PA Wine Lovers Bent Over--Over Direct Shipping of Wine

"Pennsylvania residents could have a little more liquor freedom, but only if they prefer American wine over the French, German or Australian varieties....'The people of Pennsylvania are really getting less than what they should be getting,? Farnese said, adding that...

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2nd Annual Chili Cook Off CrossRoads Winery

  CrossRoads Winery in Frisco, Texas is having their second Annual Chili Cook Off.  Just a few days left to get your registration in.  To register as a Chili Cook-Off Contestant one must fill out the information below and return it to CrossRoads Winery by 6PM Sunday January 22. You can click here for the [...]

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Charles Shaw: What A Long Strange Trip It?s Been

This week stories about the 10 year anniversary of Charles Shaw wines began to hit the news. If there is a single wine brand I get asked about by people not into wine, it’s this Trader Joe’s success story. The funny thing is the story of Charles Shaw started over 35 years ago but few [...]

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Announcing WBW 74: Value Sparkling Wine

One of the wine trends from 2011 is the rise of Champagne with American consumers up over 20% from  2010. Another trend was Moscato coming out of nowhere to become nearly an overnight success. This could be in part due to the charms of the lightly sparkling frizzante made from this grape in Italy. Sparkling [...]

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A ?Zinful? Experience

Last Saturday I was lucky to be able to attend the Zinfandel Festival at Fort Mason in San Francisco. ZAP, The Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers celebrates Zinfandel America?s Heritage Grape and is dedicated to preserving the history of Zinfandel through the Heritage Vineyard at UC Davis. It is the largest single varietal tasting [...]

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The Nature of the Beast

The Wine & Spirit Wholesalers of America, the national association representing American wine wholesalers, finished their annual convention in Las Vegas on Friday with their CEO Craig Wolf warning members that the challenge of "privatization" ?is being used as a...

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Massachusetts wine shops worth seeking out

Massachusetts is a state coveted by wine retailers: with strong tech and finance as well as other industries, major research centers and the jet-set destinations of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, it’s fair to say there’s a large population interested in wine. However, the state is one of the hardest for retailers to ship wine into. [...]

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