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Showing posts with label Wine news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine news. Show all posts
Friday, November 2, 2012

The Drops of God: New World

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The epic and fascinating vinous battle between  Shizuku Kanzaki and   Issei Tomine continues. At stake is a vast wine collection valued at...
Friday, April 6, 2012

The Drops of God: Volume 3-The First Apostle

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The first score in the epic vinous battle between  Shizuku Kanzaki and   Issei Tomine finally occurs. Who successfully determined the identi...
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Friday, February 3, 2012

The Drops of God: Volume 2

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Could you identify a wine based on a painting that showed a nature scene? That is the dilemma that faces our protagonist,  Shizuku Kanzaki. ...
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Friday, November 4, 2011

The Drops of God: A Fascinating Wine Comic

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For four years, I have been awaiting the English translation of The Drops of God , a Japanese manga (essentially a comic book) about wine. ...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Drops of God: Coming In October

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For nearly four years, I have been waiting for this book to be released in an English edition. I first mentioned this book in an article,  A...
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

U.S. Wine Exports & Imports: The Underdogs

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Which countries are buying the most U.S. wines?  Which countries are selling the U.S. the most wines?  And who are the underdogs in both que...
Monday, August 23, 2010

The Wine Bunker: Opening in October

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Last month, I mentioned that a new, discount wine store, The Wine Bunker , was coming to Reading. I now have some additional information I ...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thursday Sips & Nibbles

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Welcome to a new feature on my blog, Thursday Sips & Nibbles . This will be a semi-regular column where I briefly mention some interesti...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The Wild Vine: Norton Grape

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" Foxy " is usually a compliment, except when applied to wine. A woman who is "foxy" is considered attractive, while a ...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Rant: Are Millennials the Future of Wine?

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There is much talk about Millennials and how they are the future of wine. The obvious answer is that as they are the next generation, they ...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Does Advertising Skew Wine Spectator Wine Reviews?

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We live in a world with many urban myths, so-called "truths" that are often accepted with a lack of any real evidence. It is alway...
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Monday, November 2, 2009

Rant: Wine Impediments in Massachusetts

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Wine lovers: Today, there is a very important appeal before the Massachusetts courts. First, back in November 2008 , wine lovers in Massachu...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Rabelais: Feed Your Mental Hunger

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I am a man of many different passions. For one, I am a voracious reader and own a veritable library of books, an eclectic assortment of thou...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Wine in a Bag: Box or Barrel?

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Which appeals to you more? Finding a small wine barrel at the bar or a box of wine? Many people would probably prefer the barrel. Yet the di...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Governor Patrick Approves Alcohol Tax

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Start stocking up on wine and liquor now as the alcohol tax is coming. I recently ranted about the proposed 6.25% tax on alcohol that Mass...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Women & Wine Preferences

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Women buy more wine than men. Besides that fact, there are numerous other differences between women and men as it relates to wine. The new...
Monday, June 22, 2009

New BJ's Liquor Store

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Back in January, I mentioned that a new liquor store was coming to Stoneham . A liquor license was granted to RWJ Beverage LLC. and they h...
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Rant: Alcohol Tax in Massachusetts

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Just read the local headlines of the Boston newspapers. Corrupt politicians taking bribes, rampant spending waste, difficult economic times ...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Rant: Restaurants & Beverages

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It is Monday morning and once again time for my weekly rant . Though restaurants obviously understand the importance of their food, they som...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

White House: American Wine Only?

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The theme of the current administration of the White House is " Change ." But will President Obama change the wine policy? Thou...
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