Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Well the Sox are in the World Series hunt for the 5th time in 6 years…the Bruins are already playing exhibition games…the NBA Champion Celtics start training camp in Newport this weekend…and the Pats have a bye week to get over that embarrassment last week. Mix in some cool nights and Oktoberfest beers an d you can see why this is my favorite time of year.
Speaking of Oktoberfests we are proud to be the only retailer to take part in the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest on Tuesday night October 7th from 5 to 7 PM at Mansfield Crossing. There are going to be 20 local restaurants there including Davio’s…Stoneforge…Trattoria Della Nona…Bertuccis…Qdoba …Fridays to name just a few. We will feature and taste our large selection of Oktoberfest/Pumpkin/Autumn beers to help wash down all the great food. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door with proceeds going to the food pantries of Mansfield, Norton, and Foxboro. Check our website (corksfinewine.com) for a complete list of restaurants and where to purchase tickets.
We don’t have a beer tasting scheduled for this week but we will be sampling the brand new Budweiser American Ale next Thursday. We do have a rookie to our weekly wine tastings this Friday night from 4 to 7, as E ric from Baystate Wines will be here to sample some of his excellent wines. He will start you off with a delicious Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region of New Zealand called Alan Scott. The next 3 are all new wines from 1 of my go to favorite producers, Peirano Estate. “The Other White” is a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Viognier. Next up are 2 new reds for Peirano, Malbec and Petite Sirah. Last but not least is another favorite Stephen Vincent Crimson.
For those regulars of our website I’m sure you’re familiar with our “weekly mystery discount”. I usually make you say something stupid or embarrassing to the cashier to get a 10 to 20 % discount on whatever items we’re featuring that week. From time to time I will put them in the newsletter just to let you know we’re still doing them and so more of you can take advantage of them and embarrass yourself and our cashiers a bit more often. So this week to celebrate the Redsox latest world series run we will take 20 % off Sauvignyooooouuuuuk Blanc, Captai n’s Cabernet, or Vintage Papi. Just be wearing some form of Redsox gear or mention the fact that the Sox are in the hunt in October and the Yankees are not!!! To receive this week’s mystery discount. These wines make great Christmas gifts and we sold a ton around the Holidays last year so be sure to grab a few bottles while they are still around.
So brace yourself for a little Nor’easter and Patriots bye week and try to have a good weekend.
Robert
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Who wants to watch me this weekend?
I'd like to thank all of you who attended last weeks 4th Annual Kick-off Beer tasting. I thought it went real well and was the perfect size for a big tasting. Going forward we plan to keep the same scaled back format for the wine tastings as well. Just more room to maneuver and actually have a chance to talk to the reps. The weather turned out perfect...the Pats destroyed the Jets on Sunday…and hopefully you got a chance to try some new and interesting beers.
We will not have a beer tasting this week as we take a couple weeks off after the big event. We will get some scheduled soon as we go into the fall and holiday seasons. This weeks wine tasting will feature wines from Pannotia Vineyards. We will start with a delicious Riesling from the Rheinhessen region of Germany. From there the next 3 varietals are all from Mendoza, Argentina. Torrontes is a nice alternative white to the everyday Chardonnays and Pinot Grigios out there. Malbec is next and to me is the hottest varietal out there today. We will finish the lineup with Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are a great value at $10.99 and you will also get 10 % off the night of the tasting. If that wasn’t enough there are rebates available for $2.00 on 1 bottle, all the way up to $25.00 on just 6 bottles!!
I’d like to thank all of you who attended last weeks 4th Annual Kick-off Beer tasting. I thought it went real well and was the perfect size for a big tasting. Going forward we plan to keep the same scaled back format for the wine tastings as well. Just more room to maneuver and actually have a chance to talk to the reps. The weather turned out perfect...the Pats destroyed the Jets on Sunday…and hopefully you got a chance to try some new and interesting beers.
