The Corkscrew's wine blog

Hello March We have just leaped into what will be the most extraordinary month for The Corkscrew. March marks our Birthday, and we always begin with fantastic deals, so we are starting off this month with our Spanish Wine Sale. Turning 20 brings more than just offers; we wanted something special to commemorate this significant milestone. While we can't reveal... read more

Our New Case Of The Month For many, the weekend gently begins on a Thursday, except for those in retail; however, today will give us two causes to start celebrating. Firstly, it's our most senior team members' birthday. We'd like to take this opportunity to wish the original founder of The Corkscrew, Mr Peter Foley, a very Happy Birthday. We... read more

Discover One Of The World's Best Wines We're heading into October on a bit of a high, we are delighted to announce that our wines from Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía continue to receive prestigious awards. The latest medals awarded place the Rioja winery among the best in the world. Among them, Cornelio Imperial Autor 2018 has won one of the highest awards in the... read more

Time To Shine Happy Friday, we hope you all have a great weekend and get to recharge the batteries. It seems we could be some time waiting for the sun to shine through so this weekend we're turning our attention to sunny Spain and allowing some of its hidden gems to sparkle. There's no doubt that Rioja is the most... read more

Celebrate Albariño Week & The Arrival Of August Another Bank Holiday Weekend approaches and that in itself is a great cause for celebration. However the celebrations don't stop there, August 1st is officially International Albariño Day, but in Spain, the celebrations last the first week of August and we're more than happy to join in. Wednesday is also White Wine... read more

New Arrivals We hope you're taking care out there today, in a year in which many days have felt as ominous as Friday the 13th, we now face another actual Friday the 13th. Thankfully it's the last one 2020 will be dishing out, and so far it's been good to us. We very were pleasantly surprised to learn that our... read more