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
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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
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