We will not have a beer tasting this week as we take a couple weeks off after the big event. We will get some scheduled soon as we go into the fall and holiday seasons. This weeks wine tasting will feature wines from Pannotia Vineyards. We will start with a delicious Riesling from the Rheinhessen region of Germany. From there the next 3 varietals are all from Mendoza, Argentina. Torrontes is a nice alternative white to the everyday Chardonnays and Pinot Grigios out there. Malbec is next and to me is the hottest varietal out there today. We will finish the lineup with Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are a great value at $10.99 and you will also get 10 % off the night of the tasting. If that wasn’t enough there are rebates available for $2.00 on 1 bottle, all the way up to $25.00 on just 6 bottles!!
OK for those of yo
u who are regulars here at Cork’s you all know Ted the wine dog. He seems to have his own lil cult following and everybody is always offering to watch him. Well as it turns out I’m heading to Maine for a few days this weekend and my usual dog sitters are not available. So if anybody is interested in taking the furry guy off my hands for a couple days please let me know. You can see his sad lil face hugging a bottle of his favorite wine on the front page of the website (corksfinewine.com) if that helps any. Heck I’ll even throw in a bottle of your favorite wine for your troubles. I hope you all have a great weekend.
We will not have a beer tasting this week as we take a couple weeks off after the big event. We will get some scheduled soon as we go into the fall and holiday seasons. This weeks wine tasting will feature wines from Pannotia Vineyards. We will start with a delicious Riesling from the Rheinhessen region of Germany. From there the next 3 varietals are all from Mendoza, Argentina. Torrontes is a nice alternative white to the everyday Chardonnays and Pinot Grigios out there. Malbec is next and to me is the hottest varietal out there today. We will finish the lineup with Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are a great value at $10.99 and you will also get 10 % off the night of the tasting. If that wasn’t enough there are rebates available for $2.00 on 1 bottle, all the way up to $25.00 on just 6 bottles!!
I’d like to thank all of you who attended last weeks 4th Annual Kick-off Beer tasting. I thought it went real well and was the perfect size for a big tasting. Going forward we plan to keep the same scaled back format for the wine tastings as well. Just more room to maneuver and actually have a chance to talk to the reps. The weather turned out perfect...the Pats destroyed the Jets on Sunday…and hopefully you got a chance to try some new and interesting beers.
We will not have a beer tasting this week as we take a couple weeks off after the big event. We will get some scheduled soon as we go into the fall and holiday seasons. This weeks wine tasting will feature wines from Pannotia Vineyards. We will start with a delicious Riesling from the Rheinhessen region of Germany. From there the next 3 varietals are all from Mendoza, Argentina. Torrontes is a nice alternative white to the everyday Chardonnays and Pinot Grigios out there. Malbec is next and to me is the hottest varietal out there today. We will finish the lineup with Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines are a great value at $10.99 and you will also get 10 % off the night of the tasting. If that wasn’t enough there are rebates available for $2.00 on 1 bottle, all the way up to $25.00 on just 6 bottles!!
OK for those of yo
u who are regulars here at Cork’s you all know Ted the wine dog. He seems to have his own lil cult following and everybody is always offering to watch him. Well as it turns out I’m heading to Maine for a few days this weekend and my usual dog sitters are not available. So if anybody is interested in taking the furry guy off my hands for a couple days please let me know. You can see his sad lil face hugging a bottle of his favorite wine on the front page of the website (corksfinewine.com) if that helps any. Heck I’ll even throw in a bottle of your favorite wine for your troubles. I hope you all have a great weekend.Robert
Thursday, September 11, 2008
4th Annual Kick-Off Beer Tasting
Well this should be an interesting newsletter as its 12:30, I have yet to eat and I’ve already seen 3 suppliers and tried about 20 wines…wooohoooo!!! Tough gig I have here, I know. OK, let’s focus as we have our 4th Annual Kick-Off Beer Tasting to talk about. I know things appear to be a little bleak with Brady going down for the year and the Sox dropping 2 of 3 to the Rays but I think it just adds a more mystique and interest to the seasons.
