Patina Group "Testing" Corkage Fee

One of the nice things that the Patina Group did was offer no corkage fees at all of its restaurants, including Patina. Well, apparently that's about to change. Nick & Stef's and Zucca are currently "testing" an $8 corkage fee Thu-Sat nights. Why those restaurants and those nights, we don't know. Were people taking cases of wine in when they went to dinner? Did Joachim feel gypped? Is this how the restaurants are dealing with a sluggish market? So many questions. [Chowhound]