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/02 Sep 2015
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The Bestest Strongbow Season Ever!

Strongbow Hard Apple Cider is gearing up to make this fall Strongbow Season with a fully integrated, 360° program that encourages consumers to experience Strongbow at its “bestest” when it is served over ice. The program includes national television advertising, targeted digital media, social media engagements, and eye-catching POS materials...
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/18 Aug 2015
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Burke Distributing Annual Spirits Portfolio Tasting

Burke Distributing will be holding their first annual spirits portfolio tasting on Monday August 31st at China Pearl Restaurant, 9 Tyler Street, Boston. Three, two hour sessions will be held from 12pm-6pm with music provided by Brother Cleve. Open to the trade. RSVP required via Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/burke-spirits-portfolio-extravaganza-tickets-18191296658?aff=es2
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/01 Mar 2011
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MIGHT WINE CONTAIN NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES?

Let’s begin with the conclusion. Wine contains only one potential toxin, alcohol, but it is harmful only in wretched excess. When consumed in moderation, alcohol, in combination with the polyphenolic compounds found in wine, enhances health and well-being and may contribute to extending life span. The question of allergic reactions...
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/01 Mar 2011
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THE DIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary figures for 2O1O indicate that both the dollar value and the case volume of New Zealand wine exports to the US are up close to 2O% over 2OO9. New Zealand has now established itself as our sixth most important source of imported wine by value, and seventh largest supplier...
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/01 Mar 2011
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AMARONE THE RIGHT WAY

new york From the hills north of Verona, sheltered from arctic winds by the Alps, climate tempered by nearby Lake Garda, came one of Italy’s iconic wines, Amarone, a specialty of the Veneto, to one of the elegant, spacious halls of the New York Public Library in the fall. Members...
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/01 Mar 2011
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IRISH-STYLE BEER

As the global consolidation of the beverage alcohol industry continues, from mega-brewers to mega-distillers, there seems in recent years to be a bit less emphasis placed on the St. Patrick’s selling holiday. And that’s pretty understandable. When you’re run by a Belgo-Brazilian outfit, dressing up Bud Light bottles in green...
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/31 Jan 2011
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The Tao of J

I was astonished just before Labor Day by the media’s rolling boil over John Cloud’s piece in time, “Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers?”, which had been stimulated by the online pre-release of a paper, later published in November,  in alcoholism: clinical and experimental research. Even the main editorial cartoon...
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/31 Jan 2011
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Argentina’s Icon Wines

Argentina remained the shining success story among exporters of wine to the US in 2O1O. Another year of substantial double digit growth has pushed the fashionable South American country’s export total here to 6.5 million 9 liter cases, representing a 2O% surge in volume over 2OO9. Even more impressive is...
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/31 Jan 2011
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Local/Sustainable

I am a reasonably earth-conscious consumer. My family belongs to a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program and gets boxes of great organic produce eight months a year. We drive advanced technology diesel cars that get better than 4Ompg. We compost yard trash. As they blow out, we’re replacing our incandescent bulbs...
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/31 Jan 2011
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Endangered Cocktail: The Mai Tai

Ever sampled a Zombie, Suffering Bastard, or anything served in a skull mug or Scorpion bowl?  With out-there names and kitschy vessels, Tiki drinks are apt to inspire a giggle among cocktail neophytes.  In their original incarnation these were balanced, palatable drinks built upon rum, fresh juices and flavorful syrups...
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/31 Jan 2011
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Rum

Today, rum seems as ubiquitous as beer, as complicated and as broad sweeping as wine, as mixable as gin, and as sippable as a fine cognac.  That was sudden, some say.Not really!Let’s not forget the important role rum has played in international commerce for centuries, let alonein politics, especially locally. ...
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