We have a just a couple things going on as we wrap up summer and get ready for the fall season here at Cork’s We will be making our annual pilgrimage down to Buzzard’s Bay Brewery on Thursday, August 27th. We’ve talked about this for a few weeks now and there are details on the website. The weather is supposed to be great and this is always a lot of fun...oh yea…did I mention they have “Cornhole”? The Cork’s crew is leaving around 4:30 if anybody is interested in tagging along.
It seems like I haven’t done a Friday night wine tasting myself in forever, so I’m finding some hits of Summer 09” and putting them together for an end of season sampling. We will start with a brand new Albarino from Montecillo. This Spanish varietal goes perfect with any shellfish (yes even Bridgette’s new hermit crabs). Next up are 2 delicious Rose Wines, Chateau Virgile from France and Prado Rey from Spain. I think these are both great “Summer Blush” wines and an excellent choice when it’s just to hot to pop open your favorite red. Probably the most requested wine of the summer was Sangria (I know…I was surprised as well) both the ready to drink kind, and tons of questions about what wine to use when making Sangria. So we will chill down, and twist open La Casita Sangria for you to try. Next is a gem I found on my visit to Long Island a few weeks ago. It’s Palmer 2004 Merlot from the North Fork of LI. As I’ve stated many times, I’m not really a fan of the varietal but this drinks like a $25 Cab or dare I say even a Bordeaux. We will finish with a wine that only comes out once a year and is very limited. Bogle Phantom is a blend of Petite Sirah, Old Vine Zinfandel, and Old Vine Mourvedre. It is big… and dark… and spicy…and is the perfect wine for grilled steaks or BBQ ribs!
We won’t do any tastings next week as we get ready for our 5th Annual Kick-Off Beer tasting. The date for that is Saturday, September 12th from 2:30 to 5 PM. Josh is putting the finishing touches on the lineup and I promise more info next week on this huge event. So as the Sox make a push for the playoffs…. the Pat’s wrap up their pre-season….the summer concert season wraps up…and we get ready for the Deutsche Bank Golf Tournament… be sure to stop in Cork’s for all your end of Summer beverage needs. Have a great weekend!
Robert
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Welcome to Cork's weekly newsletter
Not a whole heck of a lot going on here at Cork’s as we wrap up the summer months. One bit of news for those that were interested - we are going to push the Buzzard’s Bay Brewery road trip back a week to next Thursday, August 27th. Megan is out of town and we had some coverage issues at the store so we will re-schedule it for next week. Speaking of coverage and scheduling, we are looking for 1 or 2 cashiers going into the fall/holiday season. If anybody is interested please stop by and fill out an application.
We will take another week off from the wine tastings this week as well, as I go see the Sox in their quest to overtake the evil empire on Friday night. I’ll find some new wines to sample next week myself, and start lining up vendors going forward and leading up to our big fall tasting. Don’t forget our 5th Annual Kick-Off Beer tasting is Saturday, September 12th from 2:30 to 5 PM. Josh is working hard putting together a great lineup, and we will be posting details and updates on the website at corksfinewine.com.
I’ve been waiting like 10 months to say it…and you will be sick of me saying it soon enough I’m sure…BUT THERE IS ONLY 1 OKTOBER !!!...And both Sam Adams Oktoberfest and Shipyard Pumpkin Ale are in!!!…ahhhhhh…. all is good in the beer world. We also have a bunch of other Autumn beers in house, and a ton more to come in the next few weeks. We will be making our usual huge fall beer display in the front of the store so come check it out. We’ve also been asked back to the local Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest again this year. It will be on October 6th and we will be pouring a bunch of Oktoberfest/Pumpkin beers. There are a bunch of restaurants there and all the money goes to the local food pantries. This was a blast last year and a real fun night out. I hope you all have a great weekend and we will see you soon.
Robert
We will take another week off from the wine tastings this week as well, as I go see the Sox in their quest to overtake the evil empire on Friday night. I’ll find some new wines to sample next week myself, and start lining up vendors going forward and leading up to our big fall tasting. Don’t forget our 5th Annual Kick-Off Beer tasting is Saturday, September 12th from 2:30 to 5 PM. Josh is working hard putting together a great lineup, and we will be posting details and updates on the website at corksfinewine.com.
I’ve been waiting like 10 months to say it…and you will be sick of me saying it soon enough I’m sure…BUT THERE IS ONLY 1 OKTOBER !!!...And both Sam Adams Oktoberfest and Shipyard Pumpkin Ale are in!!!…ahhhhhh…. all is good in the beer world. We also have a bunch of other Autumn beers in house, and a ton more to come in the next few weeks. We will be making our usual huge fall beer display in the front of the store so come check it out. We’ve also been asked back to the local Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest again this year. It will be on October 6th and we will be pouring a bunch of Oktoberfest/Pumpkin beers. There are a bunch of restaurants there and all the money goes to the local food pantries. This was a blast last year and a real fun night out. I hope you all have a great weekend and we will see you soon.
