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/24 Jan 2022

FOR THE FIRST TIME, MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA EXCISE TAX REVENUE EXCEEDS ALCOHOL

Excise taxes for marijuana sold for adult recreational use exceeded alcohol excise taxes for the first time in Massachusetts, as marijuana sales reached $2.54 billion, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. Halfway through the fiscal year, Massachusetts collected $74.2 million in marijuana excise tax through December 2021, compared to $51.3...

/01 Oct 2021

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KAPPY’S BOB SELBY NAMED THE MARKET WATCH RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Bob Selby, CEO of Massachusetts-based Kappy’s Fine Wine & Spirits was named the 2021 Retailer of the Year at the MARKET WATCH Leader Awards dinner in New York on September 30. This was the 38th year for this prestigious event that recognizes the most progressive wine & spirits merchants in...

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/06 Jan 2022

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Alexander N. Block, widely known as “Sandy,” died of cancer on November 21. He was a youthful 72 years old. He cut a wide swath in the wine trade, producing wine, selling wine wholesale and in restaurants, buying wine, teaching wine to employees and consumers, writing about wine, including...

/06 Jan 2022

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21ST CENTURY PUNCH

By Kirsten Amann Nothing says “let’s party” like a big bowl of punch! To the uninitiated, or if you came of age in the 7Os, 8Os, or 9Os, punch might be something you’d expect to find at a bridal shower or Tupperware party, involving a carton of sherbet spiked with...

/06 Jan 2022

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A LOOK AT EXHIBIT A FROM BREWER MATT STEINBERG

By Andy Crouch From the Boston metro area to Western Mass and the islands, Matt Steinberg has brewed all over the state. For nearly 2O years, Steinberg has plied his trade, brewing solid and delightful beers in a wide range of styles. He began his brewing work in the state...

/06 Jan 2022

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND

By Pink Lady 2O22 marks fifteen years that I’ve been at it, breeding, raising, and releasing endangered cocktails into the wild, or what some might call the Lord’s work. A lot has come to pass in that time: a global recession and a global pandemic; industry trends like mustachioed barmen...

/01 Dec 2021

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BEYOND CHARDONNAY…GET OUT OF YOUR WHITE WINE COMFORT ZONE

by SEEMA TIKARE I only drink red wine,” is something all of us in the wine industry have heard many times. And I totally get it — red wines are easier to choose, don’t need to be chilled and can be very satisfying. The lovely, aromatic Pinot Noirs, the chewy,...

/01 Dec 2021

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by LEW BRYSON In September, I took part in a blind tasting of three single malt whiskeys with another whiskey writer. We didn’t know the brand, type of barrel they were aged in, or where they came from. The first smelled cleanly of caramel, malt, and some crisp apple, without...

/01 Dec 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-EGGNOG

by PINK LADY Is there any drink we more deeply associate with the 25th of December here in the U.S. than eggnog? To the uninitiated, learning about the antique practice of making cocktails with eggs can seem a bit weird, and some among us will never adjust to the idea....

/01 Nov 2021

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STOCK This STUFF

by KIRSTEN AMANN As 2020 showed us, not even a global pandemic can deter the good people of Massachusetts from having a tipple. 2021 has seen a more hybrid period of socializing in and out of the home, but Bay State drinkers have not given up on the wine and...

/01 Nov 2021

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: CURAÇAO COCKTAILS

by PINK LADY If you love cocktails, you most likely know your way around a bottle of curaçao. In the U.S. you can find this orange liqueur at most liquor stores in its natural clear hue or in the more vibrant blue form, which is simply the former dyed with...

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