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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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/04 Sep 2020

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SLOW WINE 2O2O

by HARVEY FINKEL Slow Wine is a part of the Slow Food movement ignited in 1986 by a demonstration against the proposed construction of a McDonald’s at Rome’s beloved Spanish Steps. Carlo Petrini and colleagues notched it up afterwards, so that following its official establishment in Paris in 1989, Slow...

/04 Sep 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH-THE BIZZY IZZY

by PPINK LADY While we were in quarantine, we noticed even greater attention being paid than usual to “national” drinks holidays. A new cocktail seemed to pop into our newsfeed every week, encouraging celebration via stylized photos and socially distant happy hours: National Daiquiri Day (July 19), National Whiskey Sour...

/03 Aug 2020

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LES CHAMBERTINS-A Grand Toponymy

by HARVEY FINKEL I don’t remember the name of the village, and I don’t remember the name of the girl, but the wine was Chambertin. HILAIRE BELLOC Toponymy, the study of place names, is fascinating and instructive, nowhere more than among the vineyards of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. The unraveling of...

/03 Aug 2020

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CABERNET SAUVIGNON ON A BUDGET

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Despite the rise of so many formerly unfamiliar varieties and delicious blends, Cabernet Sauvignon remains king of red wine. It’s got a bold character by nature, with some rough edges, and therefore not everyone’s first choice, but that’s the reason so many of us to continue...

/03 Aug 2020

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BURKE DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION and MASS BAY BREWING COMPANY-A PERFECT PARTNERSHIP BORN IN A PANDEMIC

by KIRSTEN AMANN In the beverage alcohol business, where deals are developed face to face and closed with a firm handshake, can a decision about who distributes your products in your biggest market be reached in a socially distant way? For Burke Distributing Corporation and Mass Bay Brewing Company, the...

/03 Aug 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – HALEKULANI

by PINK LADY August in New England provides some of the loungiest days of summer, and with 2O2O being what it’s been so far, we are leaning into it. We’ve found the perfect reading and drinking companion to guide us through, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails, by Shannon Mustipher. Mustipher is...

/03 Jul 2020

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CRAFT BEER IN CONNECTICUT-A LOOK AT THE LOCAL SCENE

by ANDY CROUCH Caught in the middle between New York and the rest of New England, half Yankees fans and half Red Sox Nation, Connecticut is a state with a minor identity crisis. In enduring the constant push-and-pull from Boston to Manhattan, the state has carved out an unusual geographic...

/03 Jul 2020

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THE EVOLVING WINES OF ISRAEL-GOD’S LITTLE ACRE ALL GROWN UP

by HARVEY FINKEL Wine production in the Holy Land has been on a 4OOO-year slow roller coaster. Biblically renowned, reputed as of premium export quality before the Common Era, Israeli wine hit low points under various external dominations, especially during the 1,2OO years of mostly Islamic control, ending in a...

/03 Jul 2020

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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – NAVY GROG

by PINK LADY The trope of the drunken sailor is a time-honored one, and we owe many of our oldest classic cocktail formulae to its real-life incarnation. The Gimlet, Gin & Tonic, Dark & Stormy, to name just a few, were born on the high seas, where a daily ration...

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