• The sole purpose of Cork & Fork is to deliver top quality service and products to clients of all levels of wine appreciation. The friendly environment encourages lovers of wine and beer to explore various styles of their favorite passion. Internationally recognized winemakers host public and private tasting events for clients to share wine tasting experiences of the world. The finest wines of the world are available at Cork & Fork upon special request.

• Cork & Fork is owned by a family of well-trained trade professionals with focus on giving back to the communities that support the stores. Each location reflects the knowledge, customer service, community spirit, and family enterprise of the family.

• The Landragin family bring more than 40 years of winemaking expertise to the table, with Dominique being 12th generation winemaker from Champagne, France. He and his wife, Anna, and daughter, Antoinette, join their viticultural and culinary expertise to compliment the wine selections as a whole.

• Founder, Dominique Landragin (DC Location)
• Co-Founder, Anna Landragin (MD Location)
• Managing Director, Antoinette Landragin (VA Location)

"Dominique Landragin, one of the pioneers of quality sparkling wine in this country using méthode champenoise" - Ken Gargett

"Winemaking at Great Western began with the pioneers Trouette, Blampied and Pierlot in the last century, then with the appointment of French-trained champagne-maker Dominique Landragin in 1978." - Seppelt

"Dominique’s expertise was integral in creating Yellowglen Brut NV" - Yellowglen

Dominique, Anna, and Antoinette participate as a team to select the wines and beers for all stores.Wine are carefully selected from specialist importers and focus equally on the Old and New Worlds, as well as a wide variety of Organic and Bio-dynamic wines. The beer selection showcases new releases and highly rated beers from across the globe. One Yelper writes, "Wonderful selection of wine and beer, very nice staff."

Most recently, the buzz is focused on the featured micro-brew selections in each of the stores. One review on BeerAdvocate.com says the Gainesville store has an "eclectic beer selection that rewards looking closely several times and being adventurous."

For the Gainesville-area beer lovers, the VA store holds weekly beer tastings on Friday evenings, as well as monthly Sunday beer classes. This location has the largest cigar selection, and special orders cigars based on inquiries. This location also holds monthly open-mic nights, and often features local artists.

All three locations encourage consumer education by hosting regular wine tastings on a weekly basis. All tasting events are very welcoming, engaging, and informative, and offer special pricing for the consumer for the products on feature.

The Best of Bethesda 2010 Award was given to the Bethesda location in 2010. This store offers the best of the best of wine, micro-brews, and all thing wine related, including Eisch glassware. One Yelp reviewer states, "I swear by them and fully recommend them to everyone."