Money Hungry Lawmakers in Maryland to Ban Shipment of French Wines

I've watched a lot of legislatures debate direct shipping policy and watched many lawmakers give in to special interests over and over. However, I've never seen lawmakers so blatantly be bought off by local special interests at the expense of...

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Kickbacks in Wine Country?A Problem?

You are a winery in Napa or Sonoma and only open by invitation. It means you don't get just anyone off the street. But you do get your fair share of visitors/buyers at the winery. Your wine is fairly expensive:...

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2011 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 First Practice Session Speeds

NSCS No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion Crew Drew Blickensderfer with Driver David Ragan - Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCARDavid Ragan, with a lap speed of 185.816 mph, was the fastest during the first NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 practice session at Texas Motor Speedway. Second fastest and with a lap speed of 185.701 mph, was Tony...more»

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Fare Hike 2014: Without New MTA Revenue, $137 Monthly Pass Could Happen

If Albany doesn't do something about the $10 billion deficit in the MTA's capital program, MTA debt will pile even higher and transit riders will be forced to pay it off at the farebox. Image: NYS Comptroller With each passing month, the MTA comes closer to the day of reckoning on its unfunded capital plan — [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/07/fare-hike-2014-without-new-mta-revenue-137-monthly-pass-could-happen/

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Tasting Group: Tawny Port

Since we live in Washington State and often drink wines from Washington State, we want to make sure that we continue to hone our knowledge of the entire world of wine and maintain well-rounded palates in order to make us even more objective when we evaluate wines from Washington State. Therefore, we are thoroughly enjoying [...]

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Inside Scoop: Top Picks at Sunday's Bin Ends Fine Wine Flea Market

On Sunday, March 27th 2011 from 1-5 pm Bin Ends Wine in Braintree, MA is having their monthly fine wine flea market where you get to try before you buy 50+ wines on sale at special event pricing.

Here's a sampling of notable wines being poured at the event: 

  • Wine/Retail/Sale Price/Savings
  • Burge Family D & OH    $49.00    $24.50    50% 
  • Artessa Reserve Cabernet 05    $43.00    $21.50    50%
  • Colonial Estates Chardonnay 05    $40.00    $20.00    50%
  • R Wines First Class Shiraz 07    $40.00    $20.00    50%
  • Conn Valley Chardonay 06    $36.00    $18.00    50%
  • Monastero Chianti Classico Reserva 03    $30.00    $15.00    50%
  • Cosentino Napa Cabernet 03    $25.00    $12.50    50%
  • B Cellars Blend 24  05    $40.00    $24.00    40%
  • Brothers in Arms Shiraz 01    $40.00    $24.00    40%
  • Tolaini Valdisanti IGT 06    $39.00    $23.35    40%
  • Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 05    $33.00    $19.80    40% 
  • Pra Soave Montegrande 07    $30.00     $20.00     33%
  • Herve Azo Sauvignon St Bris 09- Organic    $18.00    $12.00    33%
Save an additional 10% on each item ordered in quantities of 6 or more bottles.

Check 'em out:
Bin Ends Wine
236 Wood Road, Braintree, MA
(781)817-1212


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