1. a fee charged by a restaurant for serving wine that customers bring themselves

Examples

• The restaurant charges a $15 corkage fee per bottle.
• We brought our own wine and paid the corkage.
• Some establishments waive corkage on certain nights.
• The corkage at this place is quite reasonable.
• They allow you to bring your own bottle for a small corkage charge.
• We decided to order from their wine list to avoid the corkage fee.