1. _Does the caterer charge a corkage fee if you provide the wine? 2. As a practical matter, restaurants are free to set their own corkage policies. 3. Corkage $ 16 .-Reservations : Needed.4. A handful of local restaurants will waive corkage fees for local wines or provide discounts on meals. 5. The restaurant sells a large selection of wines at retail prices plus corkage of $ 2 a bottle. 6. And the store will not charge a corkage fee for any wine or beer consumed in the store. 7. Nothing was said about the $ 15 corkage fee, which appeared to be waived for just about everyone. 8. Meanwhile, a waiter was so'says the spy ) on Wednesday night that he waived the corkage fee. 9. High corkage fees often are more about maximizing the bottom line than about enjoying wine with food in a genial setting. 10. Not yet in retail stores, Corkage Caddy may currently be purchased via the Internet at www . corkagecaddy . com.