Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

droit de bouchon

anglais translation:

corkage/corkage fee

Added to glossary by mimi 254
Sep 2, 2009 09:27
14 yrs ago
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français term

droit de bouchon

Non-PRO français vers anglais Autre Tourisme et voyages réception
ce terme apparaît dans une facture proforma.

- boisson.....xxx francs
- Buffet du Terroir.....xxxx francs
- droit de bouchon (vins &champagne) ....xxxx francs.
- sonorisation .....xxxx francs

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Merci pr vos suggestions

Proposed translations

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corkage

What you have to pay the organizer if you bring your own wine/champagne.
Note from asker:
Merci!
Peer comment(s):

agree Laurel Clausen
1 minute
agree Jocelyne S : Or "corkage fee"
1 minute
agree Irene McClure : Lots of hits to back this up, here is just one http://www.winecountrygetaways.com/corkage.html
3 minutes
agree John ANTHONY
4 minutes
agree Graham macLachlan : A charge made by a hotel or restaurant for serving a bottle of liquor, esp. one not supplied by it. OED
9 minutes
agree jean-jacques alexandre
29 minutes
agree Sandra Petch : Corker of an answer ;-)
37 minutes
agree Melzie
49 minutes
agree Jean-Louis S.
1 heure
agree Colin Morley (X)
1 heure
agree Tony M : Yes, this is the term I've always known and used
2 heures
agree George C.
3 heures
agree rkillings
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci bcp!"
3 minutes

the right (and price to pay) for bringing your own bottle of wine

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-09-02 09:31:34 GMT)
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2 oct 2008 ... La définition du droit de bouchon et le cout moyen du droit de bouchon. Peut-on negocier le droit de bouchon? Conseils sur le droit de ...
www.touslesmariages.com/dossier-repas-et-soiree-quest-ce-qu...
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Merci
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neutral Tony M : Right explanation, but not the natural term for expressing it in EN.
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corkage

Known as corkage, a corkage fee or cork charge
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agree John ANTHONY : Yes, but Mark was quickest...!
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corkage fee

Generally accepted term for this payment.

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Note added at 46 mins (2009-09-02 10:13:48 GMT)
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The corkage fee is a charge levied by restaurants on diners who wish to bring their own wine with them. This fee is generally low (often the price of their cheapest bottle) and is effectively a tip to the restaurant for their trouble in serving your wine to you.

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http://tweetmeme.com/story/157227946/corkage-fees-what-are-t...

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A corkage fee is used by establishments that allow patrons to bring in their own bottles. This is done for a very wide variety of reasons and the fees reflect this variety. Some restaurants do not serve alcohol but allow their diners to bring in a bottle to go with their meal. In my experience, these places generally have the lowest corkage fees and some have no fee at all.
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agree Verginia Ophof : vmophof
6 heures
agree Travelin Ann
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Reference comments

7 minutes
Reference:

Si les traiteurs acceptent généralement, certains pratiquent un droit de bouchon :
Ils vous font payer une somme forfaitaire par « bouchon », c'est-à-dire pour le service d'ouverture des bouteilles, de service au cours du repas ainsi que pour l'utilisation et le lavage des verres. Faites le calcul afin de savoir si cela reste plus rentable pour vous d'apporter votre vin, même avec le droit de bouchon par bouteille. C'est en général le cas.
http://www.touslesmariages.com/dossier-repas-et-soiree-quest...


Que signifie 'droit de bouchon' ?
(Sandrine, 27 ans)

Le droit de bouchon est la somme que le traiteur demande pour chaque bouteille que vous fournissez vous-même. C'est une manière pour les traiteurs de rentabiliser s'ils ne peuvent se faire de bénéfices sur les boissons.
http://www.marieclaire.fr/,que-signifie-droit-de-bouchon,202...
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