fee for this service.
Also, do not bring a wine that is already on the restaurant’s wine list. That is considered bad form. Besides, the waiter can reject serving you a wine they already have made available. That happened to me not too long ago. We went to a famous restaurant in the Napa Valley and I took along one of my few bottles of a...
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