Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. I guess the summer weather isn’t over just yet as we get this tropical rainstorm today and tomorrow. If you’re one of those who want to hang onto summer as long as possible (and wear shorts like the Cork’s staff) we will take 10 % off any summer beers hanging around. We have a rack in the front of the beer section and we will put those neon round stickers on them so you and the cashiers will know to take 10 % off. While we are talking about seasonal beers, if you find or see an Oktoberfest or other Autumn beer you like…grab it!...most are already billing out of stock and will be gone in early October.
Speaking of October…1 without the Sox in the playoffs…grrrrrrr…don’t forget the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest tasting is next Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM. It is under the tents at the Comcast Center and the lineup of restaurants looks amazing. Tickets are just $12 in advance and $15 at the door. We will be pouring Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Southern Tier Pumking, and a couple of other Oktoberfest/Fall beers. Here is a link to some of the restaurants that will be there sampling their signature dishes. http://www.tri-townchamber.org/discounts.html This event is always a blast, and all the proceeds go to the local food banks.
We don’t have any tastings lined up for this week here at Cork’s. We do have John from Trio Wines and the return of the Tommy Bolini show on the schedule for this month. I need to get on my cousin Vinnie and Miguel to get some beer tastings on the docket as well. We do have Newport Storm out of RI and a new rep from Dogfish Head on the schedule, but we will be filling up the rest of the weeks and try to run them every Thursday night right through Christmas. Don’t forget to save the date for our 6th Annual Grand Fall Wine Tasting. It is Thursday night October 28th from 5 to 7:30 PM.
Robert
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Join us for our fall tastings...
Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. We have picked out a date for our 6th Annual Grand Fall Wine Tasting. It will be Thursday night October 28th from 5 to 7:30 PM. We’ll bring in a bunch of new and interesting wines for the Fall and upcoming Holiday Season. Since it is just a couple of days before Halloween we encourage you to wear a costume for the event. We’ll even give out a gift to all in costume, and award a grand prize for the best costume.
Speaking of tastings we will do an in-house beer tasting tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7. It will either be me, Danni, or Kat and we will celebrate the arrival of the Fall Season with some Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers. We will be sampling Harpoon Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Oktoberfest, Lakefront Pumpkin Lager, and Southern Tier Pumking. Since they are rationing the amounts of Shipyard Pumpkin we can get, my 6 pk Pumpkin Beer of choice is from
Lakefront Brewing out of Milwaukee. It is on record as the best brewery tour I have been on to date, as 1 of the owners was a comedian/drunkard and we all got 5 “chips” for beers to drink before…during…and after the tour! Southern Tier Pumking could possibly ruin all other Pumpkin Beers after the 1st sip. It is full bodied, spicy, and has the taste of pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust….mmmmmmm…yummmie.
It’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve done a wine tasting so I’m going to pick out a few new wines and do 1 myself this Friday from 4:30 to 7 PM. Let’s kick it off with the brand new Woodbridge Sparkling Wine. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was. It tastes like Prosecco and is only $10.99. Next up is Layer Cake Virgin Chardonnay, an un-oaked Chard. Next up is Tierruca Pinot Noir from Chile. This is a delicious Pinot and a steal at 2 for $14. We have to unleash the '09 Bogle Phantom next. This is a deep, dark, brooding blend of Petite Sirah, Old Vive Zinfandel, and Old Vine Mourvedre. And since the nights are getting a tad nippy, let’s finish the night and warm you up, with Sao Pedro 10year old Tawny Porto.
Just a quick reminder on a few events that we have coming up. Kat & Courtney have a fundraiser next Wednesday September 29th starting at 6:30 at Trinity Restaurant in Norton. It is in memory of Sarah Pellon and Paula Querzoli-Smith and all the money raised goes to 2 graduating seniors from Bishop Feehan. You can check out the facebook link for more details. http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=107510369308957&ref=mf
Speaking of tastings we will do an in-house beer tasting tonight (Thursday) from 4:30 to 7. It will either be me, Danni, or Kat and we will celebrate the arrival of the Fall Season with some Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers. We will be sampling Harpoon Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Oktoberfest, Lakefront Pumpkin Lager, and Southern Tier Pumking. Since they are rationing the amounts of Shipyard Pumpkin we can get, my 6 pk Pumpkin Beer of choice is from
Lakefront Brewing out of Milwaukee. It is on record as the best brewery tour I have been on to date, as 1 of the owners was a comedian/drunkard and we all got 5 “chips” for beers to drink before…during…and after the tour! Southern Tier Pumking could possibly ruin all other Pumpkin Beers after the 1st sip. It is full bodied, spicy, and has the taste of pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust….mmmmmmm…yummmie.It’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve done a wine tasting so I’m going to pick out a few new wines and do 1 myself this Friday from 4:30 to 7 PM. Let’s kick it off with the brand new Woodbridge Sparkling Wine. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was. It tastes like Prosecco and is only $10.99. Next up is Layer Cake Virgin Chardonnay, an un-oaked Chard. Next up is Tierruca Pinot Noir from Chile. This is a delicious Pinot and a steal at 2 for $14. We have to unleash the '09 Bogle Phantom next. This is a deep, dark, brooding blend of Petite Sirah, Old Vive Zinfandel, and Old Vine Mourvedre. And since the nights are getting a tad nippy, let’s finish the night and warm you up, with Sao Pedro 10year old Tawny Porto.
Just a quick reminder on a few events that we have coming up. Kat & Courtney have a fundraiser next Wednesday September 29th starting at 6:30 at Trinity Restaurant in Norton. It is in memory of Sarah Pellon and Paula Querzoli-Smith and all the money raised goes to 2 graduating seniors from Bishop Feehan. You can check out the facebook link for more details. http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=107510369308957&ref=mf
We also have the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce Oktobefest on Tuesday, October 5th from 5 to 7 PM at the Comcast Center. Lineup and more details (and scary pic of the Cork’s crew) can be found here. http://www.tri-townchamber.org/discounts.html I hope you all enjoy the 1st official fall weekend and we’ll see you soon.
Robert
Robert
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