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New Strongbow Artisanal Heirloom Apple Blend

Strongbow Hard Apple Ciders unveils its newest flavor, and ushers in the autumn apple season with Strongbow Artisanal Blend. The new flavor is crafted with heirloom cider apple varieties, cold-pressed and blended together for a naturally refreshing, semi-sweet taste. Strongbow Artisanal Blend, along with all Strongbow products, contains no artificial...
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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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VINSKI OD HRVATSKA Wine from Croatia

KNEŽEVI VINOGRADI, Croatia I try never to waste an opportunity to experience unfamiliar wine, especially in a municipality called “prince’s vineyard”.  I found there’s more to drinking in southeastern Europe than Slivovitz, plum’s leap to immortality. Croatia (Republika Hrvatska to the 4.5 million inhabitants), an area about twice that of...
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American Winter Beers

Despite its relative late start compared to other great brewing nations, America has quickly, over the course of thirty years, become one of the world’s pre-eminent brewing nations.  Mixing a healthy respect for traditional practices with a New World curiosity for experimentation, bundled together with passion for their craft, brewers...
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH

IT’S NOVEMBER. The trees are beginning to shed the last of their leaves and, as the month wears on, it will be more and more challenging to shake the chill from your bones without a good, stiff drink.  We’ll save the Hot Toddies for January and February and discuss a...
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A DRINK WITH THIRST BOSTON

Since our founding fathers gathered around a punch bowl to sketch plans for the Revolution, this city has shown a fondness for beverage alcohol.  This fall, Bostonians can raise a glass to our unique and special beverage scene at Thirst Boston, a two-day celebration of all the things Bostonians drink...
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Stock this Stuff

The annual holiday pilgrimage to the hearths and homes of loved ones approches – to mix and mingle with the smorgasbord of personalities that comprise family, friends, coworkers, and perhaps a dark stranger or two – make sure your customers are prepared for every gift-giving scenario by stocking gifts for...
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Harvey’s Book Review

Weighing quality, global distribution, economic impact, and prestige, there can be no argument but that cabernet sauvignon is the world’s most important red-wine grape.  Its wines age gracefully and develop elegance and complexity, while expressing their terroir and vintage conditions and the hand of the winemaker.  Many issues, however, remain...
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE ROB ROY

SCOTCH AFICIONADOS can be quite particular about how they sip their single malts.  “Just one rock” please, or a splash of water.  Mention mixing with soda water, lemon juice or – GASP! – simple syrup and you’re sure to receive a suspicious glance.  We know, we know – scotch is...
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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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MERRY EDWARDS: A PROFILE IN STRENGTH

IN FEBRUARY 2O13, Massachusetts-bred (Newton Highlands), California winemaker Merry Edwards appeared at the Boston Wine Expo to present her single-vineyard Pinot Noirs.  The seminar featured a tasting of six different wines all from the Russian River Valley where Merry Edwards Winery is located.  Her partner in this project, which began...
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