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/26 Apr 2017
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Heineken’s New 18 Bottle “Just Add Ice” COOLERPACK

Heineken is launching the “COOLERPACK,” an engineered 18-pack cardboard packaging innovation that allows consumers to chill their Heineken by simply removing the top to their case, and adding ice. The COOLERPACK is the newest edition to the Heineken range of packaging configurations, bringing convenience and occasion-based purchase choice to beer...
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/05 Apr 2017
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Tenure England Vodka Launches in Massachusetts

Hailing from a distillery established in England more than 250 years ago, Tenure England Vodka begins its reign in Massachusetts this month. Refined in its appearance and its creation, Tenure maintains highest standards for distillation and is made in the classic European style. Careful attention is paid throughout the distillation...
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/30 Sep 2013
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POUILLY FUISSE

ONCE a fashionable name on the us market, Pouilly-Fuisse has not been a “go to” wine for decades, but remains nonetheless an advantageously situated Burgundy appellation nestled among hills and jagged outcroppings at the southernmost end of the Macon district.  The Chardonnays produced on its rocky vineyard amphitheaters vary considerably...
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/01 Sep 2013
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Fall Beers

FALL IN NEW ENGLAND can be a challenging time for beer drinkers.  Ranging from the occasional blistering hot day to temperatures fast falling in the evenings, finding the right beer for the moment requires a wide range of flavorful offerings.  The all-too-early release of Octoberfest beers in July to the...
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/01 Sep 2013
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ABCC CHAIRMAN KIM GAINSBORO

ONE MIGHT IMAGINE that walking into the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission headquarters to meet with Chairman Kim Gainsboro would feel a bit like walking into the principal’s office.  This is, after all, where the letter of the law as it applies to “the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession...
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/01 Sep 2013
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SAGRANTINO di MONTEFALCO

UMBRIA, called the “Green Heart of Italy”, has long been shaded vinously by Tuscany, its immediate neighbor to the northwest.  The white wines of Orvieto were the first to attract outside notice, then Lungarotti’s array from Torgiano.  Now, however, Umbria has conjured up a wine fit to stand with any...
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/30 Jul 2013
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WINES of the FIRST WESTERNERS

A VERY OLD SAYING WARNS, “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.”  Perhaps prudent 32OO years ago in ancient Troy, the advice is now seriously out of date, especially pertaining to Giota and Andrea Englisis bearing wine.  Their Athenee Importers Third Annual Road Show recently crossed the US, bearing dozens of tasting...
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/30 Jul 2013
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MAIA GOSSELIN of SIP WINE EDUCATION

IT MAY HAVE TAKEN AMERICA a while to catch up with the wine-drinking habits of Europe, but with record-breaking growth in 2O12 and a $34.6 billion dollar industry on our hands, it’s safe to say the US has arrived.  We may be sipping and swirling wine but, as our own...
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