Honestly, I didn’t even know that some Americans do this until I took a trip for several days out of state. Some college friends and I swung by the local grocer to avoid constantly eating out, and there, beyond the meats and cheeses and baked goods, was beer and wine. I was shocked. Apparently this [...]
Kyle McNichols of Palate Press sees the silver lining in accidents. This might get me into my local wine shop more, since I don’t have a whole lot of reason to go in. Honestly, I’ve had a very mixed experience with the clearance aisle. Our local wine and liquor shop will coordinate wine tastings on Friday and [...]
The Maryland General Assembly wrapped up the 2011 session late Monday night with mixed blessings for wine lovers across the state. Although we finally got a direct shipping law passed (albeit somewhat watered down with retailers left in the cold), we also got a significant bump in the taxes levied on alcoholic beverages. The governor [...]
One of my favorite wine shops (when I do buy wine at a shop, as most of my purchases seem to happen at tasting rooms or festivals) is The Wine Bin on the historic Main Street in Ellicott City. Their shop opened just a little over two years ago in the old firehouse at the [...]
Baltimore-area readers, prepare for savings! Today’s Groupon is $10 for $20 worth of wine from DiWine Spirits, located on Reisterstown road in Pikesville. Even with my grossly deficient math skillz, I calculate that as a 50% discount. You have used groupon before, right? No? It’s a daily deal website where you buy the “deal” in [...]
While The Wife and I were killing time in Harbor East waiting for our movie to start (The Social Network, it was okay), we stumbled upon the newish wine bar Vino Rosina. Our usual (and only) go-to for a glass of wine in Harbor East is Cinghiale so a new option is most welcome. Their [...]
From the Prince of Petworth blog (aside – PoP is a great resource if you spend any time in/around DC), I recently discovered the series of quick-hit wine videos produced by Ansonia Wines. It looks like the retailer is making a real effort to step up their new media efforts. Although it’s easy to draw [...]
Via the Washington Post’s All We Can Eat blog, it looks like Bethesda Central Farmer’s Market will soon carry wines from Baltimore County-based Basignani Winery (aside: Basignani, how are you still embedding music on your website in 2010?). This news is SO NEW that you won’t even find and information about it on the winery or [...]
There is a new wave of wine shops braking rank with the typical “bland elegance” you find in new wine shops. At least, that’s the point that The Pour is making. In the process, writer Eric Asimov puts into words something that I’ve been trying to figure out how to articulate. Americans today are bombarded [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user protographer23 Last week, Wine Business broke the sad news that uber-retailer Amazon is ending their push into the online wine retailing space. This comes on the heels of the much quieter news that Costco.com is ending their online wine sales. These two companies, Amazon and Costco, total $92 [...]
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