Archive for February 2008

2 more wine masters join state somms - Denver Post

2 more wine masters join state somms
Denver Post, CO - 22 hours ago
Betts of Aspen’s Little Nell, Jay Fletcher of Southern Wine & Spirits, Doug Krenik of Rosenthal Wine Merchants, and Brett Zimmerman of Domaine Select.

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RPT-UPDATE 2-Brown-Forman misses estimates, cuts forecast range - Reuters

RPT-UPDATE 2-Brown-Forman misses estimates, cuts forecast range
Reuters - Feb 29, 2008
By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Wine and spirits company Brown-Forman Corp (BFb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a lower-than-expected

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SHAKE, STIR, SAVOR - Las Vegas Review - Journal

SHAKE, STIR, SAVOR
Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - 59 minutes ago
Albert has since earned the title mixologist for Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois, located near Chicago. “It is not so hard to get that first cocktail

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SHAKE, STIR, SAVOR Beverage connoisseurs say foodie culture will bring …

Las Vegas Review Journal - Albert has since earned the title mixologist for Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois, located near Chicago. “It is not so hard to get that first cocktail ordered,” she told the audience.

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Bracco Wines & Southern Wines & Spirits Hosts Celebrity Filled Red …

MSN MoneyCentral - Since its founding in 1968, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc. (Southern) is the leading nationally recognized wine and spirits distributor in the United States known for its historic commitment to delivering the highest standards of …

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Wine and Roses Has Record Fund-Raising Night - Portland State Vikings

Wine and Roses Has Record Fund-Raising Night
Portland State Vikings,  United States - Feb 27, 2008
West Coast Bank, Key Manufacturing, Gresham Sanitary, Arbor Homes, Stewart, Sokol & Gray, Southern Wine & Spirits, Pepsi, Magnacorp and Mt. Hood Beverage.

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Dining briefs

Herald Tribune - The Women’s Resource Center of Manatee presents Wines on the River from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the home of Steve and Ashlee Liebel. Tickets are $100. Wines from DiVine Wines, Coastal, National, Opici, Premier Beverage, Southern Wine and Spirits and …

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Sleeping giant out west - Courier Mail

Sleeping giant out west
Courier Mail, Australia - Feb 25, 2008
A RECENT visit to the Great Southern wine region in Western Australia posed more questions about this underrated and misunderstood district than it answered

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Serafin Alvarado

Crain’s Chicago Business - Serafin Alvarado 37 Director of wine education Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois Miniature golf, hot dogs, fake waterfalls — Sports Zone Park in Aurora seems like an odd place for a master sommelier. But here is Serafin Alvarado in the batting …

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Food, wine meet golf at South Beach Food & Wine Festival Golf … - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

CORAL GABLES - Cart girls, hot dogs at the turn and a couple of cold beers gave way to fine food and, of course, wine at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival Golf Invitational hosted by Gordon Mott and Ming Tsai on Friday. While “Today Show” hosts …

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