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Kiss My Glass: By the Glass Wine Program with Attitude

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
  Let me ask you a question: if you go to a restaurant, do you eat the same thing every time? Or, if you go to the movies, do you watch the same movie every time? Chances are good that you answered no to these questions. So why should your guests drink the same wine […]

Wine Appellations: what do those abbreviations on wine labels mean?

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
If you are a Sommelier or wine expert, you can easily decipher the abbreviations used on wine labels, but to the everyday wino, these designations might as well be hieroglyphics. Actually, in some instances, hieroglyphics might make more sense. The basic explanation: these abbreviations, aka “appellations”, provide general methods for categorizing wines in different countries […]

5 Myths: Technology and Wine at Your Restaurant

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
  At CorkGuru, we LOVE wine and we want the whole world to love wine! It’s probably not the first time you’ve heard that from me and it certainly won’t be the last. I want drinking wine to be fun, easy and even spontaneous. At CorkGuru we’ve made it our mission to relentlessly strive to drink […]

The Ultimate Wine Cheat Sheet for Servers

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Not every restaurant or private club can have a wine expert or sommelier on staff. Even with a wine professional, it’s impossible for that person to be available for help around the clock. That’s why we’ve posted our wine cheat sheet for servers, waitstaff and bartenders: to help serve wine properly to guests. Here is a simple breakdown […]

Matching Wine to People: Is it Magic?

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
My kids were watching one of the Harry Potter movies this past weekend and since procrastination seemed to be my top priority at the time, I felt obligated to sit and watch. There was a scene in which Harry Potter was buying his first wand. The wand wizard, Mr. Ollivander, was helping and explained, “The […]

8 Women in Wine History You Should Know About

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Being a woman-owned business in the wine industry, CorkGuru is always intrigued and inspired by the stories of the women who were the pioneers in the world of wine. It is hard to believe that merely 40-50 years ago, women in the United States were not even in the business. As wine importing icon Martine […]

Cabernet Franc: The Red Wine OG

  • Posted by The CorkGuru
Cabernet Franc may not be the typical wine you would select at a restaurant or when shopping for your weekend wine down beverage, but we consider it the “OG” of red wine and here’s why. The History of Breton Before the crowd favorites Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot existed, the Loire Valley was producing “Breton”, a […]

Curtain Call Wines: There’s No Shame

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
The other day I was plugged into my headphones and this song came up on my playlist. I actually like this song. Don’t judge. Seriously! I’m making a point, not looking for a character assessment based on my musical choices (and by all means, if you are offended by explicit lyrics, please do not listen […]

How & Why You Should Bond with Your Wine Brand

  • Posted by Danielle Gillespie
  This quote, from a friend of mine, was buried in the email that I was wading through last week. To my credit, I did actually know that these were Spanish regions but other than that, my knowledge was fairly limited: I’ve dabbled in Priorat but have no experience with Montsant. So, I took the […]