The February 2025 Cork 'n Cap Press

Don't Co-Mingle Wine With Cat Litter In Your Grocery Cart

You don't come to Cork 'n Cap to buy paper towels, why would you buy wine from the place that you do?  Frederik might have cornered the market on macaroni salad, but that doesn't mean he knows much about wine. To wit:

Frederik has these new generic wines "on sale"  for $15 per bottle.  At least their labels are not quite as corny as the ones he previously offered with a cartoon picture of the food he wanted you to pair it with.  I plucked 5 "geographically equivalent" wines off the Cork 'n Cap shelves that I am confident will compare favorably with each of his "Regional Selections".

Better wine from actual wineries at lower prices. Maybe Frederik should stay in his lane.  😜

Wine Sixpack #144

Still Only $49.99

Here is our latest inflation-fighting set of 2 white and 4 red wines that come in their own reusable, partitioned, eco-friendly six bottle bag. As a bonus, when you bring your empty bag back in, you receive a club discount on the purchase of six bottles or more of any of our in-stock wines. Our sixpack club has no rules and no obligations, just a good value collection of specially selected wine. Check https://corkncap.com/our-latest-wine-sixpack/ for information on the latest sixpack available.

It's Back!

Decent Cotes du Rhone for Just $9.99

This fleshy & concentrated Rhone blend is packed with preserved raspberry and red cherry flavors. It's rich and velvety in mouthfeel, accented by spicy notes of dark chocolate and anise. The finish lingers softly on ripe, easy tannin. This is a classic Rhone blend consisting of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 10% Carignan.

Still only $9.99 or take and additional 15% off of a 12 bottle case. While the supply lasts.

Grain Mill Operators Are Standing By

Home brewers:  Did you know you can phone in or email your grain bill and have it ready for you within minutes?  No more worrying about what surprise you might get when your mail-order delivery that took weeks to show up arrived incomplete or just plain wrong.  Didn't you start making beer because you thought it would be cheaper?  Compare our pricing, you may be surprised.  We have much lower overhead because I'm not buying yachts or "interestingly" shaped space ships with my stock options.   "Free Shipping" isn't free, except at Cork 'n Cap where we can happily carry your order out to our parking lot.  To place an order, you can reply to this email or phone 517-784-0687

Our Top Selling Red And White Wines of 2024

Chateau La Castillonne Red, our best selling wooden crate Bordeaux of all time, has a sibling. The red has been known for its consistent quality year in an year out. It is a classic 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that has crowd-pleasing brambly fruit notes, a dryness that lends it self well to pairing with a variety of foods without over powering them, and finishes with firm but gentle tannins.

Chateau La Castillonne White, says “Sauvignon Blanc” on the label but it likely also includes a small amount of Semillon, another important grape from the Bordeaux region responsible for rounding the edges and softening the citrus notes of the predominant grape, giving the resulting wine a luscious structure and mouth-feel.

Try either wine for $10.99 a bottle or grab a wooden crate of 12 bottles for just $108, a savings of almost $2 per bottle. While drier than a typical domestic wine, Bordeaux wines are typically lighter in alcohol and much lower in residual sugar, with minimal chemical adulteration for people who care about such things.

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