Join us for Corktoberfest Saturday October 1st from 2 to 5 pm!

Welcome to our Corktoberfest newsletter. We are just 2 days away from our 1st ever Corktoberfest Beer Tasting! It is this Saturday, October 1st from 2 to 5 PM. Marc is just about done with the lineup and it looks pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Here is a glimpse of some of the beers we will be pouring. Mayflower…Blue Hills…Clown Shoes…Wachusett…Sierra Nevada…Kona…Goose Island…Magic Hat…Ithaca…Redhook…Widmer…Troegs…Left hand…Crispen Ciders…Sam Adams…Stone…Southern Tier…Cisco…Boulevard…Narragansett…Blue Moon…Woodchuck…Ipswich…Palm…Rodenbach…St. Martin…Anchor…Harpoon…and even New England’s own Cabin Fever Maple Whiskey.

We will have our famous Tasting Pizza and plenty of munchies for you to snack on between beers. I’m sure there will be some pint glasses…key chains…coasters…hats and t-shirts to give away as well. The theme is Oktoberfest, Fall, and Pumpkin beers…but there will be plenty of other new and different styles for you to try. This is 1 of the biggest beer tastings of the year and let’s face it, after that Patriots debacle in Buffalo (which I sat through and feared for my life) and the epic collapse of the Redsox…couldn’t we all use a drink or 2?...or 80… which looks like the number of offerings we will have at Saturdays Corktoberfest tasting!

We won’t have a beer tasting tonight (Thursday) or a wine tasting on Friday night as we get the store ready for Saturdays big event. I have some special wine tastings lined up from now till the end of year. Including a tasting of some new wines from “Corked the Comic”. These are delicious California wines, and we will have the winemaker and the cartoonist here for the tasting. And as you sample the wines he will draw a caricature of you! I’m also in the process of lining up former Sox great Bill Lee to sample his Spaceman wine here. Don’t forget to look for us at the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest on Tuesday October 4th. And save the date for our 7th Annual Grand Holiday Wine Tasting which is Saturday, November 12th.

Have a great week everybody… and we’ll see you at Corktoberfest!

Robert

10 Days to Corktoberfest!!

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Well, I think it’s time to stick a fork in the Redsox…they are done. Even if they make the playoffs (which I don’t think they will), they will get smoked in the 1^st round by Detroit or Texas. They just have too many injuries and not enough pitching. At least we have the Pats looking to go 3-0 on the road up in Buffalo this week. And the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins take to the ice in their exhibition opener tonight.

As far as Cork’s stuff happening, we have both a wine and beer tasting this week, and don’t forget we are only 10 days away from our 1^st ever Corktoberfest Beer tasting. Save the date…Saturday October 1^st from 2 to 5 PM.

This week’s beer tasting (Thursday from 4:30 to 7) has our friend Miguel sampling our “Beer of the Month” Victory Variety Packs. This mix 12-pack has a mix of Prima Pils, Hop Devil IPA, and Golden Monkey Tripel. A little unusual to only have 3 different beers in the mix-12 pack, but from what I remember about them, they are quite good. And as we have been doing all month, we will continue with the rock bottom sale price of $14.99. And don’t forget to pick up your free Victory pint glass with your purchase.

Friday night’s wine tasting from 4 to 7 marks the return of the Tommy Bolini show, South African edition! He will start the night off with the newest wine from Sutter Home, Bubbly Moscato. Then we head off to South Africa for Porcupine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah. I’m sure Tom will beguile us with stories of Boekenhoutskloof porcupines. If not porcupines then surely he will spin tails of Goats do Roam as we taste their White and Red Blends. And what South African tasting would be complete without my favorite varietal Pinotage, as he ends with the La Capra version of that delicious varietal presented by Fairview. As with all our Friday night wine tastings we will take 10 % off and wines you sample that evening.

Wine Sale Items for 9-22-11 to 10-6-11

- Mirassou Pinot Noir… $8.99

- Kris Pinot Grigio … $10.99

- Clos du Val Chardonnay … $19.99

Beer Sale Items for 9-22-11 to 10-6-11

- Warsteiner Oktoberfest 12- PK … $12.99

- Dogfish Head 60 Minute 6-PK … $9.99

- Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine 22 OZ … $7.95

Liquor Sale Items for 9-22-11 to 10-6-11

- Skinnygirl Margarita … $12.99

- Jameson Irish Whiskey 750 ML … $25.99

- Ursula’s Nip Special… Fleischman’s Vodka 50 ML … 99¢

Have a great weekend everybody and we’ll see you soon.

