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ABCC from A to Z
Article by: Maia Merrill - Between undercover stings, budget cuts, layoffs, department transfers, and agency overhauls, the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission has certainly been busy over the last year.In [...] Read More »
Where's France Heading
Article by: Sandy Block, MW - In an average year France produces about one fifth of the world's volume of wine, narrowly edging out Italy for top honors in the list of most prolific countries, so by any measure it's a formidable presence on the [...] Read More »
Working With Barbiere
Article by: Bill Nesto, MW - Valerio Barbieri. He has not been on the cover of The Wine Spectator, nor even in the fine print. Robert M. Parker, Jr. has not anointed him the rising star of the wine firmament. No importer has bragged that [...] Read More »
Boutique Merchandising
Article by: Kim Foley MacKinnon - Passion and customer service are the by-words of the proprietors of three different Massachusetts boutique wine stores when asked what the single most important part of their businesses is.These [...] Read More »