Thursday, April 3, 2008
Well we’ve finally picked a date for our 4th Annual
Grand Spring Wine Tasting. It will be Friday night May
16th from 4 to 7 PM. After much debate and quite a few
e-mails asking for different days of the week, Friday
seems to work best for most of you. We are pushing the
start time up 1 hour to make it easier for those getting
out of work to swing by before heading home for the
weekend.
We are also going to scale it back just a bit. For those
of you at the Superbrew beer tasting you can attest to
the fact that it was just too crowded. You couldn’t even
navigate the aisles and get at the beers. No worries
though, It will still be fun and we’ll have the pizza
and all that. Just a little bit smaller so that you can
talk to the supplier and not have to elbow your way in
and just stick your glass out. We will be updating the
website (corksfinewine.com) I’ll fill you in via the
newsletters and in our blog (wwww.corksfinewine.blogspot.com)
as the event draws closer.
We won’t have any beer or wine tastings this week. I was
a little disappointed in the turnout at the Asian beer
tasting last Thursday night. We had only 10 people
sample the beers and sold 1 six-pk. I think we will cut
the beer tastings down to a couple per month and I may
do some on Saturday.
The Bitch is back!! No,not your mother-in-law or the
Elton John classic. It’s the delicious Grenache from
South Australia. It’s released just once a year in very
limited quantities. I know some of you have been asking
for it (Jenn). We have only 3 cases and its first come
first served.
Another new interesting wine is Vintage Ink from
Indelible Wines. It is a deep, dark blend of Cabernet
and Merlot and is quite yummy. It’s also the un-official
wine of the NBA and all the tattooed stars in the
league. Hey I’m as big a fan as the next guy for some
tasteful, discrete body art. But have you seen the arms
of some of these guys? I swear 1 kid in the NCAA
tournament has the Declaration of Independence on his
arm. These 2 wines along with the closeout "Goatfather"
and Diva’s Chardonnay are in a small eclectic display in
the front of the store as you walk in.
Good to see the Celtics win their 60th game of the year
after last year's debacle of a season. The Sox completed
their Japan journey at 3 and 1, and even looks like the
Bruins will squeak in the playoffs. We also have FREE!
tickets to the season opener of the Boston Militia of
the IWFL. We will be one of the official sponsors of the
team and the only place in the area to get tickets for
upcoming games. Be sure to check out their website for
team info and schedule (massmutinity.com).
I hope you all have a great weekend. Robert |
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