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No One Saw This Coming
Article by: Robert Bradford - Massachusetts has always known a thing or two about astonishing history-making upsets against seemingly impossible odds. In 1775, it was all about a ragtag militia group of passionate guerilla-like Minutemen routing a mighty and well-trained [...] Read More »
Always Room For A Few More
Article by: Lew Bryson - Harpoon's head brewer, Al Marzi, had a session recently. "I was just over in England for a wedding and had some great cask ales. My wife was drinking a 3.8% bitter, I had a 4.5% ale, and [...] Read More »
It's A Dog's Life
Article by: Harvey Finkel, MD - New Zealand has it backwards (or is it upside down?), and I'm glad. Grapes are harvested six months early there, in the New Zealand fall, our spring, enabling us to already sample some of the superb [...] Read More »
A Grand Cru From Hershey?
Article by: Bill Nesto, MW - During my first pilgrimage to Tain-L'Hermitage in 199O, the smell of chocolate, not wine, filled the air. I learned that Tain was not only home to Hermitage wine, but also to one of France's most famous [...] Read More »