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Alvarez De Toledo Mencia Roble Vintage 2009

I was recently in Palm Beach and purchased the above bottle of wine. It is absolutley delicious. Does anyone know a wine agent in Canada that carries this wine?

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Dessert And Wine

I own a gourmet bakery in Sodus, NY. I want to showcase a wine and dessert basket for the holiday season, but I am uneducated in the correct wines to pair with desserts. One of the desserts is a tripple fudge cake (a 3 layer chocolate cake with milk chocolate filling and frosting and dark chocolate ganache), the other is a chocolate raspberry torte and a vanilla raspberry cake. I also plan to include cherry almond cookies and chocolate cherry cookies. I'm not sure what else, I do vanilla chai cookies and cranberry almond, butter pecan, fudge stripe and sesami tahini as well as the old favorites oatmeal raisin and oatmeal chocolate chip pecan. Any ideas as to a wine or 2 that I can include with this basket?

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Wine Fridge Smells Corked

What can I do to kill the smell in my wine fridge. I'm worried if that it is corked bacteria it could affect the bottles stored in the unit.

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Champagne Storage And Chilling

Can champagne quality be effected by moving it from refrigerated cooler storage to basement rack storage.....what are the do's and don'ts of handling champagne storage? Thank you for your assistance.

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Starting A Tasting Room!

Hello, I am in the early stages of doing research and planning a move to the Portland area to open a tasting room featuring an Oregon wine region's offerings. I am new to running my own business, but have 10+ years experience in management, inventory control and purchasing product. And I have a true passion for wine! My questions begin with start-up steps and how to go about recruiting wineries to feature in my tasting room, if I were to choose a region featuring multiple wineries vs. only one winery. I have ideas to make it a unique experience, just need to get an idea of capital needed etc. Thanks in advance! Nick

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Wine

Can wine pop its own cork?

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Old Medford Brand Rum

I have an unopened, seal unbroken bottle of Old Medford Rum. There is no date on the bottle. There is notation on the label that it was bottled by M.S. Walker, Inc. Boston. I have had it in my posession for over 40 years, but know that it is much older. Could this be valuable or worth anything to a collector.

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Selling Wine To Restaurants And Distributors

What license would I need to import from California and sell to distributors and restaurants and country clubs in New York,New jersey,Connecticut and Florida. I presently have no company formed and would like to know what sort of. Mop any would be most suitable? Thank you, Donna

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Moscato With Dinner A Faux Pas?

I have recently discovered Moscato and enjoyed the sweet taste more than any white or red wine I have ever had. When dining out, I want to drink Moscato with my entrée, be it meat, fish or pasta. Would this be an unforgiveable wine faux pas?

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1969 Chateau Montelena Bottle Value

My father has a few bottles of Chateau Montelena from 1969 that he is interested in selling but doesn't know a fair value. Any suggestions?

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