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/03 Feb 2020

ATLANTIC BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS ADDS VALENTINE DISTILLING’S PORTFOLIO

Valentine Distilling Co., in partnership with Atlantic Beverage Distributors. is expanding the distribution of its handcrafted, small batch, eco-conscious spirits into Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The expansion marks the tenth state in which Valentine Distilling Co. spirits are available. The choice to partner with Atlantic Beverage Distributors was one that...

/03 Feb 2020

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M.S. WALKER NAMED UNITED STATES IMPORTER OF GIN LANE 1751

M.S. Walker has been appointment the U.S. importer for Gin Lane 1751. Produced in small batches in London by 8th-generation distiller, Charles Maxwell, Gin Lan 1751 is handcrafted in the style of gins from the Victorian era using 8 fine botanicals. Gin Lane 1751 joins M.S. Walker’s growing national import...

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/02 Mar 2020

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A LOOK AT THE SELTZER SENSATION

By ANDY CROUCH Hard seltzer has taken the beer world by force. Not spirit or wine based but also not beer like in character, these flavored malt beverage (FMB) products—ranging from colorless and near flavorless in nature to cloyingly sweet and neon hued—have long existed around the periphery of the...

/02 Mar 2020

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DOMAINE BOUSQUET-FROM SOUTHWEST FRANCE TO ANDEAN ARGENTINA

By HARVEY FINKEL High, dry, and sandy. But Jean Bousquet visualized vines when he first visited the then-desolate Gualtallary Valley of the Tupungato District of the larger Uco Valley in western Argentina’s Mendoza Province thirty years ago. Told he was crazy, that he was buying a beach, “all sand, no...

/02 Mar 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-THE EMERALD COCKTAIL

By PINK LADY Here in Massachusetts, where 21.5% of the population claim Irish ancestry, St. Patrick’s Day is a month-long holiday. It is a bibulous moment to be sure, with many revelers reaching for anything green to wear, Guinness by the gallon, and as many green-hued libations and sweet treats...

/06 Feb 2020

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RIESLING

By SANDY BLOCK, MW As recent years have seen a vast increase in people following a vegan discipline, the question often arises: Which wines taste best with this dietary alternative? Pairing vegan dishes is uncharted waters for many wine pro’s. In my experience though, it’s as inaccurate to suggest one...

/06 Feb 2020

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TRENTO SPUMANTE – BUBBLES FROM THE MOUNTAINS

By HARVEY FINKEL Everyone likes fizz. That’s clear from the hundreds of millions of bottles of bubbly wine made, sold, drunk, and splashed about in celebratory mania worldwide. Some is plonk, but here and there are pockets of production of high-quality Champagne-method (now usually called classical-method) sparkling wine, some that...

/06 Feb 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – THE FRENCH MARTINI

By PINK LADY Here we are in February, the longest short month on the New England calendar. If you’ve been abstaining for dry January, welcome back! We’ll usher you into the fold with an easy drinking classic from the Sex in the City era, the French Martini, a.k.a. Flirtini –...

/03 Jan 2020

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CLASSICS THAT PAVED THE WAY-REVISITING OLD FAVORITES IN THE NEW YEAR

by ANDY CROUCH Every story in every generation eventually draws to an end, allowing a new chapter to begin. Craft beer is nothing if not a series of new stories. New brewers offering exciting and novel approaches to beer. Moving into its fourth decade of existence, craft beer is starting...

/03 Jan 2020

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DOMAINE NICOLAS-JAY PINOT NOIR-OREGON GRAND CRU

by HARVEY FINKEL Great Pinot Noir is probably the rarest of wines. Especially outside of Burgundy. So it was when my old friend Peary Spaght, grand sénéschal of the Massachusetts Tastevin, reported with unreserved enthusiasm from touring Oregon of Pinots new to me, I paid close attention, and quickly and...

/03 Jan 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – THE ANGEL FACE COCKTAIL

by PINK LADY Many of us start the new year full throttle with resolutions, often including a non-alcoholic spell, and if you are teetotaling this month, we salute you! When the time comes to return to a winter warmer by the fire, classic cocktail style, we recommend the Angel Face...

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