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Jun 28, 2015
WINE & PROHIBITION
In the minds of most people, Prohibition affected the beer brewing industry the most dramatically. Your favorite Wine...
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QUALITY CIGARS ARE ALWAYS IMPECCABLY DRESSED
A flawless wrapper leaf is key to creating the ideal "public face" for every cigar. The best of the best are large en...
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10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT PROHIBITION . . .
•President Hoover called the 18th Amendment (making the manufacture, sale, barter, transport, import, delivery, posse...
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CISCO BREWERY - Nantucket, Massachusetts
Born out of a passion for producing quality beverages, in 1997 Cisco Brewery and Nantucket Vineyard joined forces. Na...
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TWO DIFFERENT COFFEES FROM SUMATRA & ZIMBABWE
SUMATRA GRADE 1 MANDHELING — FULL CITY ROAST —
Many of the islands of Indonesia were formed by volcanoes. Therefor...
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Jun 4, 2015
TOBACCO: RELATIVELY SURPRISING!
Did you know that not all tobacco is used for smoking, chewing or as snuff? This complex plant wears many hats!
To...
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Jun 3, 2015
CHOCOLATE IN EVERY HOME!
The phrase "A chicken in every pot" was a familiar phrase, supposedly uttered by Thomas Jefferson at the time of the ...
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WE'D LIKE YOU TO MEET THE ARTICHOKE
The artichoke, an edible flower bud of Mediterranean origin, is a featured component of this month's M.S.A. Gourmet P...
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May 27, 2015
BUERRE BOSC PEARS & MANGOS
Buerré Bosc PEARS - It's uncertain whether Bosc pears are Belgium or French in origin. What is known is that Bosc Pe...
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May 25, 2015
OLD NEWS REVISITED - Rewind to 2000
The wine industry is steeped in history, and through the years, we have accumulated a rather inane collection of triv...
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May 21, 2015
Kalapana Okika Bouquet
This month's bouquet from your favorite Flower of the Month Club is the Kalapana Okika Bouquet. Kalapana is the name ...
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May 19, 2015
MILLSTREAM BREWERY - Amana, Iowa
Some years ago, three men decided to revive an art that hadn't been practiced in Amana for years — the art of brewing...
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