The Corks Jester

04/08/2023

Having lamb for Easter? Pair a Yarden Syrah from the Golan Heights Winery, Israel. Winery

04/06/2023

Florida’s oldest taproom, circa 1903, is the “Palace Saloon” in St Fernandina Beach, Florida. Once a haunt for the Rockefellers, Carnegies and pirates is celebrating a 120 year anniversary! The Palace was the last saloon to close in Florida on the eve of Prohibition in 1920. So grab a pic with...

03/24/2023

It was written that my Mystic Mojito menu on the Island of Mustique was the “largest beach bar mojito menu in the Grenadines”. The Jester fooled around with different Caribbean island rums, experimented with organically infused simple syrups and fresh island fruits to better please his court. Al...

03/22/2023

Wherever in the world your waters are or wherever your water comes from please don’t believe that our water crisis will evaporate tomorrow. Each of us needs to take just one ACTION in order to accelerate just one positive change in how WE use water everyday. It is more than just a once-in-a-genera...

03/15/2023

03/15/2023

By happenstance, I was honored to assist in painting the center line green on 5th Avenue at 44th in NYC in 1990 for the 228th St Patricks Day parade that began 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence...priceless!

Organic Wine: Farmed organically and USDA Certified. Biodynamic Wine: Truly organic but with no formal certification as more effort is given to the balance of the entire vineyard such as with the moon cycles and nature. Sustainable Wine: Organic for the most part good for the environment and easier....

03/15/2023

From a pirates perspective I have some some points on rum you’d love to taste!

03/14/2023

My favorite Argentinian foods not-to-miss are Carbonada, Asado and Choripán. As an alchemist of sorts, I find it fascinating bridging the fruit components of wines to the many intricacies of great foods. You needn’t marinate in wonder until World Malbec Day on April 17th to sample three beautiful...

03/13/2023

Pinot Noir, the headache grape, is the most finicky varietal in the vineyard. Prefers just the right climate, sunshine over heat and cooler mornings….so thin skinned with a hint of menace. Book the Jester for sampling of pinots from New Zealand, Oregon and France that are just right!

03/11/2023

You need not choose only one of six noble grape varietals to produce a noble wine. It is more about the ancestry of Old World root stock widely planted around the world that crowned their majesty in the vineyard. As cup-bearer the Corks Jester is always available for a booking your royal court.

03/10/2023

Let's put a little sunshine on a few tot’s of Tawny, Ruby and Colheita port wines from Portugal’s port houses in the Douro Valley. More than just an “Angels Share” the Jester also fortifies the amuse with a truffles pairing!