Check out our new layout!

Well we’re just about wrapping up our lil mini move we did in the front of the store. And if I do say so myself, it looks really good. We angled the '2 for wines, mixers, and craft beer aisles so that they are much more shoppable. It gives you easier access to the liquor wall and now everyone can find the cordials and liqueurs that we had hidden for the last 3 years! Marc is putting the final touches on his domestic craft section and the whole area should be completed by the weekend. Again, we thank you for your patience during this move and hopefully it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience.

We are going to skip the tastings for this week as Marc finishes up his beer section and I will be out for a bit with my knee surgery. But Marc will be stealing my Friday night slot next week for a special St. Patrick’s Day tasting. He will have Jared from Colonial Beverages here to sample you on Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp, and any other Irish beers they can find. And a St. Patty’s Day celebration tasting wouldn’t be complete without our friends from Sailor Swagger here to sample you on their hotsauce….mmmm mmmm Pineapple hot sauce and the new Bloody Mary mix should go well with Black & Tans and green beer!

Wine Sale Items for 2-7-12 to 2-21-12

- Gosset Brut Excellence Champagne … $29.99

- Hugo Gruner Veltliner … $9.99

- Red Sox Wines Cabernace or ChardonnClay… 2 for $20

Beer Sale Items for 2-7-12 to 2-21-12

- Rolling Rock 18-PK Bottles … $11.99

- Red Racer IPA 6-PKs … $12.99

- Unibroue 750 ML … $6.95

Liquor Sale Items for 2-7-12 to 2-21-12

- Metaxa 5 Greek Spirit … $21.99

- Pinnacle Vodka Atomic Hots or Coconut 750 ML … $13.99

- Camarena Tequila Nips 50 ML … $1.29

I’m closing out our Redsox wines from the 2011 season above in this weeks wine sale. The Lester and Buckholz wines also come with a coupon from Popeye’s Fried Chicken and a can of Bud Light. So be sure to get them while they last. I’m not sure who’s going to be on this years label, or if they’re even doing them anymore. How bout that game by Rondo the other day against the Knicks…hopefully that quiets all that ridiculous trade talk about him. And let’s hope the B’s won’t miss Tuka too much and get things squared away for another Stanley Cup run.

So next weeks newsletter is going to be guest written by Kat, with Marc helping out on the beer stuff. Let’s see if they can top my usual witty remarks and sports takes.Have a great week folks and I’ll talk to you soon.

Robert

New location for Grand Spring Wine Tasting..and winter blahs...

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. My how quickly the weather can change here in the New England area. Just last week we hit 60 degrees and I was saying how the Sox should just have spring training up here, and this week we have snow, freezing rain, and slop. I suppose we were due for another snowstorm or two as it really has been quite the mild and snow free winter.

I’d like to thank out new friend Mike from Quadrant Software who did our Friday night wine tasting last week. He brought in a bunch of his co-workers to mix with our regulars for a fun wine tasting evening. We still have openings if anybody is interested in doing their own “Customer” wine or beer tasting here at Cork’s. Just let Marc or I know and we will put you on the schedule.

We don’t have a wine or beer tasting for this week here at Cork’s as we finish up our inventory this week. Thanks for bearing with us as we get this done during a slow period after the holidays. We do have some new changes coming to Cork’s soon as well. We are planning a new tasting area in the front right hand corner of the store. We will have our high end scotch, beers, and liquors in the front of the cases similar to our finest wines in the back of the store. We are also going to angle some of the shelves in the front of the store to make access easier for Marc’s imported microbrews, and have a better traffic flow to that area. Again thanks for your patience during our mini construction as we try to bring you a new and easier shopping experience here at Cork’s.

We are also going to change up our Grand Spring Wine Tasting event this year. Instead of having the event here at Cork’s, we are going to be the official sponsor of Julia’s Garden Charity Wine Event at Christina’s in Foxboro. This is the 5th year of this event and all proceeds go towards the building and maintaining of the “Julia’s Garden and Playground” complex located in the World
War I Park in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. We hope to have 8 wine tables, 4 beer tables, and 2 liquor tables there for you to sample. There will also be food, raffles, a silent auction, even music & dancing till 11 PM. The date is Friday March 30th and you can find more info and order tickets here www.gardenwinetasting.com .

Robert