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Isreal’s Dalton Winery

Dalton hardly seems a likely name for an Israeli winery, but, accent on the second syllable, it is the place – Ramat (“heights”) Dalton – where lies the winery in the mountainous Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border. It is a respected member of the new wave, the Israeli wine...
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Weathering This Economic Storm

A recent wall street journal article noted some possibly alarming content about the economy in the coming years. The article was titled “Stocks Tarnished by Lost Decade”. According to the article, stocks have traditionally been one of the best investments. Conventional wisdom, according to the article, has been to invest...
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Here’s To The Brewers Association

What a difference a decade makes.For craft brewers, the not-so-distant past signified a time when many would-be entrepreneurs wondered about whether their new businesses would survive.  America’s initial flirtations with the colorful new characters on the beer scene quickly soured and things looked dire.  Fast forward ten years and craft...
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Smarten Up!

Retailers, restaurateurs or wholesalers wedded to the notion that wine and spirits sell themselves could be losing a lot of money. Gone are the days when all you needed to do was stock products and wait for customers to come in and buy them. Now, every product category – from...
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Profile: Jeff Cirace

Celebrating its centennial in 2OO6, V. Cirace & Son is by far Boston’s oldest family-owned bottle shop. (The store’s State License, WD2, is Boston’s second oldest.) Jeff and Lisa Cirace, grandchildren of founder Ernesto, have complemented each other’s creative styles for over 3O years. Under their loving guidance, V. Cirace...
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Champagne

2OO4 may be the definitive refutation for this view. Slow rate of job creation, political uncertainty, sluggish economies worldwide? Sales are up. How many American investors have been excited about their portfolio’s performance this year? We’re buying more Champagne. What exactly about our financial prospects is it that we have...
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Gin

Last year was a pleasant surprise for Gin When was the last time you saw reports showing robust growth statistics for every single significant import brand on the sales charts? Notable is a 10% increase for the phenominally successful, #1 super-premium icon Bombay Sapphire (now well beyond the 600,000 9-liter...
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The Holiday Bump

While stores can certainly count on an automatic bump due to sheer volume of shopping, these are still tight financial times and competition between stores is stiff. From unique grab-and-go gifts to enhanced customized service, there are numerous ways to ensure that your store stands out during the Yuletide crunch....
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Generation Y

. . . it’s time to make some room at the bar. There’s a new generation of drinkers coming and they are thirsty. Young, hip and very tech savvy, they are known as Generation Y and they are causing quite a stir on the scene. So just who is this...
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