There’s More To BYOB Than Just Bringing Your Own.
For a wine lover, the most magical acronym out there is BYOB. Toting a … If a restaurant has a corkage fee of $20 or above, management is basically [More…]
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CA Alcoholic Beverage Control does not regulate the imposition of corkage fees
Dear NoCorkageFees.com,
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (California) does not regulate the imposition of corkage fees. It is not mandatory to do so although it is a common practice with licensed restaurants. Licensees who decide to impose a corkage fee may set the amount of that fee. “BYOB” is the decision of the individual licensee … Continue Reading ››
The Price of Corkage
Mark Spivak
For the uninitiated, a corkage fee is a levy charged to diners for the privilege of bringing in wine from their private cellar, a practice that not all …
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Corkage and Tipping a.k.a. Gratuitage
We went to a trendy restaurant for dinner one evening in the Dog-patch district of San Francisco a few years back and I brought a couple bottles of really nice wine along, based on some menu items I noticed while having a business lunch … Continue Reading ›› Is Thomas Keller Charging the US’s Highest Corkage Fees?
New Michigan law lets diners take their own wine to some restaurants
By Sylvia Rector / Gannett Michigan
The Novi News reached out to a variety of Novi restaurants about the new wine corkage law, but received responses only from Diamond Jim Brady’s...Michigan diners can now legally take their own bottles of wine to restaurants that have liquor licenses, but they will likely have to pay a corkage … Continue Reading ››
How Do I Avoid a Corkage Fee?
By wiseGEEK
April 15th, 2014
To avoid paying a restaurant's corkage fee, you need to first do your research. Determine ahead of time whether a restaurant even has a "bring your own bottle" (BYOB) policy. Next, contact the restaurant and ask if they have a corkage fee. It is also a good idea to pay … Continue Reading ››
Corkage Facts & Figures – Uproot
