Today marks a bittersweet day for Cork’d as we announce it will wind down operations. After 1.5 years, CEO, Lindsay Ronga will move on to other opportunities. “Working with Gary and Jon marked a milestone in my career and I am so thankful for the opportunity. Who knows… at some point we may all reconnect in the future,” says Lindsay.
Chairman, Gary Vaynerchuk, explains in this sincere video the details of what Cork’d users can expect. Cork’d Senior Editor, Jon Troutman will continue working in the wine industry with Gary in other capacities, so keep your eyes peeled. To all of our users, thank you for supporting us and interacting with us. We have truly enjoyed this experience and learning the wine world
right along with you.
We’ve been searching high and low, hours on end, trying to compile the very best wine gifts for your loved ones this holiday season. As we immersed ourselves in research of vintage reports, scores, and the hottest new wineries, something occurred to us… guessing at someone else’s taste is a near-impossible task. That’s why there’s only one innovative product we’re endorsing as the 2010 Cork’d Holiday Gift of the Year… TastingRoom.com
TastingRoom.com allows you to give the gift of wine without having to choose a single bottle for the wine lover in your life. Instead, their unique wine samplers feature six pours from some of America’s most heralded wineries. Take their “Taste Adventures” sampler, which has six pours from six different wineries…
With the headache of Thanksgiving wine pairing officially behind us, it’s time to focus on the real holiday wine season. It is, after all, the most wonderful time of the year. You can practically smell Christmas, Hannukah, and the New Year in the air. That can only mean one thing for wine lovers… it’s Champagne season.
Save the Cava and Prosecco, well regarded sparklers from Spain and Italy, respectively, for other times of the year. The holiday season is Champagne season, a time to treat yourself and loved ones to the very best. And there’s no denying that Champagne is the very best when it comes to the art of sparkling wine making…
I recently enjoyed a tasting of South African Wines led by Zingo Munger of Cape Classics, an importer of a wide, well rounded range of South African Wines. After some discussion among the other tasters, I realized that South African wines just might be the perfect blend of old world delicacy and new world pizzaz that will hit the spot for wine lovers that are looking to strike a balance between the two extremes.
South Africa has the soil, climate and topography that create the perfect haven for many great varietals to blossom. Bright and lively Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc balance out hearty Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet…
When hanging out with fellow food obsessed friends and wine nerds, I often throw the following question out to the crowd to see the responses it will elicit:
If forced to choose, what would be your “electric chair” food and wine pairing?
In other words, what would you eat and drink for your very last meal on God’s little green earth. Inevitably, names like DRC, Lafite, d’Yquem and Krug weave their way into the conversation, matched with foods like duck breast, Wagyu, Foie Gras, and Sturgeon Caviar…
Rumor has is that one day, a long, long time ago, the ancient grapes Traminer and Pinot Meunier got together for some fun. Well, one thing led to another and they ended up crossing. Not long after, Pinot Noir showed up.
Pinot Noir had a good enough relationship with one of its parents, Pinot Meunier, spending a great deal in Champagne together, but something was missing. Pinot Noir feeling rejected and ignored by Traminer, the parent it rarely, if ever, saw, the spicy Pinot Noir took off in its see-through red dress to ensure its own lineage.
Well, Pinot Noir traveled far and wide, finding grapes to cross with wherever it went – sometimes it didn’t even know the other grape’s name. Ultimately, its travels spawned all sorts of offspring, though none could ever be as fickle as the neurotic Pinot Noir…
This year, Hanukkah begins early, marked by sunset on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Hanukkah is known as the “Festival of Lights”, commemorating Israel’s freedom from the oppressive Syrian-Greek rule and the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem…It’s customary to eat deep-fried foods to celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah, in which a cruse of oil lasted for eight days instead of one. I can’t swear to this, but I’d guess a lot of American Jews, myself included, love the fact that while goyim only have one day of presents, we get “8 crazy nights”, as Adam Sandler says in his first Hanukkah song.
Pairing wine with anything fried can be difficult. Fried foods need acidic wines to cut the fat. Here are 8 of my Hanukkah menu specific and “fried food friendly” kosher wines, one for each night…
Holidays like Thanksgiving can pose some serious wine pairing paralysis. With the cacophony of flavors and textures involved in a meal whose primary goal is to stuff oneself until bursting, what wine could possibly (1) complement the meal (2) appeal to a variety of palates and (3) not break the bank? Don’t fret, my fellow wine lovers, here are a few tips to help make the process a little easier for Thanksgiving and any other holiday meal.
When presented with dishes such as roasted turkey, caramelized onion and cornbread stuffing, cranberry compote, sweet potato casserole and Brussels sprouts at the same meal, the best wines to select (and guests too I might add) are those that “play nicely with others.” …
