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/17 Jun 2020
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Burke Distributing Buys Mass Bay Brewing Distribution Rights

Harpoon Brewery parent company Massachusetts Bay Brewing has disbanded its distributing company and sold the rights to sell its products in the Boston area to Burke Distributing. Massachusetts Bay Brewing launched Harpoon Distributing in 2002, when the company’s portfolio included just the Harpoon and UFO brands. Now, the company produces...
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/12 May 2020
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M.S. WALKER EXPANDS ITALIAN NATIONAL WINE IMPORT PORTFOLIO

M.S. Walker has been named the U.S. importer for Italian wine producers Cantina Santa Maria La Palma, Cantina di Sorbara and Corte Sant’Alda. These esteemed producers join M.S. Walker’s growing portfolio from around the globe and strengthens its commitment to its emerging national portfolio. Sardinian winery Cantina Santa Maria La...
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/03 Jan 2019
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REVISITING A CLASSIC – THE BROWN ALE

by ANDY CROUCH If we know one thing in the beer industry it is that consumer interest works like a pendulum, gradually swinging from one direction to another. The swing in recent years has been a rather extended move towards hoppy beers, whether juicy, hazy, or tropical. We are starting...
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/30 Nov 2018
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DRINK–DEATH–DEMENTIA-THE GOOD NEWS

by HARVEY FINKEL, MD Oh, they try. How they try. Ever since the first report in biblical times of a benefit, much less a health benefit, derived from drinking alcohol, the idea being so repugnant to some a counterreaction immediately started. There are always some who cannot stand the thought...
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/30 Nov 2018
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CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Tasting dozens of Pinot Noirs blind, it’s unmistakable how dramatically individual a story each one tells. The grape is a chameleon. Highly reflective of its specific growing conditions, Pinot requires handling with utmost care, both in the vineyard and the winery. Its thin skins bruise easily...
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/02 Nov 2018
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STOCK THIS STUFF

By Kirsten Amann ‘Tis the season for gifts and shameless commerce! The busy shoppers flocking to your store don’t have time to be trolling the web for unique gifts for their wine, cocktail, and beer loving friends – for that matter, neither do you! There’s mulled wine to be sipped...
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/01 Nov 2018
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TWO SOULS AJAR: DOS ALMAS: ITALY IN CHILE

by HARVEY FINKEL The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. -EMILY DICKINSON In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans invaded and subjugated what is now called Latin America, not at all benefiting the residents by these trans-Atlantic attentions. Marching alongside the conquistadors were priests, who...
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/01 Nov 2018
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE RUSTY NAIL

by PINK LADY ‘Tis the season for warm sweaters and full-flavored drinks! It’s roughly ten years since we started penning this column and we can hardly believe we’ve not mentioned the Rusty Nail, the grandpa of all Scotch classic cocktails, and (for some among us) a total dad drink. The...
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/01 Nov 2018
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CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING FLAVORS

by ANDY CROUCH As fall slips into the early days of winter, beer drinkers slide from the maltiness of the Oktoberfest season into the arms of something more bracing. For some, this change in the seasons calls for whiskey or strong wine. For others, imperial stouts, barleywines, and double India...
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/27 Sep 2018
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CABERNET THE GREATS of 2O13

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Before the wines even finished fermenting 2O13 was widely hailed as a legendary almost picture perfect vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in California. In this, yet another in a succession of drought years, the Cabernet vines produced ultra-concentrated grapes that balanced richness with structure. It was a...
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