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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Good lord. I've never ordered a bottle of wine in my life and I guess I won't be starting anytime soon. Can't you take your own bottle with you now? I haven't seen anyone actually doing it, but a few years ago I remember the rules changing. I believe it had to do with something called "corkage", which is a great word.
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Some restaurants allow it, so long as its not homemade... and charge an exorbitant corkage fee in the $20-$50 range. Since its on the bill, they probably expect you to tip 15-20% on it too.
Wine with dinner is a pretty cultural thing for me, but I have a real hard time buying wine at restaurants at that rate of markup.