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Pernod Ricard Creates New England Business Unitadded: January 24, 2012Pernod Ricard USA announced a realignment of its Northeast Business Unit, effective January 1. As part of this restructuring, the company has created the New England Business Unit, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, which is now part of the Control Division. As a result of this change, Brian Driscoll, State Manager – NH/VT/ME; George Hutchinson, State Manager – CT; and Steve Gordon, newly promoted to State Manager – MA, will [...] READ MORE » |
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Winebow's New Ownersadded: January 12, 2012New Jersey-based Winebow has announced that they have a new majority owner, Brazos Private Equity of Dallas. The deal involved the transfer of ownership from private equity firm, Freeman Spogli & Co., Winebow’s majority shareholder since 2004, to Brazos. Winebow has assured its customers that they will continue with the same focus and management team. Winebow specializes in Italian wines through chairman Leonardo LoCascio’s Selections (representing 75 Italian producers). The portfolio also includes wines from [...] READ MORE » |
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Hiram Walker Launches Watermelon Sour Schnappsadded: January 11, 2012Hiram Walker is launching a new permanent flavor, Hiram Walker Watermelon Sour Schnapps. Hitting retail shelves in February 2012, Watermelon Sour is a 30 proof watermelon schnapps that can be uniquely combined with a wide range of spirits and mixers to create cocktails, mixed or straight up, that are easy to drink and bursting with [...] READ MORE » |
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Newcastle's New Founders’ Aleadded: January 11, 2012Newcastle announced the release of its fourth Limited Edition brew, Founders’ Ale. Available nationwide for a limited time, this beer tips its hat to the heritage and tradition of Newcastle’s five founding breweries. The introduction also marks the expansion of all Limited Edition brews – Founders’ Ale, Summer Ale, Werewolf and Winter IPA – which [...] READ MORE » |
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Profile: LEN PRESUTTI
Article by: Fred Bouchard - LEN PRESUTTICorporate Wine EducatorMartignetti Companies, NorwoodSOME GUYS keep up their careers going full steam ahead – sixty-year-old Len Presutti is one of them, combining youthful vigor, extreme work ethic, jazz fervor, devotion to cooking and baking, and burning passions for the table and grape. Now in his 25th year working for and with Carmine and Carl Martignetti, Len has earned teaching certifications from the Society of Wine Educators from Bordeaux, Spain [...] Read More »
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: CALIMOCHO
Article by: Pink Lady - RED WINE + COKE. YES, WE’RE SERIOUS.Having logged many hours behind the stick at Boston’s popular Spanish tapas joint Toro, I can tell you from experience: Americans love to drink sangria while they sample small plates. And as anyone who knows anything about Spain will tell you, that’s not what the locals people drink when they’re doing the same. More popular among the Iberians is a drink called “Calimocho”, a refreshing blend of red [...] Read More »
Tuscan Estates
Article by: Harvey Finkel - Four generations and counting. Four Tuscan estates and extraterritorial sources. Seven hectares at creation; now producing 8OO,OOO cases exported to 72 countries. Circles within circles.Angiolo Piccini and his wife Maria Teresa Totti of Poggibonsi established the Piccini estate (then very much lower case) of seven hectares in 1882. They gradually increased their holdings and became respected in the region for straw-covered fiasci of Chianti. Their son Mario took over the firm in 1925. [...] Read More »
VALENTINE’S COCKTAILS
As February 14th approaches, Champagne and sparkling wine sales will undoubtedly skyrocket. Why not get creative and offer a few innovative libations? From the seductively sweet to the cool and crisp, these cocktails will get everyone’s hearts beating faster! ST-GERMAIN COCKTAIL2 ounces of sparkling wine2 ounces of club soda1½ ounces of St-Germain LiqueurBuild over ice in a Collins glass and stir. Garnish with a twist.SWEET DREAMS [...] Read More »