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Viewing by month: May 2009
May
29
2009
"Do you carry Gluten-free wines?" Why, yes, we do!
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May
28
2009
2005 Spring Valley Uriah at a Restaurant
2 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 3:22 PM - Categories: Wine
May
27
2009
Lagunitas at it Again
3 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 2:45 PM - Categories: Beer
May
22
2009
International Craft Beer Month PreviewWith all of the positive feedback we have been receiving in regards to the Belgian beer sale that took place last month and the American craft beer sale that has been going on for all of May, we asked ourselves, why stop now? Next month Binny’s will be touting an international craft beer sale, with over 400 beers from around the globe seeing drastic price drops... 2 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 11:42 AM - Categories: Beer
May
21
2009
Some Thoughts on South African Wine
2 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 5:11 PM - Categories: Wine
May
19
2009
An Inaugural Beer Cellar
4 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:19 PM - Categories: Beer
May
18
2009
Are Domestic Syrah Styles Too Extreme?
From the mid 90's through the first part of this decade, Australian wine was all the rage, increasing in sales more than any other wine import in almost all categories. It was fueled in large part by value brands such as Yellow Tail, but expanded to include higher price points, mainly due to the huge popularity of Shiraz and Shiraz blends. As their popularity increased, the wines became bigger, thicker, more powerful and intense. Big, extreme wines tend to stand out in tastings, and often receive high ratings from wine critics. Then, a few years ago, Robert Parker gave Mollydooker Carnival of Love 99 points... 1 comments - Posted by Bill Newton at 12:12 PM - Categories: Wine |
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The cellarmaster hotline just received on of our more interesting questions. "Do you carry Gluten-free wines?". I thought this one was too easy...
Lagunitas has really impressed us recently with their past and present seasonal offerings, as well as their recently released 2009 Correction Ale. As was mentioned in a previous blog, Lagunitas had plans to release a brand new summer beer that was to be announced. Well their spanking new summer beer hit Binny’s shelves this week. Here is the description of the innovative beer from Lagunitas...
A couple good friends of mine got together the other night for one of the Blackhawks playoff games, where grilling and good beer was a must. Before the game we casted a fishing line out in a neighbor’s pond, and brought a few Brooklyn Summer’s and Metropolitan Flywheel’s. Although we hate wasting beer, the fifteen pound carp made up for the bottle of Flywheel I spilled...
