The Cork Report
Lenn ThompsonA newsletter by Lenn Thompson covering the lesser-known regions of North American wine country, including New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan, and beyond.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 410 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Wine of the Week: Fox Run Vineyards 2025 Grüner Veltliner
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The best grüner veltliner grown in North America isn’t from New York. It’s from Pennsylva...
The Cork Club April 2026 Selections
I’ve partnered The Cellar d’Or, a great wine and cider shop in Ithaca, NY, to create a one-of-a-kind wine club that delivers some of the most delicious and unique wines from the Eastern United States right to your door. These aren’t bin end...
Wine of the Week: Keuka Lake Vineyards 2024 Vignoles
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Vignoles, a hybrid grape also known as Ravat 51 (for grape breeder J.F. Ravat) has long b...
Wine Enthusiast Names Lenn Thompson New Wine Pairings Editor
When I launched this Substack a few years ago, I had a very specific goal: get hired away by Wine Enthusiast right as they fully abandoned actual wine writing in favor of pay-to-play pseudo-PR and aggressively pointless infographics.
A mod...
The 2026 Cork Report Cabernet Franc Panel Tasting – Participants & Date
It’s been nearly three years since my last cabernet franc panel tasting (paid subscribers can revisit Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in the archives), but we’re back.
On May 3, 2026, I’ll once again gather a panel of wine industry pros to tast...
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