So 1 week late we have our 1st big beer tasting of the football season. It is this Saturday from 2:30 to 5 PM. We are scaling the event down just a bit as our last big beer tasting was a tad out of control. We will have about 75 beers (still tweaking and adding to the list) and about 15 tables. This will give those interested in tasting and learning more about the beers an opportunity to talk to the reps and not have it turn into a drunk fest. We will also not have a raffle at this event. As fun as this has been in the past we will keep the raffle for smaller weekly tastings and the big customer appreciation day. Of course, our famous tasting pizza and snacks will still be available as well as the t-shirts, pint glasses, bottle openers, hats and all that stuff.
We will not have a wine tasting this Friday night as we set up the store for the big beer tasting on Saturday. But feel free to come in and help set up the tables and I’ll crack a bottle of wine open to make the night fun. As the seasons change and we get more into wine weather we will be having wine tastings most every Friday from 4 to 7, and don’t forget our big holiday wine tasting will be Friday, November 7th from 4:30 to 7 so be sure to save that night on your calendar.
Wow this newsletter is pretty lame considering I’ve tasted 20 wines...oh well…perhaps it’s for the best. Here is a glimpse of the beers we have for Saturday’s big tasting…
Sam Adams...Plank...Wachusett...Cisco...Clipper City...Southern Tier...Harpoon...Black Sheep Ale...Lion Stout...Opa Opa...Jacks Pumpkin Spice...Magic Hat... Staropramen…Redbridge (organic)…Beck’s…Shipyard...Michelob…Woodchuck...Hobgoblin...Buzzard’s Bay…Fiddlers Elbow...and we will also have the brand new and much hyped Budweiser Ale!!
I’m still negotiating to get Tom and Giselle here for the tasting since he’s not doing anything. If not,I think we can snag a couple of linemen/women from the Boston Militia or a Patriot cheerleader or 2 (hey a guy can dream) but either way this is always a fun event. So be sure to don your Pats gear and stop by to try some great new beers, Oktoberfests, and even some of your old favorites and help kick-off the football season. Hope to see you all there!
Robert
So 1 week late we have our 1st big beer tasting of the football season. It is this Saturday from 2:30 to 5 PM. We are scaling the event down just a bit as our last big beer tasting was a tad out of control. We will have about 75 beers (still tweaking and adding to the list) and about 15 tables. This will give those interested in tasting and learning more about the beers an opportunity to talk to the reps and not have it turn into a drunk fest. We will also not have a raffle at this event. As fun as this has been in the past we will keep the raffle for smaller weekly tastings and the big customer appreciation day. Of course, our famous tasting pizza and snacks will still be available as well as the t-shirts, pint glasses, bottle openers, hats and all that stuff.
We will not have a wine tasting this Friday night as we set up the store for the big beer tasting on Saturday. But feel free to come in and help set up the tables and I’ll crack a bottle of wine open to make the night fun. As the seasons change and we get more into wine weather we will be having wine tastings most every Friday from 4 to 7, and don’t forget our big holiday wine tasting will be Friday, November 7th from 4:30 to 7 so be sure to save that night on your calendar.
Wow this newsletter is pretty lame considering I’ve tasted 20 wines...oh well…perhaps it’s for the best. Here is a glimpse of the beers we have for Saturday’s big tasting…
Sam Adams...Plank...Wachusett...Cisco...Clipper City...Southern Tier...Harpoon...Black Sheep Ale...Lion Stout...Opa Opa...Jacks Pumpkin Spice...Magic Hat... Staropramen…Redbridge (organic)…Beck’s…Shipyard...Michelob…Woodchuck...Hobgoblin...Buzzard’s Bay…Fiddlers Elbow...and we will also have the brand new and much hyped Budweiser Ale!!