Robert
Thursday, August 13, 2009
August dog days of summer....
Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. For a slow, dog days of summer August there sure is a lot of stuff going on here at Cork’s. From tonight’s launching of Mayflower Beer…our roadtrip to Buzzard’s Bay Brewery…the Newport Storm Luau on Saturday…the start of the Patriots pre-season tonight…Country Fest on Saturday at Gillette…and let’s not forget our huge 5th Annual Kick-Off Beer Tasting on Saturday September 12th that we’re starting to put together now.
In our ongoing efforts to go green and support the local guys, we bring you Mayflower Brewing Co. out of Plymouth, MA…it doesn’t more local than that, unless we have Bill and the beer club come sample their stuff! We have another rookie, Jeff from Mayflower Brewing Co will be here tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7:30 to sample you on his Pale Ale, Golden Ale, IPA, and Porter. I have yet to try these beers myself, but Josh says that they are pretty good. We brought in a case of each a couple weeks ago and they almost sold through, so I am looking forward to tasting them with you.
We’re trying to get a head count on those interested in attending the Lager Education Night/BBQ/brewery tour at Buzzards Bay Brewery next Thursday. It’s from 5 to 8 PM and about a 45 minute ride from Cork’s. We will probably leave here around 4:30 or so and we can carpool for those interested. If you prefer to drive yourself try to giver me a heads up and so I can let Bill Russell the owner (no...not the x-Celt legend… or for you diehards not the Dodgers shortstop of the 70’s either) have a rough idea of how many are coming. There is more info on our website (corksfinewine.com) or the BBB website at buzzardsbrew.com.
We’d like to give a
big thank you to John and Sarah for doing an excellent job at the “Customer Wine Tasting” Friday night. They had some pretty expensive wines at the tasting and did quite well with them. They also had a couple of excellent Long Island wines, 1 of which I went to on Monday and toured. Palmer Vineyards not only makes delicious world class wines, they have an absolutely gorgeous winery/tasting room/deck overlooking the vineyards. For those longing to go to Napa/Sonoma or even Europe, but it’s just not in the budget the Long Island Wineries are a 1 ½ hour drive and a beautiful ferry ride away. If anybody is interested please let me know and I’ll make sure you get VIP treatment on your visit.
We’re going to take a couple of weeks off from wine tastings as we wind up the summer months and get ready for the fall wine season. We’re looking at dates now for our big Fall/Holiday wine tasting, and once we get through the Kick-Off Beer tasting we will set a date for that. And for those of you going to Country fest on Saturday we have plenty of Kenny Chesney’s favorites…Corona and Cruzan Rum for the festivities. We even have a life-size (I think Kenny is wearing lifts these days to be honest) to give away for the best cowboy/cowgirl outfit…who are we kidding…just cowgirl outfit!!... that comes in the store. So Giddyyyupp!! and swing by Cork’s before the show.
Robert
PS….shhhhhh...don’t tell anybody, but we have Shipyard Pumpkin Ale and a few other Autumn beers that have just arrived in limited quantities.
In our ongoing efforts to go green and support the local guys, we bring you Mayflower Brewing Co. out of Plymouth, MA…it doesn’t more local than that, unless we have Bill and the beer club come sample their stuff! We have another rookie, Jeff from Mayflower Brewing Co will be here tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7:30 to sample you on his Pale Ale, Golden Ale, IPA, and Porter. I have yet to try these beers myself, but Josh says that they are pretty good. We brought in a case of each a couple weeks ago and they almost sold through, so I am looking forward to tasting them with you.
We’re trying to get a head count on those interested in attending the Lager Education Night/BBQ/brewery tour at Buzzards Bay Brewery next Thursday. It’s from 5 to 8 PM and about a 45 minute ride from Cork’s. We will probably leave here around 4:30 or so and we can carpool for those interested. If you prefer to drive yourself try to giver me a heads up and so I can let Bill Russell the owner (no...not the x-Celt legend… or for you diehards not the Dodgers shortstop of the 70’s either) have a rough idea of how many are coming. There is more info on our website (corksfinewine.com) or the BBB website at buzzardsbrew.com.
