The Candid Corker: Let Me Say This

The Candid Corker: Let Me Say This: "As a somewhat young (everything is relative) retail wine guru I have endless people offering their advice on how to operate my store to thei..."

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Part Trois

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Part Trois: "I am a firm believer in, if you ask, you shall receive and the same goes for, if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Whether your Candid Corker or..."

The Candid Corker: Unconscious Customer - The Mold

The Candid Corker: Unconscious Customer - The Mold: "Over the past month I have been keeping tabs on a specific customer that just started coming into my store. From the first time she came in ..."

The Candid Corker: ABC – Austria

The Candid Corker: ABC – Austria: "I <3 Austrian wines! The vine has been cultivated in Austria since at least 700 B.C. so they have a tad bit of knowledge and experience i..."

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Part Deux

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – Part Deux: "As a retailer I get asked many questions. I am a firm believer that there are no stupid questions. No really! I do believe that, contrary to..."

The Candid Corker: A Rosé by Any Other Name

The Candid Corker: A Rosé by Any Other Name: "Dear readers, you are in for a treat today! You will not believe what just happened to your Candid Corker. It is a doozy, so get yourself a ..."

The Candid Corker: #13 Wine Tasting Faux Pas

The Candid Corker: #13 Wine Tasting Faux Pas: "It has come to my attention that many of you have not been to a wine tasting. I am not sure what rock you have been living under since the 1..."

The Candid Corker: ABC – Piedmont, Italy II

The Candid Corker: ABC – Piedmont, Italy II: "I am not sure if you have caught on by now to the fact I love wine ... I get bored easily so drinking the same thing EVERYDAY is just absurd..."

The Candid Corker: Put a Cork in It!

The Candid Corker: Put a Cork in It!: "Did you know some people open a bottle of wine and they only have a glass or two a night leaving wine in the bottle? GASP! Absolute madness,..."

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Candid Corker: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: "There is one question that drives your Candid Corker up the wall above all others: Is it good? Everyone who has shopped in my store (or any ..."

The Candid Corker: Finger Lickin Good Ya’ll

The Candid Corker: Finger Lickin Good Ya’ll: "Spring is in the air, and there is one thing on everyone’s mind. It’s time to barbeque! Did you think I was going to say something inappropr..."

The Candid Corker: ABC – Piedmont, Italy I

The Candid Corker: ABC – Piedmont, Italy I: "Piedmont is one of my favorite areas in Italy for wines both red and white (for some reason I love cold climate, high elevation wines). The ..."

The Candid Corker: #12 Wine Tasting Faux Pas

The Candid Corker: #12 Wine Tasting Faux Pas: "As a wine blog reader, you’ve probably been to a wine tasting or two in your time. If you haven’t, let me tell you that it is subjective and..."

The Candid Corker: Top 10 Reasons to NOT Give up Wine for Lent

The Candid Corker: Top 10 Reasons to NOT Give up Wine for Lent: "Every Lent we see a trend in the Wine Biz. People for the most part stop buying wine and I assume it is because they gave up drinking booze ..."

The Candid Corker: Tasty Conundrums

The Candid Corker: Tasty Conundrums: "I live a charmed life. Last week I had the pleasure of attending two big wine tastings. Yes. I get to taste wine all the time but not like t..."

The Candid Corker: ABC – Southern Rhône, France II

The Candid Corker: ABC – Southern Rhône, France II: "As I mentioned in my last segment of ABC - Southern Rhône, Southern Rhône is one of my favorite regions for wine. Whether you like white, re..."

The Candid Corker: Trois Suggestion Friday – 6

The Candid Corker: Trois Suggestion Friday – 6: "Its Friday my peoples AND Mardi Gras is almost over with Fat Tuesday right around the corner on March 8. I love to cook and not just your re..."

The Candid Corker: Get Me Out of Here!

The Candid Corker: Get Me Out of Here!: "It’s intimidating to look at a bottle of wine and a waiter’s wine key for the first time and think “How am I going to get that cork out of t..."

The Candid Corker: #11 Wine Tasting Faux Pas

The Candid Corker: #11 Wine Tasting Faux Pas: "Before I go off on my latest run-in with an Unconscious Customer let me just state this is the first time I have ever meet one of this calib..."

The Candid Corker: This One No, That One Wait, This One

The Candid Corker: This One No, That One Wait, This One: "My God, how do indecisive people ever get anything accomplished? It’s just a bottle of wine not a Jeopardy question. Sure, that bottle might..."

The Candid Corker: ABC – Southern Rhône, France I

The Candid Corker: ABC – Southern Rhône, France I: "Southern Rhône is one of my favorite regions for wine, specifically Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The wines they produce are seductive and voluptuous..."