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Washington Wine News
- V. Sattui Winery Hires Michael Cooperman as Retail Wine Sales Manager - PR Web (press release)
- Laszlo Corporation, a Small Business Manufacture Solicitor, Pours Out a New ... - PR Web (press release)
- NW regional wine bargains worth buying - The Seattle Times
- BUSINESS: Cave B resort, winery scheduled for auction - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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Northwest Distillery News
- Few Spirits Announces Support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act ... - PR Web (press release)
- Drinks giant eyes up Cluny opencast site - Fife Today
- Chip Kelly's comments on his new Oregon Ducks - Portland Tribune
- Bottle of bourbon leads lawmakers to consider change in rules for nonprofits - OregonLive.com
- EC Kitchen - Willamette Week
- Investing in Fife makes good business sense - Fife Today
Washington Spirits
Few Spirits Announces Support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act ... - PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits Announces Support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act ...
PR Web (press release)
The Few Spirits announces support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011 to support American economy and jobs. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Hinchey of New York, would provide a lower excise tax rate for certain small distilleries to ...
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Drinks giant eyes up Cluny opencast site - Fife Today
Fife Today
Drinks giant eyes up Cluny opencast site
Fife Today
Their distillery in Kilmarnock is expected to close TOWNSFOLK are being invited to a public exhibition to hear more about plans by a Fife drinks company to develop storage facilities at the former open-cast coal site in Cluny.
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Investing in Fife makes good business sense - Fife Today
Fife Today
Investing in Fife makes good business sense
Fife Today
The company's £65m generation plant at the Cameron Bridge distillery demonstrates an assurance that firms have a “confidence to invest” in new technologies, claims Fife Council's chair of the enterprise, environment and transportation committee, ...
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Capitol Hill food+drink | Zoe plans February reincarnation at 14th and Union - CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Capitol Hill food+drink | Zoe plans February reincarnation at 14th and Union
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Heather says the new space in the old Panzanella Bakery building along with the Oola Distillery at 14th and Union will also shape the new Zoe. "Both Quinn's and Zoe have been really land-locked," Heather said. "With the new Zoe, we had this asphalt ...
Categories: Spirits
Washington looking at allowing craft distilleries to sell at farmers markets - The Spokesman Review (blog)
Washington looking at allowing craft distilleries to sell at farmers markets
The Spokesman Review (blog)
This may be the year Washington legislators give a thumbs-up to the idea of craft distilleries selling booze at farmers' markets. Until recently, Washington had just one craft distillery, Dry Fly Distilling, of Spokane. That number has grown in recent ...
Categories: Spirits
Investing in Fife makes good business sense - Fife Today
Fife Today
Investing in Fife makes good business sense
Fife Today
The company's £65m generation plant at the Cameron Bridge distillery demonstrates an assurance that firms have a “confidence to invest” in new technologies, claims Fife Council's chair of the enterprise, environment and transportation committee, ...
Categories: Spirits
Few Spirits Introduces Their Whiskey & Gin to Champaign & Urbana - PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits Introduces Their Whiskey & Gin to Champaign & Urbana
PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits began distilling in June of 2011, and has been distributed in Illinois since August 2011. As a grain-to-glass distillery, Few does not use any neutral grain spirits, preferring to mash and ferment their spirit in house.
Categories: Spirits
Irish Moonshine Could Be the Next Absinthe - Seattle Weekly (blog)
Irish Moonshine Could Be the Next Absinthe
Seattle Weekly (blog)
27 2012 at 6:00 AM Poitin, the highly alcoholic pot-stilled liquor that was illegal to produce in Ireland until 1997, is the newest release from leading Irish whisky maker Cooley Distillery. "We hope to revive the Poitín as a national product," ...
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Virginia Tourism Corporation Brings LOVE to Veritas Vineyards - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
Virginia Tourism Corporation Brings LOVE to Veritas Vineyards
PR Web (press release)
With ten wineries, three breweries, a cidery and distillery, as well as amazing hiking, biking, local restaurants and lodging offerings, visitors can find the perfect getaway in Nelson County. Virginia is a “Commonwealth of Wine” – with more than 200 ...
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On the List | Children's film fest, Deathcake, Shared Walls tour, Trek trivia ... - CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
On the List | Children's film fest, Deathcake, Shared Walls tour, Trek trivia ...
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
... of "String," a new theater piece for very young audiences by Seattle movement artist Mary Margaret Moore; and of course our popular Pancake Breakfast. Deathcake Tasting Party at Cupcake Royale. 5-7p: "ABSINTHE from Pacific Distillery (at Cap Hill)"
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Visitors drawn to Island cuisine - Whidbey Examiner
Visitors drawn to Island cuisine
Whidbey Examiner
And Whidbey Island Distillery opened near Langley last year; its distinctive Whidbey loganberry liqueur is now available, with vodka and brandy possibly to come. What all this adds up to, in the minds of observers, is that the area is on the cusp of ...
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Renowned Architect TAG Galyean Joins Wild Rock WV Development Team - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
Renowned Architect TAG Galyean Joins Wild Rock WV Development Team
PR Web (press release)
He recently opened Smooth Ambler Spirits, a distillery of small batch, handcrafted vodka, gin and bourbon outside of Lewisburg. It stands as another beacon in the region's mountain lifestyle renaissance. Galyean's work at Wild Rock will continue a ...
