Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Customer Apprecation Day to add to your calendar!

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Now that was some old time Bruins hockey Monday night! Let’s hope they keep the momentum going and even up the series tonight. And it looks like the Sox still have the Yankees # as they win again in NY. Now if only the Celtics were going after banner # 18 instead of the despicable Heat. Not that I’ve watched 1 second of it, I’m certainly pulling for Dirk and the Mavs to pull it out.


OK….sports references out of the way let’s see what’s happening here at Cork’s. Things are really picking up of late with the Great Woods season getting into swing. We were quite busy for the Phish concert last night. And we go from the Phisheads to the Parrotheads as Jimmy Buffet makes his annual pilgrimage next Saturday. Don’t forget to show your concert ticket and get a free bag of ice with any purchase!

Speaking of annual events, circle you calendars for Cork’s 4th Annual Customer Appreciation Day. It will be Saturday July 30th from 1 to 4 PM. This is our biggest event of the year and features wine, beer, and liquor tastings. In addition we spark up the grill and have burgers and hot dogs for everyone. This is our chance to thank you for your patronage and being loyal Cork’s customers. We’ll even welcome back those of you have strayed to the new “Evil Empire” in town and those who frequent our “Local” competitors. We may not have the buying power of them, and the big fancy ads, but this is what we like to do to show our appreciation to our customers. We also have a HUGE RAFFLE and give away tons of free stuff to everybody. There are no concerts at either local venue so this is the perfect day to come by and enjoy a great day here at Cork’s.

Marc will be doing his monthly “Beer Manager” tasting this Thursday night from 4:30 to 7 PM. Here is the list of crazy beers he gave me that he will be sampling. Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA…AV Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout… Port Brewing 5th Anniversary… Long Trail Brewmasters Series Double IPA…Pretty Things Field Mouse’s Farewell…Heavy Seas Holy Sheet Uber Abbey Ale. Sounds like some pretty cool stuff to me! So come check them out and get 10% off any of these eclectic craft beers.

We won’t be having a wine tasting this week as I defer to our neighbor's fabulous Pinot Grigio extravaganza. But if you’re in the neighborhood and hankering for a nice red, I’m sure I’ll have a bottle or 2 open. I do have a bunch of wine tastings lined up throughout the summer months so be sure to check out the website at http://www.corksfinewine.com/. You can also find our weekly specials on beer, wine, and liquor items throughout the store there.


Stay cool…stock up for the big games…and have a great weekend everybody.

Robert

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Let's go Bruins! Stock up and watch the Stanley Cup with Cork's Fine Wine

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather was pretty good for the most part as I think we’re finally out of our everyday rain cycle. And I’m sure it’s spectacular in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest where the Bruins start their quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup tonight. I’m not sure how many of you have been to Vancouver but it is the most beautiful area of the world that I’ve ever been to. Let’s hope the Bruins can sneak out a win or two on the road before the series shifts back to Boston.

This weeks Thursday night beer tasting (4:30 to 7) features the summer beers from Quality Beverage. My cousin Vinnie/Dan/Greg/supermodel (yea right they haven’t sent 1 of those in years!) will be sampling you on 6 beers to get you ready for the warm summer months. They will have Sierra Nevada Summefest…Magic Hat Wacko…Goose Island Summertime…Buffalo Bills Orange Blossom Cream Ale…Kona Wailua Wheat…and Widmer Bros. Citra Blonde Summer Brew. Sounds like a pretty good lineup to me. I know I haven’t had at least 3 of them, and look forward to trying them with you. As with all our Thursday night beer tastings we will take 10% off any of the beers you taste that evening.

We have the return of the Tommy Bolini show for Friday nights wine tasting from 4:30 to 7 PM. He has a great lineup of wines to taste you on including this year’s Redsox wines (as I write this the Sox are getting swept by the Whitesox). He will start you with Chandon Brut Rose Sparkling Wine. Next up is a delicious value priced Sauvignon Blanc from Bogle. Clay Buchholz ChardonClay and Jon Lester Cabernace are the newest additions from Longball Vineyards. Off to Washington State for Hedges CMS Red Blend. He will finish off with the outstanding Luigi Bosca Reserve Malbec from Argentina.

Wine Sale Items week ending 6-15-11
· Renwood Sierra Series Zinfandel … $7.99
· BV Coastal Sauvignon Blanc … $7.99
· Zuccardi Malbec or Chardonnay/Viognier … $9.99

Beer Sale Items week ending 6-15-11
· Just Beer 22 OZ … Horseneck Golden IPA…Moby D A Whale of an Ale…The Golden Flounder … $3.95
· Guinness Extra Stout 12- Pk … $14.99
· All Winter Beers left in the house are now 20% off

Liquor Sale Items week ending 6-15-11
· Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey 750 ML … $19.99
· Jack Daniels Green Tennessee Whiskey … $19.99
· Jack Daniels “NEW” Honey nips … 99 cents

Yikes as I’m writing this its pitch black out and they are saying there are tornados out in Western Mass. Let’s hope they aren’t too bad and they blow over. Just in case I’m going to go hide in the beer cooler and crack open a beer!

Robert