
Cork & Ale
A wine bar, taproom, and restaurant located in Waxhaw, NC.
Events




Wine Wednesdays
Every Wednesday Night
4 wines to taste served w/ a small cheese plate
Live music starting around 6:30pm

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Live Music schedule:
Wednesday 7.2 - Sammy Morris
Saturday 7.5 - Ben Mignogna
Wednesday 7.9 - Tim Hong
Friday 7.11 - Carrie Ann
Saturday 7.12 - Better Daze
Wednesday 7.16 - Ben Mignogna
Saturday 7.19 - John Hartness
Wednesday 7.23 - Ephraim Scott Sommers
Saturday 7.26 - TBD
Wednesday 7.30 - Jack Fontana
Friday 8.1 - Live DJ - Isaiah
Saturday 8.2 - Rod Fiske
Wednesday 8.6 - Sammy Morris
Saturday 8.9 - TBD
Wednesday 8.13 - Chris Reed
Saturday 8.16 - Better Daze
Wednesday 8.20 - Joe Middleton
Saturday 8.23 - Sammy Morris
Wednesday 8.27 - Jack Fontana
Saturday 8.30 - Big Fun


Guarachi family wines tasting & pairing dinner
July 14th. 2025 - seating 6pm, first pour at 6:30pm
6 wines / 5 courses, 99.95 per person plus tax & 20% gratuity
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1st course:
waldorf shrimp dip with crackers
Tenshen, White Wine Central Coast (2020)
2nd course:
poached salmon taco
Guarachi, Chardonnay Sun Chase Vineyard Sonoma Coast (2020)
3rd course:
mushroom & gruyere souffle
Guarachi, Pinot Noir Sun Chase Vineyard Sonoma Coast (2021)
4th course:
4 cheese ravioli in a roasted red pepper sauce with braised beef
Tenshen, Red Wine Central Coast (2020)
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5th course:
chocolate cheese cake
Guarachi, Cabernet Sauvignon Lucas & Sophie Napa Valley (2023)
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Bonus Pour!
Gaurachi, Cabernet Saurignon Meadowrock Vineyard Atlas Peak (2021)
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Limited seating available, call or email to reserve your spot today!
704-256-7757
corkandale@gmail.com
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This is a great opportunity to support Carolina Breast Friends & taste some amazing wines from Guarachi Family Wines. We will guide you through this amazing tasting of six hand selected wines and food pairings.
We will also have a magnum of Napa Valley, Guarachi Broken Rock Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon signed by both Julian Gonzalez and Alex Guarachi on hand to raffle off, with all proceeds of the raffle going to Carolina Breast Friends. Each guest will receive one raffle ticket with their paid reservation. Additional raffle tickets available for $10.
(Drawing at the end of the dinner)
Hours
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Tuesday - 11:30am - 10:00pm (food service until 9:00pm)
Wednesday - 11:30am - 10:00pm (food service until 9:00pm)
Thursday - 11:30am - 10:00pm (food service until 9:00pm)
Friday -11:30am - 11:00pm (food service until 9:00pm)
Saturday - 11:30am - 11:00pm (food service until 9:00pm)
Sunday - CLOSED ( available for private events)
Monday - CLOSED - (available for private events)
Craft Beer on Tap & Bottle Shop
When It Comes to Our Drinks, We Ain’t
Kiddin’ Around
Twelve Taps
They say variety is the spice of life.Â
The team at Cork & Ale takes special care to have new choices on tap every week.


Just the right cold one
We’ve turned the search for the
perfect beer into an art form. Scouring local, national, and international brewers for only the best. It's not easy to make our list.
Bottle Shop
Enjoy the many choices
Cork & Ale assembles to stock your fridge. IPAs, Stouts, Sours, Ciders, Ales, Ambers, Pilsners, Lagers, you name it. We may even have beer made only by monks if you are feeling you need a little heavenly intervention as you sip from a
perfect pour.

Fine Wine
Glass, Bottle, Case
Wine by the glass
Benjamin Franklin was
a smart guy. As he said...."The
discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation.Â
The universe is too full of stars."Â
Enjoy our ever-changing
selections by
the glass.


Wine by the bottle
Say goodbye to grocery store wine roulette. Even with over 300 wines to choose from, we hand-pick every single one so you can take home the very best.
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Stock the cellar
We take our wine partnerships
seriously. Enjoy the unique flavors
of France, Italy, New Zealand, Austria, California as you explore wines from around the world. Mainstream to boutiqueÂ
selections allows us to keep your
cellar stocked just right.

Get to Know Us
Cork & Ale is a place to commemorate historical Waxhaw while looking ahead to its vibrant future. Located across from Waxhaw's historic bridge and train tracks, our interesting history does not stop at our doorstep, as we are in the first building to serve alcohol in Waxhaw.
Come see us and you'll find an extensive collection of hand-selected fine wines by the glass and bottle, a craft beer bottle-shop and taproom, and delicious dishes, from small plates to entrées. We take pride in treating every guest as a valued member of our family.
Cork & Ale
Good Food. Good people. Good times.