I’m still negotiating to get Tom and Giselle here for the tasting since he’s not doing anything. If not,I think we can snag a couple of linemen/women from the Boston Militia or a Patriot cheerleader or 2 (hey a guy can dream) but either way this is always a fun event. So be sure to don your Pats gear and stop by to try some great new beers, Oktoberfests, and even some of your old favorites and help kick-off the football season. Hope to see you all there!
Robert
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Crazy here at Cork's!!
Wow this is the latest I’ve started a newsletter in awhile but it’s been crazy here at Cork’s. The Parrotheads were already congregating in the parking lot this AM for tonight’s Jimmy Buffet concert and my not so subtle pleas to lure Wallace back from the bushes have been fruitless so far, so I’ve been schlepping cases all morning. Anyways this will be brief but I wanted to get 1 out because we have 2 tastings this week to talk about.
We welcome back Sarah from Merchant du Vin for tonight’s (Thursday) beer tasting. She is one of the more knowledgeable beer reps out there and always has interesting beers for you to sample. Since October is national organic month (she told me I had no clue) we are going to do some organic beers tonight from 4:30 to 7:30. She will start you with Sam Smith Organic Ale and the new Sam Smith Organic Cider. Next is Pinkus Organic Pils and she will finish up with Ayinger Oktoberfest. So venture into the shark infested waters to try these excellent beers and receive 10% off any that you taste tonight.
John from Trio wines will be making a return appearance on Friday night from 4 to 7 PM to try you on some of his newer selections that we’ve brought in to Cork’s. He will start with an off dry Riesling from Washington State called Five H. Next is Bianchi Chardonnay which is a big rich buttery Chard and if you like that style, this is a must try. Shingleback Grenache is a highly rated, (91 points) delicious wine from Australia. Trace Merlot is next and is a big Merlot in a funky package. We will end with Bianchi Cabernet; this wine is mix of berry and coffee flavors and drinks like a $30 Cab for 10 bucks less than that.
Well the Pats kickoff their season this week but due to the Buffet concert on Saturday, our 4th Annual Kick-off Beer tasting will be next Sat. September 13th from 2:30 to 5 PM. I’m still putting the lineup together but we will be definitely be toning it down a bit from last years Superbrew event. I will be updating the website (corksfinewine.com) with details and will rant more about it in next week’s newsletter. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Robert
We welcome back Sarah from Merchant du Vin for tonight’s (Thursday) beer tasting. She is one of the more knowledgeable beer reps out there and always has interesting beers for you to sample. Since October is national organic month (she told me I had no clue) we are going to do some organic beers tonight from 4:30 to 7:30. She will start you with Sam Smith Organic Ale and the new Sam Smith Organic Cider. Next is Pinkus Organic Pils and she will finish up with Ayinger Oktoberfest. So venture into the shark infested waters to try these excellent beers and receive 10% off any that you taste tonight.
John from Trio wines will be making a return appearance on Friday night from 4 to 7 PM to try you on some of his newer selections that we’ve brought in to Cork’s. He will start with an off dry Riesling from Washington State called Five H. Next is Bianchi Chardonnay which is a big rich buttery Chard and if you like that style, this is a must try. Shingleback Grenache is a highly rated, (91 points) delicious wine from Australia. Trace Merlot is next and is a big Merlot in a funky package. We will end with Bianchi Cabernet; this wine is mix of berry and coffee flavors and drinks like a $30 Cab for 10 bucks less than that.
Well the Pats kickoff their season this week but due to the Buffet concert on Saturday, our 4th Annual Kick-off Beer tasting will be next Sat. September 13th from 2:30 to 5 PM. I’m still putting the lineup together but we will be definitely be toning it down a bit from last years Superbrew event. I will be updating the website (corksfinewine.com) with details and will rant more about it in next week’s newsletter. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Robert
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