We’d like to give a
big thank you to John and Sarah for doing an excellent job at the “Customer Wine Tasting” Friday night. They had some pretty expensive wines at the tasting and did quite well with them. They also had a couple of excellent Long Island wines, 1 of which I went to on Monday and toured. Palmer Vineyards not only makes delicious world class wines, they have an absolutely gorgeous winery/tasting room/deck overlooking the vineyards. For those longing to go to Napa/Sonoma or even Europe, but it’s just not in the budget the Long Island Wineries are a 1 ½ hour drive and a beautiful ferry ride away. If anybody is interested please let me know and I’ll make sure you get VIP treatment on your visit.We’re going to take a couple of weeks off from wine tastings as we wind up the summer months and get ready for the fall wine season. We’re looking at dates now for our big Fall/Holiday wine tasting, and once we get through the Kick-Off Beer tasting we will set a date for that. And for those of you going to Country fest on Saturday we have plenty of Kenny Chesney’s favorites…Corona and Cruzan Rum for the festivities. We even have a life-size (I think Kenny is wearing lifts these days to be honest) to give away for the best cowboy/cowgirl outfit…who are we kidding…just cowgirl outfit!!... that comes in the store. So Giddyyyupp!! and swing by Cork’s before the show.
Robert
PS….shhhhhh...don’t tell anybody, but we have Shipyard Pumpkin Ale and a few other Autumn beers that have just arrived in limited quantities.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
3rd Customer Wine Tasting
Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Finally a nice stretch of summer weather to enjoy. Now if only the Sox can go into NY and keep that unbeaten streak against the Yankees going. We’re going to take another week off from beer tastings this week as we get rid of the last the summer beers and get ready for Autumn/Oktoberfest beers. I think the Sam Octoberfest will be in next week, with tons of others to follow. This is my favorite beer time of year, and as we have in the past will bring in every fall beer out there and build a huge display in the front of the store.
We have our 3rd Customer Wine Tasting this Friday night from 4 to 7 PM. Our friends John and Sarah will be here pouring some of their favorite wines for you to try. They have an interesting lineup of wines from Long Island (where they are from), and their favorite wineries that they have visited. They will start with Palmer Pinot Blanc and Corey Creek Chardonnay. These are both world class wines from a great growing area, the North Fork of Long Island, NY. These wines and wineries usually get lumped in with the Finger Lakes region of NY, but are really quite delicious. There are over 30 on LI wineries that parallel the great wine growing regions in Bordeaux, France. I lived out there for 2 years and made several trips out to the wineries. Coincidently I’m making another trek this Monday with our friends from Sun Wholesale. These make great weekend getaways, and they are less than 3 ½ hours away by car or ferry. Merryvale Sauvignon Blanc will finish off the white portion of the tasting. They both love Cabernet Franc, so we will re-visit the local Cab Franc from Greenvale Vineyards next. Sebastiani Zinfandel and St. Supery Cabernet are 2 wineries that they have visited, and make perfect wines for those ribs and steaks that you throw on the Grill. I know it’s the dog days of the summer, but let’s try and support John and Sarah at this excellent tasting. Who’s up for the next one?
I’m leaning towards the 20th of August for our Thursday beer tasting/roadtrip to Buzzards Bay in Westport. It would be from 5 to 8 PM, and they have grills set up to BBQ as well as a brewery tour. Don’t forget the Newport Storm Luau which is on Saturday, August 15th. I just got off the phone with them and they are leaning against roasting a pig this year, but they will still have plenty of catered BBQ…their delicious beers…and lots of cool music all to benefit the Ft. Adams Fund. We’ll throw some more info and links on the website (corksfinewine.com) for both of these beer events. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you soon.
Robert
We have our 3rd Customer Wine Tasting this Friday night from 4 to 7 PM. Our friends John and Sarah will be here pouring some of their favorite wines for you to try. They have an interesting lineup of wines from Long Island (where they are from), and their favorite wineries that they have visited. They will start with Palmer Pinot Blanc and Corey Creek Chardonnay. These are both world class wines from a great growing area, the North Fork of Long Island, NY. These wines and wineries usually get lumped in with the Finger Lakes region of NY, but are really quite delicious. There are over 30 on LI wineries that parallel the great wine growing regions in Bordeaux, France. I lived out there for 2 years and made several trips out to the wineries. Coincidently I’m making another trek this Monday with our friends from Sun Wholesale. These make great weekend getaways, and they are less than 3 ½ hours away by car or ferry. Merryvale Sauvignon Blanc will finish off the white portion of the tasting. They both love Cabernet Franc, so we will re-visit the local Cab Franc from Greenvale Vineyards next. Sebastiani Zinfandel and St. Supery Cabernet are 2 wineries that they have visited, and make perfect wines for those ribs and steaks that you throw on the Grill. I know it’s the dog days of the summer, but let’s try and support John and Sarah at this excellent tasting. Who’s up for the next one?
I’m leaning towards the 20th of August for our Thursday beer tasting/roadtrip to Buzzards Bay in Westport. It would be from 5 to 8 PM, and they have grills set up to BBQ as well as a brewery tour. Don’t forget the Newport Storm Luau which is on Saturday, August 15th. I just got off the phone with them and they are leaning against roasting a pig this year, but they will still have plenty of catered BBQ…their delicious beers…and lots of cool music all to benefit the Ft. Adams Fund. We’ll throw some more info and links on the website (corksfinewine.com) for both of these beer events. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you soon.
Robert
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