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Dowd's Guide to American Wine Trails

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Dowd's Guide to American Wine Trails. Another service of DOWD'S GUIDES. PHOTO BY BILL DOWD. Posted by William M. Dowd. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This guide to wine trails throughout the United States is updated regularly. It was created by William M. Dowd, longtime spirits and wine judge and journalist. Go to his home page by clicking here. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.

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Dowd's Spirits Notebook: Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection going to market

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News, features, reviews, commentary on the world of distilled beverages. Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection going to market. Some Buffalo Trace products. Earned a gold medal at the last year's International Wine and Spirits Competition for its 2012 Antique Collection. Late this month, whiskey aficionados will be able to sample its latest candidate when the Frankfort, KY, distiller releases its latest collection. Eagle Rare 17 Year Old. George T. Stagg. Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old. Last year’s release w...

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Dowd's Spirits Notebook: NYC distillers getting innovative in many ways

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News, features, reviews, commentary on the world of distilled beverages. NYC distillers getting innovative in many ways. 8226; From the New York Daily News. Here’s something New Yorkers can drink to. Just three years after the city’s first distillery since Prohibition opened, they’re now popping up all over the area and branching out with new batches, partnerships, services and books. Tirado Distillery, operated by a doctor from the Bronx, just launched online shipping across the nation. New Jersey A...

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Dowd's Wine Notebook: Push resumes for KY election-day alcohol sales

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William M. Dowd reports and comments on the world of wine. Push resumes for KY election-day alcohol sales. 8226; From NKY.com. FRANKFORT, KY - A proposed law would allow Kentuckians to buy alcohol on election day for the first time since at least the 1930s. State Rep. Arnold Simpson, D-Covington, next week will discuss before lawmakers in Frankfort a bill he’s tried to get passed in some form or another for four years to make alcohol sales legal on election day. The Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control do...

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Dowd's Wine Notebook: Cornell preserving East Coast wine history

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William M. Dowd reports and comments on the world of wine. Cornell preserving East Coast wine history. A historic poster in the collection. 8226; From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. ITHACA - From historical records to bottle labels, an archive at Cornell University is quietly collecting and preserving materials related to the East Coast wine industry. Presently, Cornell is the only American university with an ongoing program to document wine production and consumption in the United States. William...

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Dowd's Wine Notebook: NY roadside wine sales bill stuck in Assembly

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William M. Dowd reports and comments on the world of wine. NY roadside wine sales bill stuck in Assembly. ALBANY, NY - The New York State Assembly is in the spotlight for supporters of a bill that would allow wines produced by farms, wineries or micro-wineries to be sold at roadside farm markets. The stands would be under the supervision of the State Liquor Authority They would be allowed to sell wines from a maximum of two wineries each. Only wines by the bottle would be allowed for sale, and no tas...

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Dowd's Wine Notebook: Wine-in-markets debate re-heats in New York

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William M. Dowd reports and comments on the world of wine. Wine-in-markets debate re-heats in New York. 8226; I posted a story back in mid-February on another of my blogs (one that covers New York's Capital Region beverage scene. It may have failed in successive budget tries under Governor David Paterson and been ignored by Governor Andrew Cuomo who has been quoted as saying the potential benefits won't outweigh the potential costs, but the idea of allowing food markets to sell wine won't go away. New Yo...

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Dowd's Spirits Notebook: Proposals aim to change Oregon's liquor sales scene

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News, features, reviews, commentary on the world of distilled beverages. Proposals aim to change Oregon's liquor sales scene. 8226; From the StatesmanJournal.com. Grocery stores could start stocking their shelves with liquor next year or liquor store agents could start earning more more if a set of proposals pushed by Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission gains traction in the February legislative session. That upset grocery and convenience store owners, and the Northwest Grocery Association floated a ballo...

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Dowd's Spirits Notebook: Woodford Reserve expanding to tune of $35 million

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News, features, reviews, commentary on the world of distilled beverages. Woodford Reserve expanding to tune of $35 million. Woodford Reserve distillery (Bill Dowd photo). Bourbon is such a huge seller in the U.S. that distillers are raking in the cash. But, is the market becoming saturated, given all the craft distilleries that have jumped on the bandwagon? 8220;We believe that strong consumer interest in bourbon will continue, and we’re expanding our production to meet this demand,” she said. Overall, K...