Alcoholic Beverage Control Store

• May 2012

  Thought I'd start a new thread rather than clog the Rosé thread with a drift.As I was telling you Fox, bloom is iminent. I took these shots this afternoon at Copain.Ready to burst at any time. Hopefully we have a normal weather year for a change. Read More

  Forum post in the topic 2012 Growing Season

  
  

• September 2011

  You could put this under "Wine and Travel," but here's the idea:  dmcker responded to something I said about Cline wines that got me thinking.  Some wines are good, but not necessarily worth seeking out.  They're completely enjoyable, reliable from vintage to vintage, affordable, and widely found.  These aren't always the experiences we are afte... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Vacation Wines.

  
  

• April 2011

  I recently had this wine at an Olive Garden that I have been trying to find. I thought maybe I could find it else where for cheaper. I did not think it was a house wine but after searching for it I cannot find it anywhere. I then went to look on their website to see what they had it listed as in case I was searching wrong or something and it is ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Olive Garden Wines

  
  

• April 2010

  Excuse me if this comes across ignorant, I dont know much about beer elaboration.ANyway I was wondering are there any types of beer that will improve with age ? cheers Read More

  Forum post in the topic Can beer improve with age...

  
  

• October 2009

  Scuttlebutt is that Amazon has been distancing themselves from their online winesales venture since September, and that a senior account mgr for 'business development-wine' has sent around an email notifying their partners that they are out. The version of the email I saw seemed smarmily vague in its apology to its partners while making it clear... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Amazon pulls out of wine sales

  
  

• October 2009

  1. A brief history of wine The history of wine is ancient. Most likely it first appeared in the Middle East, in what is known as the “fertile crescent” at some point after the emergence of agriculture. Based on the fossil record, grain crops are generally considered to be the first focus of human agriculture. Since grain can sustain life, i... Read More

  From the article A History of Wine

  
  

• December 2008

  Apparently, it is illegal to sell wine gift bags in the same place as you sell wine. Does this sound as absurd to you as it does to me?http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Liquor-store-fined-10-000-for-selling-wine-gift/s_rXGUm_0UaH1ZosUApVSA.cspx Read More

  Forum post in the topic You can't do that in New York...

  
  

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