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/30 Jun 2009
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Profile: Daniel Bruce

DANIEL BRUCE 49Executive Chef Boston Harbor HotelDirector of the Boston Wine Festival Few dispute that the Bay State’s gold standard for wine dinners is Boston Harbor Hotel’s Boston Wine Festival.  Now planning its 21st season the man at the helm is the same tirelessly creative guy who co-founded and still...
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/30 Jun 2009
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GLADDENING the HEART

The notion that a dram or two is good for the heart is far from new; it can be traced back to biblical times. The accretion of scientific evidence to support the notion in little more than the last quarter century should be convincing. We continue to see the playing...
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/30 Jun 2009
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL of the MONTH

GIN Could there be a more appropriate cocktail to sip at the dawn of summer than the Daisy a cool and refreshing drink named for a hardy, innocent flower? Two versions of this drink were in wide circulation by the time Prohibition rolled around in 1919.  The early version appears...
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/30 Jun 2009
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CRAFT NAVIGATES NEW WATERS

Despite long-standing concerns with the economy the domestic beer segment overall, and the craft beer set in particular, continues to perform well for retailers and distributors. Nudging up one half percent, the beer industry fought against strong and troubling economic trends, especially in the second half of 2OO8. Craft brewers...
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/29 May 2009
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Tequila, the Visit

A VISIT TO TEQUILA. . . the unique qualities of each brand of tequila are achieved through carefully derived formulas each of which involves a delicate balance of ancient knowledge, agricultural prowess, modern technology, and a dash of sunny whimsy. Tequila is perhaps the most regulated spirit in the world....
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/29 May 2009
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MASSACHUSETTS SWEEPS HONORS AT WSWA AWARDS

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America wrapped up its Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention & Expositionwith the presentations of the 2OO9 WSWA Lifetime Leadership Award and the Sidney Frank Award to industry visionaries Robert Epstein and A. Raymond Tye. Robert Epstein President of Horizon Beverage Group was presented with the WSWA Lifetime...
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/29 May 2009
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Bitters

That dusty old bottle sitting on countless bars back shelf could be one of many potable or non-potable spirits being massively overlooked by most bartenders and imbibers. Until recently that is. With the serious cocktail resurgence in full effect we see bartenders all over the country and world, mixing old...
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/29 May 2009
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Chris Douglass

Wine dinners are a dime a dozen and when pressed, most restaurateurs will tell you they’re hardly an easy sell. It’s not just the abundance of them that diners can often find on any given weeknight, it’s pulling off the affair at a cost that’s both consumer-friendly and fiscally sound...
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/29 May 2009
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Silent Selloff: Ninety Plus Cellars

WINE MARKETING IN PINCH TIME SILENT SELLOFFS Latitude Beverage Company has scored nicely with Ku Dé Ta.Now Kevin Mehra is quietly talking up Ninety Plus Cellars. First the plains then the moat now Kevin Mehra is ready to scale the walls of the wine castle. Sipping Starbucks on the Needham...
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