One town used its "corkage" taxes from vodka sales to build a sports stadium, apparently thinking the lure of sports would take people's minds off liquor.
If you buy one of the wines, you can drink it in the hotel's restaurant, which will waive its usual corkage fee.
Corks can crumble and allow air into a bottle, causing what is called corkage, a slight rotting of the wine.
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Aug. 14, 2013 - DCist