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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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/04 May 2020
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MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES COMMITS $250K TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY COVID-19

Martignetti Companies has committed $250,000 in charitable contributions to both local and national organizations to support and assist restaurant industry employees experiencing hardship during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Of the $250,000 contribution, $170,000 has been dispersed to both the local and national charitable organizations outlined below. The most recent contribution...
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/31 Aug 2018
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WINE WON’T MAKE YOU FAT

By Harvey Finkel, MD A recently published scientific report on the influence of drinking upon weight stimulated a review of relevant medical literature and discussions by fellow members of the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research. I came away little the wiser. It is generally believed, including among physicians, that...
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/31 Jul 2018
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BOURGOGNE 2O15

. . . Burgundy in all its sunset glow. -Lord Byron by HARVEY FINKEL HEARING AUSPICIOUS Delphian whispers for more than two years about the 2O15 vintage in Burgundy whetted desire to at last confront the wines, for selecting Burgundies is a contact sport. We had read such words as...
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/31 Jul 2018
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Sancerre

by SANDY BLOCK, MW Sancerre is on a roll.  Restaurateurs and retailers alike report that it is currently one of their hottest categories.  One of its advantages is that, unlike many other worthy French wines, it has a name that’s easy for Americans to pronounce.  And as Sauvignon Blanc has...
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/26 Jun 2018
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HAZY BREWS

by ANDY CROUCH HAZE IS THE LATEST CRAZE to conquer the world of flavorful beer. From dank, juicy pale ales to milkshake hued India pale ales to double India pale ales that resemble glasses of concentrated orange juice, clarity is out of favor with many beer drinkers today. A cloudy...
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/26 Jun 2018
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PRIMO TEQUILA

by LEW BRYSON SINGLE MALT SCOTCH has some long, strong coattails. The success of single malt, with its distillery identity, age statements, and deliberately distinct characters, served as an example to bourbon – which went single barrel, super-aged, and limited edition – Irish whiskey’s single pot still explosion, Japanese whisky’s...
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/26 Jun 2018
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THE HARVEY WALLBANGER

by PINK LADY VODKA has been the most popularly consumed spirit for the majority of our careers behind the bar.  Prior to Prohibition, however, vodka wasn’t on the radar of American imbibers, who preferred strong tasting home grown liquors and flavorful white spirits like gin.  John Martin, and his Connecticut-based...
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/26 Jun 2018
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TENUTA LUCE DELLA VITE

  by HARVEY FINKEL THEIR NOBLE Tuscan family’s wine production dating back to 13O8, the Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi own and operate a number of well-known wine estates.  The Frescobaldi in addition have been active in textiles, banking, the arts, agriculture, and the church.  Today, we shall focus on a property...
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