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Spirits |
September 30, 2022
What's New in Spirits - Barrel to Bottle Tries the Latest Spirits
- barrel to bottle
- amaro
- vodka
- whiskey
- tequila
- mezcal
Last week it was new wines, this week it's new spirits. Pat once again overdid it and brought too many new items for us to sample.
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Spirits |
October 20, 2021
Vera Wang x Chopin Virtual Tasting
- Virtual Events
- vodka
- vera wang
We're joined by design icon and fashion mogul Vera Wang for an exploration of her new, limited edition Chopin vodka.
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Spirits |
April 30, 2021
Barrel to Bottle: Handpicked Barrels with Whiskey Acres
- barrel to bottle
- whiskey hotline
- hits the road
Travel out to Whiskey Acres in DeKalb for a Whiskey Hotline/Barrel to Bottle field trip.
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Wine |
September 26, 2018
The Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux - Rethinking Sauternes
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
Sauternes has the unfortunate distinction of being a wine everyone loves, but few people actually drink. It suffers from the perception that wine must be dry to be fine.
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Wine |
September 25, 2018
Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux - Good and Bad Vintages
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
“Americans are allergic to bad vintages,” observed one person in Bordeaux during a recent trip. I couldn’t disagree. The view here is often absolute: a vintage is either good or bad. And people don’t want to drink “bad” vintages.
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Wine |
September 11, 2018
The Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
As we gear up to focus on Bordeaux for the month of September it seems fitting to recap the annual Binny's en premier trip.
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Wine |
July 25, 2018
Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Illinois Sparkling Co.
- wine hotline
- hits the road
A group of our wine specialists recently visited Illinois Sparkling Wine Company. Founder and lead winemaker Mark Wenzel walked us through the vineyard and shared his family's story
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Beer |
June 28, 2018
The Beer Buzz Hits the Road: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp
- hits the road
Back in 2014, the Binny’s Beer Team had the pleasure of attending Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp #110 in Chico, designing a spicy IPA that came to be known as Ryeday the 13th. Fast forward to 2017, we were pumped to return to camp, this time in Mills River, North Carolina.
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Cigars |
May 15, 2018
Cigar Team Hits the Road: La Aurora Factory
- hits the road
Our Cigar Team recently hit the road to Santiago to visit the La Aurora factory in the beautiful country that is the Dominican Republic.
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Wine |
April 01, 2018
Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Premiere Napa Valley
- wine hotline
- hits the road
Known as Napa Valley’s homecoming, Premiere Napa Valley is the annual tasting and futures auction that raises money for Napa Valley Vinters to invest in and support the Napa County community.
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