Sox in Japan means far east wine tasting

I hope everybody had a great Easter. It was good to see a lot of you here at Cork’s loading up for the holiday. I’m sure a few of you diehards like me got up at 6 AM to see the Sox split the season openin g series in Japan. Round 2 of March Madness kicks off tonight, and the Celtics have to be the favorites to win their 17th title.

Speaking of the Sox we mentioned the Redsox wines in the last newsletter, arriving next week from Wachusett Brewing Co. is Green Monsta Pale Ale. We will taste that and a few of the other excellent Wachusett brews on a special tasting during the 1st Sox vs. Yankees series on Saturday April 12th from 1 to 3:30. Game is at 4 so you have plenty of time to bring your Monsta 6-pk home and watch the Sox spank the evil empire.

While we’re on the Sox and Japan let’s taste some beers from the far east tonight (Thursday from 4:30 to 7:30). Our Asian expert Mr. Wallace will sample you on Sapporo from Japan, Singha from Thailand, Tsingtao from China, and Tiger from Asia. Did you know that around Tokyo they actually have beer vending machines all over the place? I somehow can’t see that happening in the Boston area.

Hmmmm…I want to keep the wine tastings going as well but I don’t have any vendors or ideas so hang on as I browse the section for inspiration. OK, I’m back with a hodgepodge of interesting wines for different reasons. 1st up is Yellow Tail Sparkling Wine. I’ve yet to try it and I’m not expecting a heck of a lot but we sell boatloads of Yellowtail so let’s keep an open mind and give it a try. Next up is Montinore Semi-dry Riesling. I visited them in Oregon, super people, excellent wines that I will continue to support. Tres Picos Garnacha from Spain will be next. We had a Garnacha last week and I want to compare this 1 that has received excellent press to it. Forchini Beausierra is a Bordeux style wine from Sonoma and will be next. Last but not least will be Fourplay Rosso which I brought in for a customer and just have to try. It is from Sicily and the label says it’s a blend of 4 native white grapes. Huh?...and it’s called a Rosso? Hmmmm… So be sure to stop by Friday night from 4 to 7 PM and sample this eclectic mix of wines.

Robert

No tastings this week but liquor will be in by the weekend

Hello everybody, once again this will be a very brief newsletter as I’m right in the middle of setting the wall for the large sizes of distilled spirits. We do have most of the brands in as we speak and will be adding more as we go along. So the set and pricing should be up and running by tomorrow and we will officially be in the booze biz by the weekend. Thank you all for your patience during this transition.

Once again we will not have a beer or wine tasting tonight or tomorrow. It’s still too hectic and we need to concentrate our efforts on the liquor section. We will definitely get back to having tastings next week. This Friday was supposed to be the 1st of the “customer’s favorites” tastings with Bill & Cherry Tredo but unfortunately we will have to re-schedule for sometime after Easter in April.

One last thing before I go back to my liquor wall. We are looking for a couple of part-time cashiers. You must be able to work nights and a fewweekend shifts. You can either go to the website (corksfinewine.com) and download an application or come to the store and fill one out.

Thanks,
Robert

Under construction!

Greetings from the construction site at Cork’s.

This will be a very brief newsletter as we are smack-dab in the middle of our re-construction to make room for distilled spirits. We do have a full selection of nips (50 ML), ½ pints (200 ML), and pints (375 ML) behind the front counter. We will have the 750 ML and 1.75 L in by the end of next week just in time for Easter.

There will be no tastings this week and probably next week as well as the store is sort of in a shambles as we make the transition. Please pardon our appearance during this construction phase.

OK short and sweet this week as I need to get back to my varietal wall re-set.