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Jul 21 2009

New and Notable

Our buyers have been busy this month, bringing in lots of new wines (and lots of new values). Here are a few bottles new to our shelves that you might want to check out....

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:09 AM - Categories: Wine

Jul 20 2009

Touring a Giant

Anheuser-Busch has long been the target of scrutiny by beer geeks. Being a beer geek myself, I will admit having some biased feelings towards craft beer. But after taking the beermaster tour at the AB St. Louis brewery, any ill feelings towards the brewing giant quickly evaporated. Upon completion of the beermaster tour, we learned that AB is not just about the beer, but is a hefty part of American history.

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8 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 5:05 PM - Categories: Beer

Jul 17 2009

Getting out of a Wine "Rut"

We carry a lot of wines at Binny's.  This blog will hopefully convince you to try something new and different.  Who knows?  You might like it!

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1 comments - Posted by Jon Bernardoni at 4:35 PM - Categories: Wine

Jul 14 2009

Spotlight on Joel Gott Wines

Winery owner Joel Gott presented his portfolio of wines to a group of Binny's employees recently – it was good to be reacquainted with these wines. I've always considered the Joel Gott wines to represent a good value; the whole lineup...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:45 AM - Categories: Wine

Jul 10 2009

New Brewery: Fort Collins Brewery

Binny’s is excited to announce that another new brewery is hitting our shelves. Fort Collins Brewery, which shares the town of Fort Collins, Colorado, with New Belgium Brewing, is bringing a portfolio of seven beers along with them to Illinois...

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1 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:08 PM - Categories: Beer

Jul 9 2009

Let It Breathe

Toward the end of the work day yesterday, the California wine buyer asked me if I would like some wine for the night, and set an open sample bottle of Axios 2004 on my desk. Outstanding, I thought. Then I noticed that a coworker across the hall had the Axios 2006 on her desk. Time for a side-by-side comparison....

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2 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 1:45 PM - Categories: Wine

Jul 7 2009

Wheat Takes a Front Seat

We recently had the opportunity to sample two new summer brews, both of which fall into the wheat beer category. Abita Satsuma Harvest Wit was the first to hit our lips, followed closely by Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 4:11 PM - Categories: Beer

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