TASTINGS & EVENTS

July 2025
FREE EVENTS
- Friday, July 18th (5-7pm)- Wine Tasting with David Gansler from La Rosa Selections. Beer tasting with Omnium Brewery (NH)
- Saturday, July 19th (5-7pm)- Wine Tasting
- Friday, July 25th (5-7pm)- A taste of Portugal Wine/Port Tasting with tin fish/seafood
- Saturday, July 26th (5-7pm)- Wine Tasting
- Tuesday, July 29th - Open Late (2pm - 8pm)
- Wednesday, July 30th - Open Late (2pm - 8pm)

August 2025
FREE EVENTS
- Friday, August 1st (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, August 2nd (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Friday, August 8th (5-7pm) - Backyard BBQ Beer and Wine Tasting Event
- Saturday, August 9th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Friday, August 15th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, August 16th (12-3pm) - 3rd Anniversary Spectacular - Wine and Specialty Food Celebration
- Thursday, August 21st (5-7pm) - The Art of Gnocchi Wine Pairing with Tim from Italian Wine Traders
- Friday, August 22nd (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, August 23rd (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Friday, August 29th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, August 30th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting

September 2025
FREE EVENTS
-Friday, September 5th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, September 6th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
-Friday, September 12th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, September 13th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
-Friday, September 19th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, September 20th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
-Friday, September 26th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting
- Saturday, September 27th (5-7pm) - Wine tasting

September 2025
TICKETED EVENTS
- Thursday, September 25th - Catena Blending Event (Limited Capacity)

July

Tasting Notes

There has been some controversy brewing in Newton over the removal of Italian themed pavement markings on Adams street in Nonantum. These markings not only showcase Italian-American pride, but is used as the path of the Saint Mary of Carmen Festival parade route, which is happening this week. Since 1935, Saint Mary of Carmen Society has organized an annual Italian-American festival in Newton to celebrate Italian traditions and heritage. Their 90th Annual Festival takes place at Pellegrini Park (11 Hawthorn St, Newton, MA) starting July 16th through July 20th. If you are interested in attending this storied event you can find additional information by pressing this LINK.

Italian wines represent a substantial part of our overall wine inventory at The Cork and Board. Italian wines are unique as the country boasts over 500 indigenous grape varietals with a wine culture that spans over 4,000 years. Combine that with Italy's distinctive and unique terroir, including volcanic soils, mediterranean climate and mountainous topography, and you get wines that literally transport you to the hillside in which it was made for a culinary experience like no other.

This weekend, we will be tasting a variety of Italian wines from several different regions, from Veneto in the north to Sicily in the south. David Gansler, from La Rosa Selections, will be on hand this Friday 5-7pm pouring wine, telling stories about producers, the region, as well as winemaking techniques, which will include the following wines:

Pantun, Arzillo (Rosato Pet Nat) 2023

La Selvaggia, Meta (Catarratto) 2023

Pietra Pinta, Malvasia Puntinata 2024

Valentina Cubi, "Iltabarro" Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC 2020

Tenuta del Travale, Esmen Tetra (Nerello Mascallese) 2021

....AND for all those beer drinkers out there, we have Omnium Brewing pouring samples on Friday (5-7pm). Omnium is a women-led brewery that started in New Hampshire in December 2022. They are known for their passion in combining diverse ingredients and techniques to create unique flavors. We will be sampling New England Waterfall IPA, Haze Vortex IPA and Pils Wave (German Pilsner).

We will be enjoying all of these wines and beers with fresh cheese, bread and charcuterie from our friends at Bread Obsession, World's Best Cheeses, Seacrest Foods and Accardi Foods.