Welcome to Cork’s weekly newsletter.  Not too much going on as we are in the middle of the dog days of summer.  We have a couple of concerts coming up this weekend with Tim McGraw on Saturday, and American Idol Live on Sunday.  How the heck did Lee Dweeb beat Bowersox anyway?!?  OK…I admit to watching Idol on occasion… mainly for the train wrecks in the beginning, but there have been some very good singers to come from the show.  Yikes…I’m scaring myself, let me reel myself in and get a few sports takes in.  Let’s hope the Sox can get healthy and make a 2^nd half playoff run…the Pat’s open summer camp right around the corner…the C’s re-sign Ray Allen and try to fill out a roster to compete “The King” and his Miami gang. Phew…now I feel better.

OK…back to Cork’s stuff.  We don’t have a beer tasting scheduled for this week, as we will kind of go every other week during the summer months.  We do have Mayflower Brewing scheduled next Thursday for 4:30 to 7 PM.  We’ve also finalized the date for our 6^th (wow 6^th ... really?) Kick-Off Beer Tasting.  It will be on Saturday, September 11^th from 2:30 to 5 PM.  This is the day before the Pat’s next Super Bowl season kicks off. I haven’t done a wine tasting myself in quite awhile, so let’s do a summer wine tasting Friday night from 4:30 - 7 PM.  We will start with a delicious New

Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Monkey Bay.  Next up is a cool Chardonnay from Washington State called Independent Producers.  Prado Rey Rose is a delicious blush wine, perfect for these sweltering summer days.  Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier will be next.  This interesting blend is a collaboration of a famous French wine maker and a Napa vintner, doing a red and white blend from Victoria Australia…go figure.  We go to Argentina next for Zuccardi Malbec.  This a great barbecue wine and I will knock 3 bucks off it the night of the tasting and sell it for only $9.99.  We will finish with a delicious Brachetto from the Piemonte region of Italy. 

Don’t forget our 4th Annual Customer Appreciation Day which is about 2 weeks away on Saturday, July 31^st from 1 to 4 PM.  We are putting the lineup together and it will be full of fun and interesting beverages for you to sample.  We have a bunch of cool stuff to raffle off, including a Sam Adams mini-fridge, a Sam picnic table and umbrella, Corona and Michelob Ultra mountain bikes, and even a Budweiser Canoe.  We will have burgers, dogs, munchies, and a ton of stuff to give away to thank you for being loyal Cork’s customers.  Stay cool and have a great weekend.

Robert