CorkRules today announced that its digital wine experience app has been awarded a 2023 Best Mobile App Award (BMMA) for &ldquo;Best New Mobile App&rdquo; in the lifestyle category. The BMMAs were built to showcase and feature the latest and greatest apps across the mobile landscape. Each award contender is evaluated by a committee of highly experienced app designers and developers. These leaders of the industry are dedicated to uncovering the next big player in mobile applications.

CorkRules launched in February 2023 as the first digital wine experience aimed at making it easier for consumers to navigate the restaurant wine list. Through the CorkRules app, consumers can easily find the perfect wine for every occasion based on their preferences, connect with friends and wine experts to discover new wines to try, and learn more about the world of wine. Users can get personalized wine recommendations at thousands of restaurants making what can often be an overwhelming experience an easier one. CorkRules is available for free on Apple iOS devices in the App store.

CorkRules entry for the award included showcasing app features and functionality that are designed to help consumers feel more confident and comfortable ordering wine in restaurants by creating more price transparency and relevancy based on consumer preferences during key wine moments. In a recent survey conducted by the company, only 9% of respondents indicated feeling confident when making a wine selection or purchase. And only 23% considered themselves knowledgeable on wine.

Key features of the app include:

 
- Personalized Wine Recommendations from Thousands of Restaurants: The CorkRules database includes wine lists from restaurants across the United States, and the team is actively expanding the database to include more restaurants every day.

 
- Wines Tailored to Each User: Special Occasion? On a budget? Love Bordeaux? CorkRules provides users with expert wine recommendations tailored to their preferences in just a few taps.

 
- Social feed: CorkRules users can keep up with friends and wine experts too, including certified sommeliers through the CorkRules feed, built with social media like features including the ability to post, like, comment and share updates pre, during and post a dining and wine experience. This will allow users to keep up on restaurant trends and discover new wines.

 
- Connect with Friends: CorkRules provides the ability for users to &ldquo;Friendsource&rdquo; trusted wine recommendations by discovering wines friends have rated, reviewed or shared like to expand their wine choices

&ldquo;The CorkRules team is thrilled to be a BBMA Best New App Platinum award recipient. We&rsquo;re just getting started and are passionate and excited about making the world of wine easier to navigate and enjoy for all consumers,&rdquo; said Robert Tas, CorkRules Founder and CEO.

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About CorkRules 

CorkRules is the first digital wine experience aimed at making it easier to navigate the restaurant wine list by providing consumers with personalized wine recommendations. Launched in February 2023, the CorkRules app gives consumers personalized wine recommendations for every occasion at thousands of restaurants across the United States based on a user&#39;s wine preferences, expert opinions and friends&rsquo; reviews. Available for download now on Apple iOS devices. To learn more, visit CorkRules.com

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About The Best Mobile App Awards (BMMAs)

The Best Mobile App Awards journey started in 2012 when there was a need in the marketplace to have a central authority to highlight the best mobile apps available on the market. Apps nominated for a BMMA are evaluated through a non-bias process via a committee of highly experienced app designers and developers. These leaders of the industry are dedicated to uncovering the next big player in mobile applications. The BMMAs covers all markets, from Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Phone to wearables like Android and Apple Watch, to ensure every app gets a chance to be considered among the best there is, regardless of operating system.

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CorkRules has been presented with the BMMA ‘Best New Mobile App” Platinum award, the highest award achievement in category.

CorkRules Wins the 2023 BMMA Platinum Award for "Best New Mobile App"

Wines from grapes grown in higher altitude areas with cooler climate has become quite the trend recently. This specific growing environment gives intense flavor but elegance and freshness to the final wines. To highlight and champion these conditions more and more winemakers are starting to use alto as a marketing and labelling term to show their grapes were grown in high altitude vineyards.

Decoding the wine label: Alto

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Decoding the wine label: Brut

Semi-sweet Riesling, a type of wine falling out of style. It’s a shame, since these wines are perfect to pair with flavorful cuisines like Asian or Mexican, or simply drink as they come under the summer sun. The higher level of sugar left in the wine also means that the alcoholic fermentation was stopped before finishing, providing a wine with lower alcohol level and therefor easier grabbing a second glass of.

Decoding the wine label: Spätlese

Have you ever heard the word Xinomavro? Most have not. It is however a word on many sommeliers’ lips today, as it happens to be considered the grape variety with the highest quality in Greece, and one that is trending at the moment. The fact that Greece have been making wine for a long time comes as no surprise, but they have never exported an amount to make sure wine lovers around the globe tried it. With the growing wine tourism many have discovered these wines and are serving them in wine bars and restaurants in many countries today.

