theCorkHead.com

theCorkHead.com

The online home of Mark “The Cork Head” Stuart, Certified Wine Professional, speaker/educator, judge, and columnist.

Click here for more info

Bookmark and Share
PrevJanuaryNext
S M T W T F S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
Blog > 2010 >

January

Monthly Archives: January 2010

Sports and Wine Fans Benefit from Rulings

The same week the FCC ruled cable companies must offer monopolistic programming such as San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies games to alternative service providers, a Federal court upheld a lower court ruling which could open the door for Massachusetts wine drinkers to buy direct from wineries or online.

var addthis_pub = ‘mhstuart’;
var addthis_brand = ‘Mark the Cork Head’;var [...]

Pants on the Ground!

Ok, so I know this doesn’t have much of anything to do with wine, but I’m committed to putting on more things than simply wine geek stuff here at The Cork Head.
The General took my breath away with his viral sensation “Pants on the Ground” and I felt it only appropriate to place his video [...]

Don’t underrate Rockpile AVA

So what if it only has one winery and has only bee designated as an AVA since 2002?
Every time I get the opportunity to enjoy a Rockpile wine it reminds me I need to revisit this region more often.  Zinfandel is probably the best cultivar and maybe that’s why it doesn’t get more rave reviews?  [...]