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/21 Aug 2018
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Birra Moretti Announces ‘What’s More Italian’ Program

Birra Moretti, Italy’s #1 selling beer, is finding its rightful place in the world of foodies. The brand’s ‘What’s More Italian’ program includes a partnership with former Check, Please! Host Cat De Orio and Barilla Pasta Executive Chef Lorenzo Boni to encourage consumers to enjoy Birra Moretti and Italian cuisine...
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/06 Aug 2018
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Red Stripe Celebrates 100 Years With Commemorative Reggae EP

To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Red Stripe beer producer and Jamaican brewer, Desnoes and Geddes Limited (D&G), Red Stripe has collaborated with LA based, 5-time Grammy Award winning Jamaican Musician & Producer Paul “Pablo” Stennett and seven Jamaican artists to create original singles representing the evolution of Jamaican...
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/01 Jun 2015
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ROSE

IT SEEMS LIKE many years ago now but for a long period of time there were few people in the US, respectable people that is, who wanted it known that they liked rosé. This was a wine category consumed primarily at home, so as to avoid stares. Marketers substituted euphemistic...
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/01 May 2015
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MACDUFF What three things does drink provoke? PORTER Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance; therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with Lechery: it makes him, and it mars him; it...
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/01 May 2015
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INDIA PALE ALE

INDIA PALE ALE was not always such a big deal. Hops were once anathema to what drinkers wanted. Whether in the form of bold aromas, citrusy and herbal flavors, or big, bold bitterness, American beer drinkers did not gravitate towards the hoppier end of the spectrum. During the earliest days...
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/01 Apr 2015
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BARBARESCO

NEBBIOLO is certainly among the most enigmatic of grape varieties, far more “fickle” in nature, if one can even apply that word to a wine, and more site specific than Pinot Noir. Often spectacular in its home setting, the Langhe hills of Piemonte, interesting further north in the Norvara Vercelli...
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/01 Apr 2015
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ALSACE REDUX

COLMAR Having examined the basics of vinous Alsace in the March 2O13 issue, I sought a brief update immersed in the food and wine of the region in June, thoroughly enjoying my research. I’d like to share my impressions, including visits to three wine producers. My focus was sharpened and...
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/30 Mar 2015
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Celebrating Ten Years

When brothers Ed and Rob Gillooly received the license for their newly minted Baystate Wine & Spirits on St. Patrick’s Day in 2OO5 they figured it must be a good sign. As a small company looking to break into the predominantly big business of wholesale wine and liquor distribution, the...
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