New Year...New Name...New Ideas!

Happy New Year everyone...as I move forth I would like to start really discussing all the things I enjoy with the grapes...Off the Vine!

I believe it is time to take the next step and jazz up this blog, add more information about my passion of making wine, more food and wine pairings and add our upcoming class schedule and events here at Corcoran.

Have you always wanted to learn about the different oaks we use...American, French, Hungarian?? Or have you wanted to find out how different wine glasses can actually make your wine taste different?? What about blending wine...how do we do that?? Is winemaking truly a science or just an art?? These and many more will be discussed this year.

I look forward to 2010 and educating a few more wine enthusiasts!

Cheers!!

Sparkling New Year

This week we are thinking of ringing in the New Year, celebrating with friends and family and making those dreaded New Years resolutions. What can we change about ourselves?? What is a realistic goal that we can actually accomplish without being miserable doing so?? Well for most it is getting healthier by exercising and watching what we eat and for others it might just be getting organized. For me it would be both, but really I would like to help others enjoy wine. I believe that tasting wine and incorporating another flavor profile like an herb or spice or specific food, really makes the difference by turning that good wine into a great wine.

So as we move towards 2010, I would love if everyone would attempt to try at least one sparkling wine or a wine that you might not ever think of trying. People often think of sparkling wine as something that should be for a special occasion. And I ask, "Why?" Sparkling wines or Champagnes really go with almost everything. We were having ham the other night on Christmas Eve and I couldn't decide what wine to have so I pulled out the Rotari Sparkling Rose from Italy and it was excellent. Paired quite nicely with all the fixin's too. Want to dress up that burger and fries...why not have a Cava from Spain?? And one of the easiest, most enjoyable pairings we can all do this New Years is try potato chips with any type of bubbles!

2010 will be an exciting year here at Corcoran, we will be offering several wine education classes and the first one will be starting in January. We hope to have one or two different classes every month from wine tasting 101 to oak alternatives to sparkling wines.

We wish you and your family a very happy New Year!

Cheers!

Merry Christmas

All of us at Corcoran Vineyards would like to wish our fans and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We have enjoyed the year and look forward to more fun to come in 2010.

Classes will be a huge focus for us this coming year as we look to educate others about oak alternatives and wine making here at Corcoran. And as spring approaches we will start our Wine & Herb classes with Sommelier, Mary Watson DeLauder and winemaker, Lori Corcoran.

Again we would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season and thank you for your patronage.

Cheers!