Thank you all for celebrating the Marin/Sonoma CorkSuckers 8 year anniversary!
Wow, 8 years of sharing wine, food and wonderful people…
The Origins of CorkSuckers
CorkSuckers was started in 2002 by 4 single guys, Scott Edwards, Jim Headding, Rich Gray and Marcus Curry, who lived in and around the Sacramento, California area. They were all single guys and began brainstorming ways they could meet women. When the idea of wine tasting was presented, they felt they hit pay dirt. After all, they lived in wine country, and who didn’t like to taste wine!
With the idea in place, they wondered how to present it in a fun, interested way. They decided on blind wine tastings, with a theme wine, with everyone bringing an appetizer to share, and of course, a bottle of wine. Everyone would taste the wine, take notes, or go by memory, and at the end of the evening, they would take a vote on the winner.
Now to put their idea into action! They pooled email addresses of friends, both men and women, and set out to get emails from strangers!!! The first 6 months or so the guys were the only 4 people to show…no women, not even any friends! They finally convinced some folks to show up and Voila, CorkSuckers as we know it was born!
Soon the Sacramento CorkSuckers had 20-40 people showing up every month. New folks were also showing up each month, and becoming regulars. CorkSuckers was a success. As people came in and out of the group, or moved away, some took CorkSuckers with them and the CorkSuckers chapters in different counties, cities and even states, were started.
The Marin/Sonoma CorkSuckers was the first chapter to establish itself outside of Sacramento. It’s been active since 2003, meeting every month in the Marin/Sonoma area. The chapter is run by Cyndie Martel, with the help of many wonderful friends! Other chapters exist in San Jose, Santa Paula, San Diego, Colorado, Texas, and a few other places as well.
Funny thing, none of the guys met women through this group! Go figure!!!
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