The Wrap Girls...and my cousin Vinnie!

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. We have a special wine tasting for you this Friday night from 4 to 7 PM. We have Aimee & Clara, better known as the “Wrap Girls” here at Cork’s. They have their own TV talk show (think Hoda & Kathy Lee) on Norton’s public access channel 15 http://www.nortontv.org/#!the-wrap . I think they are also on now in Mansfield as well but I’m not sure which channel. They will be sharing some of their favorite wines they picked out earlier this week. Here is what they will be pouring: Kris Pinot Grigio…Bridlewood Chardonnay…Mark West Pinot Noir…Middle Sister Red Blend…La Hoya Reserve Syrah…and ll Lambrusco Sparkling Wine. They were here a few months ago and it was a lot of fun. So don your favorite Christmas sweater and come join “The Wrap Girls” for a Holiday Wine Tasting at Cork’s.

After a long absence from Cork’s, we welcome back my cousin Vinnie for Thursdaynight’s (4:30 to 7) beer tasting. He’s a week early by my calendar for the official start of winter, but he will be pouring the “Winter Beers” from Quality Beverage. Here’s the lineup: Sierra Nevada Celebration…Goose Island Mild Winter…Kona Pipeline Porter…Ithaca Cold Front…Redhook Treblehook…and Ovila Quad. Sounds like a pretty sweet lineup to me. I know there are at least 3 or 4 that I’ve never tried before. Even though it’s 50 degrees, and doesn’t really feel like winter, put on your scarf and mittens and come welcome Vinnie back to Cork’s and try some great beers.

Wine Sale Items for 12-12-11 to 12-28-11

• · Terra Sparkling Malbec … $9.99

• · Renwood Zinfandel … $7.99

• · Cameron Hughes Lot 171 Meritage … $10.99

Beer Sale Items for 12-12-11 to 12-28-11

• · Genesee 6-packs … $2.99

• · Boulevard assorted 750 ML … $8.95

• · All Fall Beers now 15 % Off !

Liquor Sale Items for 12-12-11 to 12-28-11

• · McIvor Scotch Whiskey 750 ML … $14.99

• · Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila … $36.99

• · Bushmills Irish Whiskey 50 ML nips … 99 cents

Don’t forget we will match any local competitors advertised sale prices. Just bring in the ad and we will be happy to match the price for you.

It should be a great Pats game this week against Denver and the amazing Tim Tebow. The B’s look to be back to their winning ways with back to back wins. Even the Celtics are piecing a roster together and hopefully done with that ridiculous Rondo trade talk. Hmmmm…wonder how my Pirates off-season is going. Usually not much hotstove action when your payroll is only 40 million. Good to see Tito land on his feet on ESPN. I’m sure he’ll do a great job in the booth.

Have a great weekend folks, and be sure to make Cork’s your 1-stop for all your Holiday parties!

Robert

Great gift sets and handmade gift baskets all priced right!

Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. Thanks to all of you who came out for our Bill “Spaceman” Lee wine tasting last week. It was a huge success! Bill was as crazy as ever, spinning tales of his past and present. He happily signed anything put in front of him and we sold out of 8 ½ cases of Spaceman wine. I’m hoping to get some more, and Bill said he’d swing by and even sign those for you folks who couldn’t get any that night. Thanks to Bill’s lovely wife Diana and to Kurt from Horizon Beverage for helping us out as well.

As for this week’s tasting we have our good friend Zach from Newport Storm here tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7 PM. He will be pouring their flagship Hurricane Amber Ale…Rhode Island Blueberry…Winter Ale…and the new “Storm of the Season” Sabrina which is a Belgian Style Pale Ale. And if Zach is the outstanding salesman I think he is he will have the new Newport Storm ’11 in the 750 ML cork finish bottle for us to try as well. I just found out from Marc that it is in the house. It sounds pretty cool. If you have a minute, check out their website http://newportstorm.com/beers.php?menid=2 . Being from RI, I’ve always been a big fan of these guys going back to their very 1^st luau they have each summer. So please help support the little guys and try some great local beers.

Friday night’s wine tasting (4 to 7 PM) is with Jeff from Hangtime Wholesale. He has a nice lineup of value wines that will be perfect for the Holidays, and leave you enough extra cash for those Christmas presents. He will start with a Sparkling Wine called Made by G. It is a made from Gamay (think Beaujolais) and I remember loving it when I bought it over a year ago. Apparently I didn’t do a good job expressing that to you folks as I’m sitting on most of it still. Next up is a delicious Marlborough, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc called Sunday Mountain. Shannon Ridge Chardonnay and Petite Sirah will be next, followed by a nice blend from JK Estates called Crossfire, and he will end with Sant’ Angelo Negroamaro. As with all our Friday night wine tastings, we will take 10 % off any wines you sample that night.

Be sure to check out our new display in the front vestibule that Kathy designed. Not a bad Christmas display for a Jewish girl. Check out our liquor gift sets and small nip and beer baskets that Marianne and Val made up. These make great grab gifts and are very reasonably priced. We can also make wine baskets, or any other basket you would like with a couple day’s notice.

Good to see Big Papi coming back (even though I’m a Pirate fan next year). And what’s with all this Rondo trade talk? I don’t get that at all. At least the Pats and Bruins are still playing well. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you all soon.

Robert