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/17 Mar 2021

MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF MARK FISHER, PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING

Martignetti Companies announced today that Mark Fisher, President of Sales and Marketing, will retire from the Company on October 1, 2021. Fisher has dedicated his professional life to the beverage alcohol industry for forty years. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of United Liquors prior to joining Martignetti. Following...

/08 Jan 2021

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BAYSTATE WINE & SPIRITS ANNOUNCES MOVE TO NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY

Baystate Wine & Spirits is moving to a new location in February. Established in 2005, the wholesaler represents suppliers in the wine, spirits and beer markets and has been headquartered in Avon, Massachusetts for the past 10 years. The high rate of growth of existing and new suppliers allows for...

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/02 Apr 2021

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PANDEMIC PIVOTS THAT ARE HERE TO STAY

by KIRSTEN AMANN Nothing could have prepared restaurateurs and retailers across the state for the disruption the COVID19 pandemic would cause to their businesses. “I had 2O years of knowledge and experience in this industry rendered more or less useless literally overnight,” says owner-operator Lauren Friel of Rebel Rebel wine...

/02 Apr 2021

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PREPARING FOR SUMMER-APPETIZING TXAKOLI

by HARVEY FINKEL Grapes grown cool make wines for the hot days of summer. We want to drink dry wines light in body and alcohol that have retained lively acidity with our summer seafood and other dishes that lie lightly. Such wines are hard to grow in Basque Country (Pais...

/02 Apr 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-THE ALEXANDER

by PINK LADY Sweet-toothed tipplers have no shortage of options in today’s beverage world. From candy-flavored vodkas to cinnamon and peanut butter “whiskies” to creamy liqueurs, the list goes on. To try a silky sweet dessert drink from a bygone era, we suggest reviving the Alexander Cocktail. You’ve probably heard...

/03 Mar 2021

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HERALDING A NEW ERA OF LAGER

by ANDY CCROUCH Craft beer fans, myself included, have long been heralding a new era of lager. We have preached the gospel of quality lager. We have proselytized the charms and character of pilsners, bocks, and dunkels. We have through sheer force of will tried to make lager a thing....

/03 Mar 2021

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AN ELEPHANT AND A SHREW WALK INTO A BAR . . .

by HARVEY FINKEL, MD Tales have long been told of creatures of the wild encountering alcohol, with varying consequences. Perhaps most evocative is the apparently authentic story of the herd of wild elephants that crashed a brewery, consumed its great-tasting, less-filling product, and went on a rampage. African elephants have...

/03 Mar 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – THE LADY REBEL COCKTAIL

by PINK LADY St. Patrick’s Day gets the lion’s share of cocktailing attention in the U.S. in March, but have you heard of International Women’s Day? It’s March 8th, which means you can A) raise a glass to badass women in your life and in general and B) get your...

/02 Feb 2021

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EXQUISITE CHAMPAGNE

by HARVEEY FINKEL Today we’ll discover the second of the pair of exquisite effervescent wines we began with in this space last month, this one from Champagne, the paragon of sources of such pleasures. It is no surprise that the Brut Nature is a product of Louis Roederer, a grande...

/02 Feb 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – THE BUCK’S FIZZ

by PINK LADY Back in December I was co-presenting a virtual cocktail and wine event, when a guest asked me “who invented the Mimosa?” I told them to give me a minute, as I was certain I’d covered the origin story of this beloved brunch libation. I clicked away at...

/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...

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