Robert

Corktoberfest, Pats and Sox! Oh my!!

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Well, that was quite a convincing win by the Pats on Monday night. The defense is still a little scary but Tom and the offense were just ridiculously good. Let’s hope they keep it rolling this week against San Diego at home. That is a 4:15 start so be sure to stop in at Cork’s for all your “lubrication” needs as Mr. Brady called it. I will be here working Sunday in my Pats jersey, as I needed next weekend off for my road trip to Buffalo to see the surprising Bills vs. NE. Now if only the Sox can regroup and get healthy to hold off the pesky Devil Rays. Look for me freezing and getting soaked in the bleachers tonight (Thanks George!). I don’t know, I just don’t have that warm fuzzy feeling heading into the playoffs with that pitching staff. Maybe after a few glasses of wine and a couple of beers (and a Sox win) I can get that feeling back.

But enough about me and sports…let’s talk about Marc and beer! He is putting the finishing touches on our 1st ever Corktoberfest beer tasting. The date is Saturday, October 1st from 2 to 5 PM. Here is a sneak peek at some of the breweries he has lined up. Mayflower…Blue Hills…Clown Shoes…Sam Adams… Troegs…Wachusett… Crispen Cider… Palm…Rodenbach… Harpoon…Anchor Steam…Boulevard…not to mention a bunch of Pumpkin, Fall, and Oktoberfest Beers as well. To whet your appetite for Corktoberfest here is what Marc will be sampling at tonight’s’ (Thursday) beer tasting from 4:30 to 7 PM. Berkshire Oktoberfest…Long Trail Harvest Ale…Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale…Weyebacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale…and Schneider Weizen Eisbock.

I don’t have a wine tasting lined up for this Friday. But I think we have the return of the Tommy Bolini show for next Friday night. Speaking of Tommy B, we have this year’s edition of Bogle Phantom in house. This delicious blend of Old Vine Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Old Vine Mourvedre comes out just once a year and is a must try. We have 5 cases in and I’m not sure if we can get more, so hurry in to grab your 08” Phantom! We do have a lot of new wines coming in as we shift gears from the summer beer/cocktail season to wine season. I will be getting more new wines in every week as we build towards our 7th Annual Grand Holiday Wine Tasting. This year’s event is back to Saturday, and will be held on November 12th from 2 to 5 PM. We heard from many of you who couldn’t do the Thursday night, and we always have great crowds for the beer tastings on Saturdays. I will have updates on the website www.corksfinewine.com as we get closer to the event.

Let’s not forget about the last concert of the season this Saturday night at Great Woods. Toby Keith wraps up the summer shows with what is always a great show, and I’m pretty sure a packed house. So as we have been doing all summer, just bring in your concert ticket and grab a free bag of ice for your cooler on us! Girls with Daisy Dukes and cowboy boots see me for an additional free gift! I’m not sure what that will be…but I’m sure I’ll find something for ya! Have a great weekend everybody and we’ll see y’all soon.

Robert

A soggy journey to fall...and Corktoberfest!!!

Welcome to Cork’s soggy newsletter. I hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend because we are sure making up for it with this crappy weather the last few days. At least we have the Pats opener to look forward to, even if we do have to wait until Monday night for it. Let’s hope the Sox can rest up and get healthy as they limp into the playoffs. Speaking of the Redsox, we just got a new wine in made by Bill “Spaceman” Lee. I saw Bill a couple years back at 1 of the fall wine shows in Boston. He was as red nosed as Rudolf and spinning tales of baseball past, and taking pictures with anybody who asked. Of course I had to get a pic with him, and as we were posing I asked him what his favorite wine was and he said Syrahz (kind of a mix of Shiraz and Syrah) and that he’d be bottling one in the near future. Well it’s here and it’s not a wine for the faint hearted. It is a mix of Syrah, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah. It’s not cheap either at $21.99 but we will feature it on our “Whiteboard Specials” for $19.99 for a couple of weeks.

Since the weather is so crappy and Marc just got “back” we don’t have a beer tasting scheduled for tonight. We will definitely line something up for next week and try to roll them out every Thursday in the fall, and right through the end of the year. We are always open to Customer Beer tastings as well. Our friend Donnie has done a couple…who’s next?? We asked Miguel to make signs for our 1st Annual Oktoberfest Beer tasting which is Saturday, October 1st from 2 to 5 PM. He did a great job on them and even took it a step further calling it Corktoberfest on the signs. So now that I’ve given him credit I’m stealing it and will use it in future e-mails and on the website. So be sure to check www.corksfinewine.com often for Corktoberfest updates and lineups.

