Thursday, December 4, 2008
Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter. I hope everybody
had a great Thanksgiving. We were extremely busy here,
being our 1st big holiday with full liquor. It was good
to see all of you and help you with your wine
selections. We have lots going on here at Cork’s with
tons of tastings between now and Christmas. We also have
a new Holiday section on the website with great gift
ideas and even holiday getaways. Check out our special
holiday gift sets perfect for your holiday gift giving.
We’ve also tracked down some great holiday stories and
shopping ideas to make your holiday special. Since some
of you travel for the holidays, we’ve also created a
page with holiday specials on travel. You can find them
all on corksfinewine.com.
We have 2 liquor tastings scheduled for this week. We
will sample Schwartzhog Krauter Liqueur on Friday night
from 4 to 7 PM. Think Jagermeister and Robitussin, with
Hog roots mixed in….mmmmm mmmmm good. This will be sure
to warm you up as the weather gets colder. I know when
the seasons change and the temperature drops below
freezing, I think of Gin and Tonics! So we will have a
New Amsterdam gin tasting on Saturday from 3 to 6 PM as
well.
Our friend Jamie from MS Walker will be here for a
special wine tasting on Saturday from 2 to 5 PM. Yes
it’s our 1st ever “Stock up for X-Mas Rebate/Shebangle
Wine Tasting! What is this you may ask? Well, the wines
at this tasting are all excellent everyday wines and all
of them have rebates ranging from $1 per bottle up to
$36 per case. I know what you’re saying...rebates
stink…pealing labels...mailing receipts, and all that
nonsense. But with the economy the way it is, and these
all being good value wines to begin with, perhaps the 36
bucks can go towards Aunt Margaret’s X-Mas gift this
year.
The wines he will be tasting are Toasted Head Reserve
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. But the Toasted Head rebate
also covers the Merlot, Cabernet, Viognier, and the 2
bottle gift set as well. These rebates go from $6 up to
$30 for a case. Big Tattoo Red is a Cabernet- Syrah
blend and has rebates up to $36. Next up is Blackstone
Pinot Grigio and Cabernet. You can also mix and match
Blackstone Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah,
Riesling, or Zin fandel
to receive your $25 rebate. Next Jamie will have Alamos
Chardonnay, Malbec, and Bonarda from Argentina to taste.
Again, excellent value wines at $9.99 everyday and you
save up to $36 on a case. Finally, Hogue Late Harvest
Riesling, a delicious holiday wine with a rebate as
well. Of course you will still receive the 10 % discount
on any of these brands as well to make the savings even
better. This will be 1 of the best tastings of the year
and a can’t miss event.
Now when Jamie leaves at 5 he will tag our friend Jim,
who will be doing his annual Belgium Beer tasting from 5
to 7 PM. He will feature Saison Dupont, Moinette Blonde,
and Scaldis Noel all in the classic 750 ml cork finish
bottles. Jim is 1 of the most knowledgeable beer reps we
have at our tastings, and this tasting was a huge
success last year. Sounds like we need to have a couch
in back for naps and cabs at the ready if you’re going
to do all 3 tastings, but either way this should be a
fun day here at Cork’s.
To guarantee that you will always get your Cork’s
emails, we will be changing over the way we mail them
(the internet is turning bulk mail into spam and we
never want to spam you!). Since you signed up to be on
our email list, we’re going to list you on our new email
server called FeedBlitz. Sometime over the next few
weeks, you will receive an email from FeedBlitz where
they will ask you to click on a link to activate your
account. Just click on the link and the emails will come
to you as soon as we write them. That’s it! From that
point on, you’ll be receiving our emails worry free from
spam (what wine goes with spam???) Of course you can
always get our newsletter by going to our blog:
Corks Fine Wine Newsletter
OK that
last part was from our webmistess and my sister
Marianne. I turn my back for 20 minutes and “sample” a
dozen wines with a sales rep and she adds to my
ever-growing newsletter. Oh well…of course we know ANY
wine goes with that delicious canned treat known as
spam. A few sports references and we’re done…Celts are
off to an awesome start…wow the Bruins in 1st place…Sox
ink Pedroia long term…and the Pats...well 3 outta 4
ain’t bad.
I hope you all have a great weekend and we’ll see you
soon
Robert
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