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In Australia and New Zealand, the term "BYO" (Bring Your Own) emerged to describe business establishments that offered corkage. It is believed that restaurants in Melbourne , in the state of Victoria , were advertising as "BYO" establishments by the 1960s with the concept becoming popular in New Zealand in the late 1970s.
However, they may also charge attendees a fee, usually charged per bottle (either at a flat rate or as a percentage of the bottle's price), for doing so, known as corkage. [4] Cash bars have their problems for caterers and venue managers. One major problem is the possibility of theft.
A wine list may also disclose a corkage fee for patrons who bring their own wine, in establishments and countries where this is customary. The corkage fee is intended to cover the profit the restaurant would have earned had it sold the customer a wine.
[52] [53] Establishments offering BYOB are not allowed to assess a cover charge, charge a corkage fee, nor advertise that patrons may bring beer or wine. [54] A recent federal court ruling found the prohibition against BYOB advertising by unlicensed establishments to be an unconstitutional violation of free speech.
Mystery Diners Siera and Destiney go undercover as a food runner and a customer, and catch manager Gregg charging an unauthorized $10 corkage fee for any outside liquors and doing a side business selling alcohol with his friend Enrique, who is posing as an employee of the restaurant; this nearly attracts the attention of a passing police car.
In 1691, an article in the London Gazette mentioned John Lofting, who held a patent for a fire engine: "The said patentee has also projected a very useful engine for starting of beer, and other liquors which will draw from 20 to 30 barrels an hour, which are completely fixed with brass joints and screws at reasonable rates".
A cover charge is an entrance fee sometimes charged at bars, nightclubs, or restaurants.
While there are no dry counties in South Carolina, and retail liquor sales are uniform statewide, certain counties may enforce time restrictions for beer and wine sales in stores (e.g., no sales after 2 a.m. in Pickens County) while others do not (in-store beer and wine sales are allowed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Charleston).