Jeroboam Surprise - $150 Corkage A Jeroboam of Still wine (as opposed to sparkling which holds one-third less) is equivalent to 6 standard bottles.

An acquaintance of mine brought one in for a very special meal and told me the restaurant charged him a $25 corkage per bottle equivalent which totaled $150.

Although the diners used the same original wine glasses, and the waiter rarely got around to help pour, the restaurant refused to budge on the full corkage.

Needless to say, the tip was based on the price of the food before tax and before corkage.