Decoding the wine label: Xinomavro

Chianti Classico, Valpolicella Classico, Soave Classico… Why do all these Italian wine regions have the Classico addendum and what does it mean? What is the difference for wines labeled as Classico?

Classico is a wine term in Italy seen on a few wine labels and it indicates that the wine’s from the historic center of the region, the heart. Using Chianti and Chianti Classico and their Sangiovese-based red wines as an example, Chianti is a rather large wine district within the Tuscany region. Chianti Classico is located withing Chianti as the central part and the one that originally existed. Back then this smaller region was actually called Chianti, but as the region grew the quality of the wine plummeted and the well-known characteristics of these red wines were watered down. The reputation took a hit and sales diminished. Eventually this led to the creation of Chianti Classico, which would be drawn from the original Chianti borders to recover the typicity of these wines. Today the quality of both Chianti and Chianti Classico have risen a lot due to modern techniques and knowledge about pruning, planting and temperature control in the winery.

Decoding the wine label: Classico

In the rarefied world of fine wine, where bottles can command prices equivalent to luxury cars, authenticity is everything. Laurent Ponsot's gripping memoir "FBI: Fake Bottle Investigation" reads more like a high-stakes thriller than a traditional wine book, chronicling his relentless pursuit of one of the wine world's most infamous counterfeiters, Rudy Kurniawan.

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Chablis – one of the more popular styles of wine today and a region known by many. Most are familiar with the word Chablis and the light, fresh white wine with a touch of minerality it brings. Even though it’s a renowned wine, few knows what it really is.

Decoding the wine label: Chablis

Many grape varieties around the world of wine have names local to the region or country they’re grown in, even though they’re exactly the same. The most famous example would be Syrah in France where the same grape is named Shiraz in Australia. Another variety with two names is Pinot Grigio, or Pinot Gris.

Decoding the wine label: Pinot Grigio

Have you ever seen the term sur lie on a wine label? It’s not a grape and not a wine region, but a winemaking method used to give certain styles of white wine a rounder texture and a more complex flavor profile.

Decoding the wine label: Sur lie

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Maria Valetta, wine educator and certified sommelier, and Robert Tas talk about Spanish wine (and a little sherry) at Jaleo by Jose Andres. J

Wine List Review of Jaleo by Jose Andres in Las Vegas

Maria Valetta

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Jaleo by Jose Andres 

RT): Hi Everyone, welcome back to CorkRules! The wine podcast that&rsquo;s here to help YOU navigate all your favorite restaurant wine lists so you can order wine with confidence!

I&rsquo;m Robert Tas, along with Maria Valetta, wine educator and certified sommelier, also known as Maria The Wine Blonde on Instagram. Welcome back Maria

MV: Hello Robert! Today we are talking pans of paella and Spanish Vinho at Jaleo!

RT: This is going to be incredibly helpful for our listeners Maria!

RT: Step into the brightly colored Jaleo restaurant in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and you&rsquo;ll immediately feel the essence of Spain brought to life. Culinary mastermind Jos&eacute; Andr&eacute;s and his ThinkFoodGroup have infused authentic Spanish flavors into this tapas-style restaurant. The wine list has been curated to perfectly complement the stacks of vibrant plates at your table. Maria, Andal&eacute;! &hellip;let&rsquo;s dig in&hellip;

MV: Robert, This is such an incredible list .. it puts Spanish wines front and center as they make up 98% of the list&hellip; broken down into regions and then designated growing areas. At the very end of the list you WILL find a heading called&nbsp; Global Wines where they have a small selection of champagnes and some Cali predictables.. but this is the place you want to utilize the sommelier, get some suggestions and try some interesting Spanish wines! After all, the food menu is Spanish tapas so they go hand in hand.

RT: Let&rsquo;s do it&hellip; be our Somm Maria and start us off with some Spanish Vino by the glass.

MV: Sure thing&hellip; and guess what all the wines BTG are Spanish &ndash; so here&rsquo;s your chance to experiment.&nbsp; So Amazing to see this &ndash; it makes me so happy.

And what really excites me is that they have sherry by the glass. Sherry is a fortified wine that can be made in a range of styles. This particular one is a great way to start your meal.

The Manzanilla La Cigarrera, made from the Palomino Fino grape this a lighter-style sherry&hellip;it has this oxidized nuttiness plus citrus and salinity and is great with a handful of Marcona almonds&hellip; or some manchego. It&rsquo;s a dry wine no sweetness here at all.. and remember it&rsquo;s fortified so higher alcohol so be sure to eat something with it... it&rsquo;s meant to go with snacks.

RT: You don&rsquo;t see sherry often on menus do you?

