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Cork Monkey Fine Wine & Spirits | Personal Service
Serving Manlius, Fayetteville and the Greater Syracuse Area

10/16/2026

This bottle of w**e is ready for dinner.

Your group chat is still negotiating October.

Ashley can’t do Saturday.
Jen wants to know who’s going before deciding if she’s going.
Mike gave a thumbs-up to “What time?”
Someone’s husband just asked a question answered 34 messages ago.

Then comes: “We should do a w**e night!”

WE SHOULD DO A DATE AND A TIME, REBECCA.

Come pick out a bottle. We’ll help you find something everyone can agree on.

Getting six adults into the same room? You’ll need a hostage negotiator and a shared calendar. 🍷

Bourbon has warming notes.The furnace has started a family investigation.Somewhere in Central New York, a dad just heard...
10/15/2026

Bourbon has warming notes.

The furnace has started a family investigation.

Somewhere in Central New York, a dad just heard the heat kick on.

His wh***ey is down.
The television is muted.
He’s approaching the thermostat like it owes him money.

“WHO PUT THIS AT 70?”

Nobody answers. The dog has requested an attorney.

He’s standing there in shorts explaining that everyone else should put on more clothes.

Stop in for a bottle of bourbon. Notes of caramel, oak, and “I’m not paying to heat the whole neighborhood.”

Pairs beautifully with a thermostat nobody admits touching. 🥃

Fall Weekend Permission SlipYOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO A CORN MAZE.You’re an adult. You can get lost in Wegmans looking fo...
10/10/2026

Fall Weekend Permission Slip

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO A CORN MAZE.

You’re an adult. You can get lost in Wegmans looking for the exit like the rest of us.

You do not need a $47 candle called Autumn’s Whisper.
You do not need to photograph a gourd.
You do not need to “make the most of fall” every waking minute.

You can grab a good bottle, put something in the oven, and admire one leaf through the window.

Fall experienced. Weekend reclaimed.

Cork Monkey. Come tell us what you’re eating. “A sleeve of crackers” is a pairing request we respect. 🍷🐒

10/09/2026

The Haunted W**e Aisle

October is terrifying.

Not because of ghosts.

Because someone will invite you to a “small gathering” that turns out to be 19 people, a cheese board, and a woman explaining her entire kitchen renovation.

Bring w**e.

“It has a little funk” should describe the cheese. Not the bottle you panic-bought.

Tell us what’s being served. We’ll find your bottle before someone says, “Let me show you the before pictures.” 👻🍷

10/08/2026

Fall Decor Has Gone Too Far

Your neighbor has 14 pumpkins, three decorative hay bales, and a skeleton sitting on a toilet.

You have a bottle of bourbon on the porch.

Both homes are decorated for fall.
Only one understood the assignment.

Stop in. We’ll help you pick something with notes of caramel, oak, and “Debbie, what exactly is your vision here?” 🥃🎃

10/06/2026

Overheard at Cork Monkey

“I’m just looking.”

Of course. That’s why you’re holding a Cabernet like a newborn and asking whether it has siblings.

Take your time. This is a w**e store, not a custody hearing.

We’ll help you find your type. Apparently it’s full-bodied, reasonably priced, and unavailable for yard work. 🍷🐒

You rake the leaves. You turn around. There are more leaves.You rake those leaves. A tree across the street looks you de...
10/03/2026

You rake the leaves. You turn around. There are more leaves.

You rake those leaves. A tree across the street looks you dead in the eye and drops everything it has.

Cork Monkey can’t help with your yard. We can help with your plans after you give up on your yard. 🍂🥃

10/02/2026

Chili night is never just dinner. It’s a household hearing.

“Are there beans in it?”
“Why is it sweet?”
“Who put cinnamon in this?”
“Do we need to call someone?”

Whatever happened in that pot, bring the story to Cork Monkey. We’ll help you pick a bold red for smoky chili, something fruitier if it’s got some heat, or a bourbon if the cook has begun calling it “my famous chili” and needs to be managed.

We sell the drinks. Family mediation costs extra. 🍷

10/01/2026

September: “Enjoy these beautiful, mild evenings.”

October: “Here’s 46 degrees, a decorative gourd, and darkness before dinner.”

The seasonal handoff in Central New York is less of a transition and more of a home invasion.

Come see us at Cork Monkey. We’ve got reds for the chilly nights, wh***ey for the really chilly nights, and something cold for the one random 78-degree Tuesday October throws in just to mess with us. 🍷🥃

Apple picking is a scam run by fall.You drive 40 minutes to pay for apples you have to remove from the tree yourself. Th...
09/30/2026

Apple picking is a scam run by fall.

You drive 40 minutes to pay for apples you have to remove from the tree yourself. Then you bring home 27 of them and spend the next two weeks insisting you’re “going to make something.”

Here’s our recipe: c***r, Crown Royal Apple, ice. Stir. Sit down. Watch the apples on your counter become someone else’s problem. 🍎🥃

Address

119 W Seneca Street
Manlius, NY
13104

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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+13156822201

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