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Few Spirits Hosts Industry Night at the Bedford - PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits Hosts Industry Night at the Bedford
PR Web (press release)
Since then, Few Spirits can be found at the finest establishments across Chicago, from Longman & Eagle (longmanandeagle.com) to Naha (naha-chicago.com) to Watershed (Watershedbar.com) to Leopold (leopoldchicago.com) As a grain to glass distillery, ...
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Canadian Whisky Worth Drinking - Seattle Weekly (blog)
Canadian Whisky Worth Drinking
Seattle Weekly (blog)
But Forty Creek's John Hall found a stand of oaks just miles from his distillery, and used the 150-year old trees to make casks for his Confederation Oak, a whisky that sounds notes of vanilla and fruit -- and has a raft of awards to show for it.
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SSGtv: St Paul de Vence - SSG Music (blog)
SSG Music (blog)
SSGtv: St Paul de Vence
SSG Music (blog)
SSG Music had the honor of hanging out with the guys from St Paul de Vence for an intimate acoustic set and interview which was hosted at Fremont Mischief Distillery. The distillery boasts steampunk-esque equipment and they truly take into everything ...
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Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws - The Seattle Times
Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws
The Seattle Times
Washington's fledgling distillery industry faces challenges as the state winds down its liquor business. Distilleries have even bigger questions about whether big grocery chains will carry boutique spirits, and whether drinkers will pay higher prices ...
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Categories: Spirits
Few Spirits Debuts in Wisconsin at the Distill America, February 18 at the ... - PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits Debuts in Wisconsin at the Distill America, February 18 at the ...
PR Web (press release)
As a grain to glass distillery, Few does not use any neutral grain spirits, preferring to mash and ferment their spirit in house. "By focusing our efforts on producing our alcohol in house, we control the quality of the spirit, and allows us to create ...
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Categories: Spirits
Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws - The Seattle Times
Craft distillers fret over new liquor laws
The Seattle Times
Washington's fledgling distillery industry faces challenges as the state winds down its liquor business. Distilleries have even bigger questions about whether big grocery chains will carry boutique spirits, and whether drinkers will pay higher prices ...
and more »
Categories: Spirits
Walking Buddha Cocktail created by Warren Bobrow features Few Spirits White ... - PR Web (press release)
Walking Buddha Cocktail created by Warren Bobrow features Few Spirits White ...
PR Web (press release)
... at http://www.modenus.com/blog/food-drinks-fashion-lifestyle/warren-bobrows-cocktail-hour-tropical-enlightenment-with-the-walking-buddha-cocktail Few Spirits is Chicagolands leading grain to glass craft distillery and focuses on whiskies and gins. ...
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£90m cuts at Fife Council but authority looks to business successes - Fife Today
£90m cuts at Fife Council but authority looks to business successes
Fife Today
Biomass energy developments including a £200m combined heat and power system at Tullis Russell in Markinch in partnership with RWE Npower Renewables as well as a £65m generation plant at Diageo's Cameron Bridge distillery show that Fife companies have ...
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Cellar Picks
| Seven Hills Syrah Walla Walla 2008 |
| The Magnificent Wine Company, The Originals Syrah, 2007 (Walla Walla WA.) $22 |
| Apex, Merlot, 2006 (Sunnyside, WA.) $35 |
| Castello di Gabbiano, Chianti Classico Reserva DOCG, 2006 (Tuscany, Italy) $22 |
| Penfolds, Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 (Australia) $33 |
| King Estate, Domaine Pinot Gris, 2008 (Eugene, Oregon) $25 |
| Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Healdsburg, CA.) $25. |
| Graham’s 20 Year Tawny Port, NV (Portugal) $29 |
| King Estate Pinot Noir 2008 (Eugene, Oregon) |
| Pommery, Springtime NV Brut Rose’ Champagne, NV (France) $65 |
| Don Miguel Gascon Reserva Malbec |
| Château Trimoulet St. Emilion Grand Cru 2005 (France) $35 |
| Waterbrook Merlot Reserve 2006 (Washington) $23 |
| Rosa Regale Red 2008 (Italy) $24 |
Value Picks
| Maryhill Winemaker's Red |
| StoneCap Syrah 2009 |
| Murphy Goode Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 |
| Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 (CA.) $11 |
| Cupcake Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2008 (Central Coast, CA.) $14 |
| Ravenswood, Vintners Blend Zinfandel, 2008 (CA.) $10 |
| Waterbrook, Sangiovese Rose’, 2009 (Walla Walla WA.) $15 |
| Rodney Strong Vineyards, Estate Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, 2008 (Healdsburg, CA.) $20 |
| Concha Y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere 2007 |
| Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 2008 (Marlborough, Australia) $15 |
| Hogue Cellars Genesis Chardonnay 2008 (Prosser, WA.) $15 |
| The Magnificent Wine Company Steak House Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Walla Walla) $13 |
| Maryhill Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 |
| Dry Creek Merlot 2006, Dry Creek Valley (Healdsburg, CA.) |
| Waterbrook Melange Blanc 2008 |
| Kermit Lynch Cotes du Rhone |
| Paul Jaboulet Cotes du Rhone 2007 "Parallel 45" |
| Jean-Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone "Les Abeilles" |
| Gordon Brothers Chardonnay 2008 (Washington) |
| Melini Chianti “Borghi d’Elsa” 2007 (Italy) |

