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  • Is it $500 better?
    August 29, 2024

    Is it $500 better?

    Greetings Friend! You don't need to drop a bundle of cash to get a great spirit or bottle of wine. Of course, we would never dissuade you from dropping a bundle! But sometimes, if you're not trying to impress your...

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  • Sweet or Dry?
    August 2, 2024

    Sweet or Dry?

    Greetings Friend! Why are "Wine People" so snotty about dry wine? It’s true, "Wine People" can’t stand it when someone says, “I like sweet wine.” And then they go and winesplain it. I’ll try not to winesplain. Briefly, to make...

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  • A cocktail to toast your Medal winners!
    July 30, 2024

    A cocktail to toast your Medal winners!

    Greetings Friend! A simple yet elegant cocktail to sip while your team clinches that podium spot. The French 75 is sometimes made with Gin but we're going full French in honor of the games this year. Cognac is the original...

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  • What do you know about Long Island’s illicit Rum Trade?
    July 25, 2024

    What do you know about Long Island’s illicit Rum Trade?

    Greetings Friend! What do you know about Long Island’s illicit Rum Trade?      The 18th Amendment, Prohibition (aka "The Noble Experiment"), took effect in 1920. Local fishermen, Baymen and other enterprising individuals along the hundreds of miles of coast line...

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  • Wine in a box is bad, right?
    July 11, 2024

    Wine in a box is bad, right?

    Greetings Friend!Don't scoff. Seriously. Boxed wine or "Bag in a Box (BIB)" wine can be better than you think and has benefits the traditional bottle can't provide. Wine producers have embraced BIB for decades, you just didn't know it.  The first...

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  • What's the big deal about wine from Alsace?
    July 9, 2024

    What's the big deal about wine from Alsace?

    What’s the big deal about wine from Alsace?  Greetings Friend!  Alsace is a wine region in Eastern France on the border of France and Germany. It lies on the Rhine River and has influences from both countries. In fact, it's...

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  • What did the Founding Fathers drink?
    July 3, 2024

    What did the Founding Fathers drink?

    (full disclosure; I was listening to the Hamilton soundtrack while writing this) Greetings friend! Do you want to celebrate our ancestor’s overthrow of an oppressive ruler by drinking random, summery cocktails found in online forums containing spirits having nothing to...

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  • How do they make Rosé?
    June 15, 2024

    How do they make Rosé?

    Greetings Friend! While it's not technically summer, it is definitely Rosé season. Temperatures are up and we need something cool, refreshing and delicious in our glass that will work from noon till night. And, as someone famous once said "Who needs...

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  • What exactly IS Sancerre?
    May 30, 2024

    What exactly IS Sancerre?

    Greetings Friend! Sometimes we know we like a wine but not what it actually is. Take Sancerre, for example. Most think of Sancerre as a bright, refreshing, minerally white wine, which it is. Sancerre is actually a wine region in France's...

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