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Spring Tour of Italy |
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Notes from Wine Country
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By Lorena on
6/17/2008
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Mid-May, several of our wine experts, including Bill Stobbs (west coast), Marie Griffin (west coast), Paul Quaglini (west coast) and Brad Lewis (fine wines buyer) set off for two weeks in Italy, touring some of our favorite wine estates, checking out new wines (and old). Bill sent us a bunch of pictures and some odd facts ....
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Hot Days, Cool Drinks—Easy Entertaining Ideas |
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Notes from Wine Country
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By Lorena on
5/28/2008
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The Choices
Rum, vodka, and tequila are all popular for cocktail parties, especially casual ones. You can upscale an event by focusing on the ever-popular martini, whether in classic style or updated for the 21st century with flavored vodkas and other additions. It used to be that a martini was gin (or maybe vodka), vermouth, and an olive. Now, it’s anything you can fit into a martini glass! With the continuing popularity of flavored rums and vodkas in general, you can turn even an ordinary drink spectacular with no trouble, making your drink choices immediately more interesting. Choose a flavor that complements your mixer, or one that offers an interesting contrast.
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Rum Dealings |
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Notes from Wine Country
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By Lorena on
4/14/2008
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Terry Jones, ABC’s Regional Manager for the Venice area stores, was a judge at the 3rd Annual International Rum Festival in Tampa a couple of weeks ago. After he got his notes together, he sent them to us to share. This was Terry’s second year as a judge for the festival. Dori Bryant, the organizer, is sending a CD of pictures and we’ll post a few later.
The festival was held March 27-20.
Next week, we'll post some highlighted rum choices.
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