Our good friend Marcus will be back this Friday night from 4:30 to 7 pouring some new wines from Sun Wholesale. He will have the new, delicious wines from Teira Winery in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma. I tried these wines a few weeks ago and they are outstanding. He will have their Sauvignon Blanc (which Dry Creek Sauv. Blanc is really the only California SB I like). Next up is their Merlot followed by their award winning Zinfandel. He will also have 2 wines from Le Grand Noir, Chardonnay and GSM (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre). He will end the tasting with the hottest varietal out there, Luccio Moscato D’Asti. As with all our Friday night wine tastings we will take 10% off any wines you sample that evening.

Wine Sale Items for 9-8-11 to 9-21-11

· J K Estates La Riata or Crossfire … $8.99
· Prendo Pinot Grigio … $10.99
· Spaceman Red Wine … $19.99

Beer sale Items for 9-8-11 to 9-21-11

· Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale 6-PK … $7.99
· Bud Light Lime 12-PK cans … $10.99
· Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison 22 OZ … $9.95

Liquor Sale Items for 9-8-11 to 9-21-11

· Fulton’s Harvest Pumpkin Pie Liqueur … $10.99
· Boomerang Australian Vodka … $14.99
· Ursula’s Nip Special of the Week…E & J XO Brandy 50ML … 99 cents

We are still looking for a part-time stock person so if you know anybody over the age of 18 (preferably 21) send them down our way. Go Pats and Pawsox..1st time in the playoffs for them in quite sometime. Have a great week everybody.

Robert

Happy Labor Day weekend...and lessons from Irene

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. I hope everybody survived Irene and has their power back. I was out for 2 days and the novelty wears off quickly. I think most of Foxboro is still out except for Gillette thanks to Krafty Bob. For those still looking for ice, we got loaded up today and have a full freezer right now. While we’re ranting about power outages…OMG People…do you know what you’re supposed to do when a traffic light is out of service?!? Well most of the knuckleheads I ran in to (figuratively not literally, thankfully) just had their head down and blasted through it, like it never existed. You’re supposed to treat it as a 4 way stop…STOP…make eye contact with anybody else at the intersection…the person who arrives 1^st has the right of way…if you were there at the same time, the person to the right has the right of way. It’s really not all that complicated…is it?

OK enough of the Irene ranting let’s talk about what’s going on here at Cork’s. As this e-mail is going out late in the day on Thursday, and Marc is not here this week, there will be no beer tasting. We’ll line something up for next week and don’t forget about our 1^st ever Oktoberfest Beer Tasting. It is 1 month away on October 1^st from 2 to 5 PM. We will have tons of Fall Seasonal Beers…Pumpkin Beers…and of course Oktoberfest beers. We will also be doing the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest which is on Tuesday the 4^th of October.

We have a special wine tasting on Friday night from 4 to 7 PM. We will have a supermodel sampling you on the Beringer Founder’s Estate family of wines. She will have Riesling…Pinot Grigio…Chardonnay…Pinot Noir…Merlot… and Cabernet. She will also have some golf balls…wine openers...and other stuff to give away or raffle off. Beringer is the official wine sponsor of the Deutsche Bank Golf tournament at the TPC in Norton (I bet they’ve had power all week too). We’ve also had tickets for the early rounds of the tournament that we have been giving out. We do still have 2 more for Friday’s 1^st round. 1^st one in who buys a bottle of Beringer Founders Estate they are yours!

This should be a great weekend with the golf next door…The Sox finishing up with the Yankees tonight and taking on the reigning AL Champs the Rangers…and the Pats wrapping up their pre-season against the Giants in Foxboro tonight. And of course all those last BBQ’s…picnics…and beach day’s before the Summer unofficially ends on Monday. We will be open from 10 to 5 on Monday, Labor Day for your shopping convenience. Have a great long holiday weekend everybody. YAY ELECTRICITY HOW WE LOVE THEE !!

Robert

P.S. We are looking for a part-time stock person. You must be at least 18 yrs old (preferably 21..how else are you going to recommend stuff) You need to be able to work nights and weekend shifts. You can download an application here http://www.corksfinewine.com/employment.htm and bring it to the store. Be sure to ask for Kat, Megan, or Robert

P.P.S. We know the website is not current but our web mistress does not have internet yet and can't access it. Ah Irene!