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Showing posts with label wine sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine sales. Show all posts
Monday, April 29, 2019

Rant: If You Love Your Mom, Buy Her White Zinfandel

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Mother's Day is in two weeks, a time to honor our mothers, to show the love we possess for them. I love my mother, and she is worthy of...
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Monday, April 6, 2015

Rant: 38 Seconds Of Wine

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Thirty-eight seconds. It's not even a full minute. It's a brief span of time, especially to make an informed decision. However, ...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Rant: Forget Perfection & Love Flawed Wines

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These are the words of Nate Berkus , a decorator, product designer, author and speaker. Though he was referring to design, the sentiment h...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Rant: BYOB In Boston

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Wine lovers are excited when they have the opportunity to BYOB (bring your own bottle) to a restaurant. They can bring exactly the wine t...
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Monday, December 1, 2014

Rant: Best Way To Recommend Wines

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When you write about wine or other alcoholic drinks, you'll often have people asking you for recommendations. You might receive an ema...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Rant: There's No California Chardonnay On The Menu?

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What do you mean there's no California Chardonnay on the wine list? Must a restaurant wine list cater to all tastes, or can it speci...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Rant: Wine Stores, Be Responsible

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The holiday season is the busiest time of the year for wine stores. There will be days when the line of customers at the cash register wil...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Rant: The Lazy Way Of Buying Wine As A Gift

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'Tis the season for buying wine as a gift but please don't be lazy or cheap about it. There is a better way, which will take only a ...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Rant: Post-Labor Day Wine Advice

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With today as Labor Day , it is seen by many people as a signal of the end of summer, despite the fact that the official end is not until Se...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Rant: Brand Loyalty & Wine Geeks

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" ...hard-core wine buffs...have no product loyalty. They like to sample a different wine every day, so they don’t support brands very ...
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Friday, June 28, 2013

Vacationing In Provincetown: Dining & Drinking (Part 3)

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Before going to Provincetown, I was immensely curious about its culinary scene, whether it would be a mass of tourist traps or instead whe...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Rant: If You Truly Loved Your Mom, Would You Buy Her White Zin?

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Yesterday was Mother's Day , a time to honor our mothers, to show the love we possess for them. I love my mother, and she is worthy of m...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Shipping Wine To Massachusetts: A Critique Of Andelman's Plan

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Like many wine lovers in Massachusetts, I would like the ability to receive shipments of wine directly from out of state wineries. There are...
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Importance Of Wine Sales By The Glass

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I have dined at plenty of restaurants which sell ten to twenty wines by the glass yet may have one hundred or more wines available by the bo...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Sake Statistics: Ups & Downs

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"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable ." --Mark Twain We all know that statistics may not be reliable and can ...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Rant: Wine Prices Matter Plenty

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Forget the type of grape or blend. Forget the name of the wine region. Forget the pretty labels. Probably the most important factor in buyin...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Rant: The Solution To Ignorance

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Why do some consumers rely on the pronouncements of the Seafood Watch to determine which fish is sustainable? Why do some people rely on wi...