MV: NOOOO You don&rsquo;t , but trust me when we were in Seville Spain we drank a ton of it... it&rsquo;s a THANG there. You get to really appreciate it. Okay, I also want to recommend some whites and reds&hellip;I don&rsquo;t want to run out of time here.

The&nbsp; El Zarzal Emilio Moro, Godello &ndash; I love the godello.grape. <s>Bierzo 2019</s> citrus creamy notes, a real pleasure to drink..&nbsp; this is my white pick but honestly, they are so many good options and reasonably priced I also like the Ulacia Txakolina, Hondarrabi Zuri &ndash; 2020 this may be hard to pronounce but easy to drink .. a touch of effervescence here&hellip;

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For reds check out the Estenas Vera de Estenas, Bobal 2020- Utiel y Requena&nbsp; which is to the east of Madrid So bobal is the grape I actually opened a bottle of bobal but A different producer the other night and my husband who never had it, really liked it. THIS ONE IS really old vines dark fruits and purple floral notes as well.. rounded tannins.. traditionally pairs with paella of which they have quite a few variations of on the menu.&nbsp;

Then Under the heading premier wines by the glass try the Psi Dominio de Pingus, Tempranillo 2019 3oz 16 6oz 32 usually I only ever see this wine by the bottle so here&rsquo;s your chance to try it&hellip; it&rsquo;s a big wine!

RT Great wow... I&rsquo;m really digging these wines.. I&rsquo;m definitely putting this restaurant on my Vegas list!&nbsp; Okay, we need you to help us find some incredible value wines by the bottle.. what do you suggest?

MV: Actually this is easy as Spain is known for making quality wine at a fair price.

Let&rsquo;s see what&rsquo;s catching my eye&hellip; oooohhhh&hellip; the

Oro de Castilla Hermanos de Villar, Verdejo 2020 If you like Sancerre sauvignon Blanc in general, you&rsquo;ll like Verdejo. It has that bright zippy citrus profile plus some herbal notes and lots of minerality on the finish. If you&rsquo;re ordering gazpacho, ensalada verde, or anything fried.. this is your wine.

For red, check out the Arenisca Manuel Cantalapiedra, Tinta de Toro 2019 Tinto de Toro is tempranillo and so if you like riojas you&rsquo;ll like this wine. it&rsquo;s made in such a way that the tannins are going to be a little less aggressive&hellip; I&rsquo;&rsquo;m thinking to pair this with the grilled chorizo sausage dish. 
RT: This menu! Wow! Okay we have decided to sit at the chef&rsquo;s counter and splurge on all the top dishes&hellip; which wines do you recommend?

MV: nice I&rsquo;ve got a bigger budget to work with you&#39;re saying! LOL!

RT: YUP!

MV: Then in that case.. I&rsquo;ll steer you towards the Vi&ntilde;a Tondonia Reserva L&oacute;pez de Heredia, 2010 A white rioja! and I know what you&rsquo;re thinking wait what 2010???? But yes this wine is held until the winemaker feels it is ready, it was only bottled in Nov of 2018! This wine is so complex.. you have to be ready to sit with this wine and understand it.. made up of mostly the Viura grape, candied citrus, honeysuckle, and almond skin.. this is a rich golden color... unlike anything you have ever had.

And reds I can&rsquo;t pick just one so my 2 top favs...

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The &nbsp;Escalada do Bibei Alberto Orte, Menc&iacute;a Blend

Just over 2,000 bottles of this rare wine were made for the world! Mencia, Merenzao and Brancellao. It&rsquo;s going to have some similarities to PN. Light on its feet with lots of floral notes, strawberry and cranberry fruits and lots of spice notes<s>. </s>Some Iberico Pork (the wagyu of pork ) with this wine.

And one more if we have time... if you are into trying older vintages the 904 Gran Reserva La Rioja Alta, tempranillo&hellip; they have several older vintages of this famous Rioja&hellip; 95, 2001 and 2005 all really good vintages for the region.

RT: That would be fun to to all 3 and taste them side by side

MV: A dream for me!

RT: &nbsp;Well that&rsquo;s a wrap&hellip; Thank you Maria for finding us some gems on the wine list at Jaleo Las Vegas in the cosmopolitan. in Las Vegas.

Thank you everyone for joining us today. You can find more wine tips from Maria on Instagram @Mariathewineblonde. Remember the only rule in wine is &ldquo;drink what you LOVE&rdquo;.

MV: Have a favorite wine List? Let us review it here. Send us your requests at <a href="mailto:info@corkrules.com">info@CorkRules.com</a> You can find previous episodes on your favorite podcast platform and on

The CorkRules website. Be sure to follow @CorkRules on Instagram for episode and app updates. Prices and selections subject to change, please drink responsibly.

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