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Spring Tour of Italy |
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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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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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We love South American wine. |
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By Lorena on
5/6/2008
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We do. Plus, when Brad returned from France, he pointed out we'd somehow chopped off the first half of his notes on the South America trip. So here's the original, unedited, including some wine suggestions and links to some pretty interesting vineyards.
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Shipwrecked with Chardonnay? |
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By Lorena on
4/21/2008
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What would you want with you on a deserted island? Since we’re deep in the heart of wine country, it seemed only fitting to ask some of our wine experts at ABC Fine Wine & Spirits what wines they’d want to be shipwrecked with…and why!
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Rum Dealings |
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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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Wines of Argentina |
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By Lorena on
4/7/2008
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Brad Lewis -- along with several other of our "wine guys"--recently traveled to South America to visit wineries in Argentina and Chile. Seemed like a good time for a quick look at Argentina ....
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