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/05 Aug 2021

CUMBERLAND FARMS WILL NOT REFILE 2020 INITIATIVE PETITION

Cumberland Farms indicated on Tuesday, August 3, that it does not plan to revive its push for alcohol licensing changes via a 2022 ballot question and will instead direct its attention toward supporting legislation on Beacon Hill. One day ahead of the deadline to file initiative petitions with the attorney...

/02 Aug 2021

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MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES APPOINTS MICHAEL MARTIGNETTI TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, WINE

Martignetti Companies announced that Michael Martignetti, a fourth-generation family member, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Wine for all Martignetti divisions, effective October 1, 2021. Martignetti succeeds Chris Conrad, who will transition to his new role as President, Sales and Marketing on this date. Prior to joining Martignetti, Michael gained...

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/02 Feb 2021

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ITALIAN PINOT GRIGIO

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Pinot Grigio won’t go away. Ignored by critics, disdained by sommeliers and most wine professionals as boring, damned with faint praise (“mild, fresh, clean”), it still captures a sizable share of the wine drinking public’s purchasing dollar. What accounts for the unusual staying power of this...

/02 Jan 2021

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A FRESH LOOK AT MODERN DAY DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE

by ANDY CROUCH Double India Pale Ale is what happens when you leave a perfectly respectable style in the hands of fanatical American brewers. Once referred to as Imperial IPA, a borrowed reference from the strong stout style, these outsized IPAs once exploded with a tongue melting cacophony of hops,...

/02 Jan 2021

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EXQUISITE EFFERVESCENCE

by HARVEY FINKEL I have lately enjoyed two sparkling wines for which the word “exquisite” was coined. Neither is of a run-of-the-winery genre. Both deserve wider renown, and you deserve to know about them. The first of the pair, addressed today, comes to us from England, not noted for its...

/02 Jan 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-THE BOULEVARDIER

by PINK LADY We are more than happy to bid farewell to 2O2O, and welcome the New Year with a cocktail that fits our current mood: braced for a dark winter, fortified with a strong spirit, slightly embittered but nonetheless well-appointed and pretty to look at. We present to you...

/01 Dec 2020

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SYRAH

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Syrah occupies that hazy and crowded middle ground of red grape varieties somewhere between the grace and finesse Pinot Noir often flashes, and the powerhouse intensity of Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s no lesser of a grape variety than these two acknowledged superstars. Held back only by lack...

/01 Dec 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

by PINK LADY As we find ourselves in the home stretch of 2O2O, we can’t say we’re sad to see it go. Mixing up a bowl of punch is our preferred way to celebrate the Season of Giving, and though the groups gathering around our respective punch bowls might be...

/01 Dec 2020

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ANOTHER HANGOVER CURE?

by HARVEY FINKEL, MD We are now greeted by a new report of a cure for hangover. We get one of these about once a year. This one, from the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland by Eriksson, et al., was published in the journal Alcohol and...

/03 Nov 2020

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BOURGOGNE 2O18

by HARVEY FINKEL Hot. Abundant. Splendid. Costly. Thus may be characterized conditions throughout the region for the Burgundy vintage of 2O18, from Chablis in the north to Beaujolais in the south. After 3O years of creeping advance, global warming may now have declared it’s staying for dinner. The preceding winter...

/02 Nov 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: WARD 8

by PINK LADY As we gather around for our Thanksgiving festivities this year, why not raise a glass of one of Massachusetts’ most iconic cocktails, the Ward 8? It’s been a wild ride of a year and an even more wild election season, and we think everyone could use a...

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