Well we’re just 1 day away from our 4th Annual Grand Holiday Wine Tasting. It is tomorrow (Friday) night from 4:30 to 7 PM. I tried my best to scale it back and make it more accessible, and yet we still have just over 100 wines and 10 liquors to taste. I’ve actually had to cut back and turn down vendors for this years show. But the good news is we’ll line them up during the holiday season and do wine tastings on most Saturdays as well as Friday nights.
Here are a few tips I recycled from past years events to help those new to our big tastings:
1) Please bring your favorite glass. We will have semi-real wine glasses for you to use, and from what I hear they are even bigger than what we’ve had in the past. But to truly enjoy the wine, you should be able to swirl it and sniff it. Now… it is still a tasting and you will get a 1 oz pour, so don’t be asking to have your glass topped off.
2) For those new to the tastings, as you enter the store you will receive a sheet listing all the tables and wines. You will be assigned a number and that is your number for the night. When you find a wine you like simply tell the sales person your number and they will put a sticker on the bottle and write your number on the top. We will have runners scoop them up and put them in a box for you at the front of the store. When you're ready to leave, just tell the cashiers your number and your purchases will be ready for you.
3) You will receive a 10 % discount on 6 bottles and 15 % on a case of wine. Sale items and “2 for” wines do not discount further but do count towards the total. You may also mix other wines not included in the tasting to your case to receive the discounts.
4) I feel the need to mention my biggest pet peeve once again… enough already with the incessant rinsing!!! The only time you should rinse your glass is when you go from reds to whites and even then you should rinse with a wine and not water. The water only coats your glass and dilutes the next wine.
5) Please stay clear of the path to the pizza when they arrive so you won’t be trampled by Tom (he ain’t heavy he’s my brother) and other pizza mongers. We don’t want needless injuries and there will be plenty for everybody.
6) Please drink responsibly. This is a tasting after all, not a party. Have fun… enjoy the wines… mix in some food. There is no shame in dumping or spitting. In fact it is the only way you can possibly get through a tasting of this size. Plus we mix me all together at the end of the night and have chugging contests!
Let us not forget about beer here at Cork’s as there is a lot going on in that category as well. In fact we have a new beer guy who just joined our staff. His name is Josh and has over 6 years experience in the beer business. So be sure to stop by and say hello, and ask him about all the new things he has planned for the beer section. We will talk more about these changes, and take your suggestions as we move forward.
Speaking of beer we have our friend Tim Coleman here tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7:30 to taste you on his excellent beers. He’s scheduled to sample Tuckerman Pale Ale and Headwall Alt. He doesn’t know it yet but we’re gonna twist his arm to crack open the newest arrival from the Southern Tier Cuvee Series called Oak Aged Ale also. We will do 10 % off any Tuckerman or Southern Tier products tonight only. We also have a bunch of new winter and Christmas beers arriving so be sure to check them out as well.
Wow I made it through a whole newsletter without 1 sports reference…Go Celts!...sorry, had to do it. I hope to see you all at the big wine tasting and have a great weekend.
Robert
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