Viewing by month: April 2009

Fascinating Time in Wine: 2008 Bordeaux Futures

I was headed for the exit yesterday evening with a smile and feeling of accomplishment, wondering if there if there was anywhere still open where I could get a haircut, when I was paged over the store PA system. They needed me back at the office. We had suddenly received a whole bunch of futures...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:40 AM - Categories: Wine

Values from Italy

Italian Wine Month here at Binny's is drawing to a close – French Wine Month is on its way – but I don't think it's too late to point out a few great values from Italy....

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 2:19 PM - Categories: Wine

Tony Magee to Appear at Binny's

Yesterday I listed just some of the events we have planned for craft beer month at Binny's, which will take place during the entire month of May. Today I'd like to announce even more events geared toward the craft beer lover. Tony Magee, head brewer and owner of Lagunitas, is going to be in town and hanging out at several Binny's. Along with 500 plus other beers, all of Tony's Lagunitas branded beers will be on sale during the month of May at Binny's...

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2 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 1:22 PM - Categories: Beer

Craft Beer Month Preview

As many of you know, the month of April has been Belgian beer month at Binny’s. We thought April was a perfect time to honor the cutting edge work that Belgian brewers have been doing for centuries. The sales and recognition of great beer and brewing techniques is going to end in terms of Belgium come May, as the spotlight shifts to the United States. For the month of May, Binny’s is going to honor American craft brewers by putting over five hundred beers brewed in the states on sale...

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1 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:02 PM - Categories: Beer

A Gem of a Beer Department in Algonquin

You may be wondering why there has been a lack of beer blog posts lately.  For the past five days, I have been working furiously on the beer department in our newest Binny’s, located in Algonquin.  Yesterday afternoon, corporate beer buyer Ted Sullivan, Algonquin beer buyer Jim Kube and I completed the task we started at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning.  Our hard work resulted in one of the most beautiful individual beer departments in all of Binny’s...

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5 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 4:27 PM - Categories: Beer

Spotlight on L'Ecole No 41

One winery that caught my attention recently is L'Ecole No 41, a smaller producer in the Walla Walla Valley of Washington State. The winery's odd name comes from its location – ecole being French for “school” – the winery building is an old schoolhouse in local school district 41. You'll see this school theme in their wines and labels, which feature different artistic renderings of the schoolhouse building, and chalkboards...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 1:13 PM - Categories: Wine

Binny's Exclusive: Thatcher's Organic Liqueurs

Ariving today exclusively at Binny's are Thatcher's Organic Liqueurs, a line of distinctly flavored USDA Certified Organic liqueurs.

The ingredients for Thatcher's Liqueurs are certified organic and sustainably farmed. The liqueurs are bottled in recycled materials. Founder Dave Racicot spent over...

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1 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:16 AM - Categories: Spirits