Liquor Industry News/Links 7-5-14

Liquor Industry News/Links

7-5-14

By: Mark C Lenzi CSW, CSS, CWAS*

Happy July 4th Weekend

This Week Our Quini Wine Tasting Was On Front Page Of Local Paper:

http://www.localtownpages.com/sites/default/files/newspaperpdf/2014_07_franklin.pdf

Also Featured On The Quini Blog:

http://blog.quiniwine.com/2014/franklin-localtownpages-franklin-wine-club-first-in-country-to-use-new-app/

From Our Family To You And Yours Have  A Safe July 4th Weekend!

Mike & Mark

Liquor Industry Week In Review

This Weeks Highlights:

Support You Local Store

Pumpkin Beer In July

Liquor License Power Stays With Towns

World Cup Wine

BBQ Wine Pairings

How To Pick A Wine To Match Any Kind Of Southern Barbecue Style

http://www.askmen.com/fine_living/wine_dine_archive/bbq-wine-pairings.html

AMERICAN CRAFT BEER’S GUIDE TO FOURTH OF JULY BREWS

Beer selections for the 4th

http://americancraftbeer.com/item/american-craft-beer-s-guide-to-fourth-of-july-brews.html

Flaming cocktails are a fiery sip this Fourth of July

NYC mixologists are lighting spirits on fire at places like Night of Joy, Evelyn Drinkery, The Butterfly, Burning Waters Cantina, and American Cut

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/flaming-cocktails-fiery-sip-fourth-july-article-1.1842721

Wine ideas for 4th celebrations

More July 4th Food And Wine Pairings:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140703/LIFESTYLE05/307030017/0/lifestyle08/Wine-ideas-4th-celebrations

TOP 10 WINES FOR THE 4TH OF JULY

Suggestions for wines to celebrate the 4th

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/07/top-10-wines-for-the-4th-of-july/?article-source=newsletter&source=915&date=2014-07-04

2014 California State Fair wine winners

Nice  database search to find the winners. We stock many of the wines!

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/27/6518520/california-2014-state-fair-wine.html

Dentists Offer Free Wine to Take the Edge Off Visits

I will take a nice Cabernet with that root canal please! Only in NY

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140630/nolita/dentists-offer-free-wine-take-edge-off-visits

Paso Wine iPhone App Now Available on Apple App Store

All about Paso wine on an App

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/pasowine-iphone-app-now-available-232500900.html

Freeze! 6 frozen beer desserts

YUM Beer And Dessert? They Had Me At Beer!

http://draftmag.com/features/freeze-6-frozen-beer-desserts/

SYNEK - Any beer tapped fresh on your counter

Interesting new beer dispenser system

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1620669801/synek-any-beer-ever-made-fresh-on-your-counter

3 Tips on Getting into French Wine

Wine Folly guide to French wine

http://winefolly.com/review/french-wine-tips/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=818f09f00f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-818f09f00f-62472929&mc_cid=818f09f00f&mc_eid=d73340fcba

The Case Against BevMo and Total Wine: “Drink Local” Means More Than You Think

Blog about why you should support you local Liquor store and the value over “box” stores

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thepourfool/2014/06/30/the-case-against-bevmo-and-total-wine-drink-local-means-more-than-you-think/

Is wine safer than liquor during pregnancy?

More research on alcohol and pregnancy

http://www.examiner.com/article/is-wine-safer-than-liquor-during-pregnancy

Pumpkin beer? In July?

The first Pumpkin beer of the season released already

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101804794#.

Mass. Senate: Towns Should Control Local Liquor Licenses

This is great news! Towns can stay in control of licenses

http://www.wbur.org/2014/07/02/mass-senate-liquor-licenses

Summer Infusions

Nice refreshing summer drink ideas

http://chilledmagazine.com/Whats_Chilling_Right_Now-detail/summer-infusions/

SECONDHAND BOOZE SHOP OPENS IN TOKYO

2nd July, 2014 by Lauren Eads

A cut-price liquor store which buys unwanted alcohol before selling it on at a discounted price has opened in Tokyo – believed to be the first of its kind.

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/07/secondhand-booze-shop-opens-in-tokyo/?article-source=newsletter&source=914&date=2014-07-03

5 Research-Backed Reasons Expensive Wine Isn't Always Better

Interesting read: High Price is not a factor in a “good” Wine

http://www.businessinsider.com/expensive-wine-isnt-better-research-2014-7

Faces — The Official FIFA World Cup Wine

Did you know there is an official World Cup Wine?

The boutique Lidio Carraro winery is located in the Serra Gaúcha region of south-east Brazil, And they have 11 varietals!

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/Faces---The-Official-FIFA-World-Cup-Wine-_17060948

6 Refreshing Spins on Summer Sangria

We are always on the look out for new sangria ideas!

http://news.health.com/2014/07/02/6-refreshing-spins-on-summer-sangria/

Cocktail content calculator

For drinks with two or more ingredients By The National Institute of Health

http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/toolsresources/cocktailcalculator.asp

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