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"He did what?"

This is how it begins. A team member blurts out in rapid fire that a guest just followed a lady into the ladies room, marched the 16 horn section of Tulane's marching band into the dining room, put the silverware in his coat pocket, tried to kiss a server or swore at a manager in the middle of the dining room. Insert your own story.

It happens....]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Grand+estates+tier.-a0213058724
57 Columbia Crest winery has introduced new packaging for its GRAND ESTATES TIER. The 2008 Chardonnay and the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon were the first two wines to be released with the new packaging. The new design is clean, classic and preserves the brand's heritage, according to the company. The full wine line also includes merlot, syrah, pinot gris and riesling.

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56 IRISH MIST has debuted new packaging that moves away in from the decanter-shaped bottle to a new, taller design. A new logo focuses on the brand's Celtic roots and is intended to be easier to spot on the back bar and on store shelves, according to the company. "Ridiculously Sociable" is the brand's updated tagline that focuses on the 21- to 35-year-old demographic, according...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cointreau.-a0213058722
55 COINTREAU has rolled out a limited-edition Catherine Malandrino-designed bottle. The designer's vision was to combine the energy of Manhattan with the romance of Paris in the design, according to the company. The new bottle has shoulders like a smoking jacket, is amber colored and the logo appears in a starry paste jewelry version. Malandrino's signature graces the new...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Solaire.-a0213058721
54 Robert Mondavi has introduced a Santa Lucia Highlands 2008 Pinot Noir to its SOLAIRE line. It joins a Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay and a Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon, both of which were introduced last year. The wine is sourced from several Monterey County vineyards that are known for their cool days and temperate nights. The brand will only be available on premise....]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wily+jack+journey+begins.-a0213058720
53 Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines has introduced the WILY JACK JOURNEY BEGINS wine line.

The line is intended to be fruit-driven and includes a 2008 Chardonnay, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2007 Zinfandel. The line is based on the chronicles of Wily Jack, a fictitious character who is pictured on the label. The chardonnay has tropical fruit notes on the nose with lemon...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Affligem+noel.-a0213058719
52 Total Beverage Solution is offering AFFLIGEM NOEL, a Belgian Abbey Holiday Ale, for the fall season. It is nine percent alcohol by volume and comes in a 750-ml. cork finished bottle. It is dark, ruby red Abbey beer that smells of licorice and orange zest, according to the company.



CIRCLE READER SERVICE NO. 52]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tamas+Estates+Double+Decker+Red.-a0213058718
51 Wente Family Estates has introduced a new package for its TAMAS ESTATES DOUBLE DECKER RED. The new design is passport-inspired in its layout. The wine is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, petite sirah and barbera and the 2007 Tamas Estates Double Decker Red has flavors of blackberry, black cherry and a spicy finish, according to the company. The other wines in the line include pinot...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Kahlua+coffee+cream.-a0213058717
50 Kahlua has just rolled out its latest line extension KAHLUA COFFEE CREAM. It is made with handpicked Arabica coffee beans from Mexico and fresh cream. It has notes of vanilla, caramel and dark chocolate, according to company. The locally sourced ingredients it contains, including Mexican vanilla and cane rum, are key components to its flavor, notes the company, which suggests...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fall+brews.-a0213058716
Gearing up for fall and winter, I like to look for beers that are a bit rounder, richer and more robust than those I regularly reach for in spring and summer. These include higher ABV beers, those that are forcefully bitter, as well as some stouts and porters. Below are a few brews to consider for the season.

A good example of a robust, winter brew is the Scottish-inspired...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+evolution+of+winemaker+dinners%3a+pairings+and+focus+evolve+to+suit...-a0213058715
Dinners designed to showcase wine and winemakers have long been a part of the American dining scene but it wasn't until the 1980s, when consumers started to look beyond jug wines, that dinners were widely adopted as an effective way to market wine. The popularity of these haute cuisine events peaked in the 1990s when consumption of wine was fueled by the discovery of the "French...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Chocolate+charmers%3a+mini+chocolate+desserts+sell+themselves+and+their...-a0213058714
Should it be a cluster of cocoa-dusted truffles? A handful of bitty, chocolate buttons? A cupcake cutie (or two) with plenteous poufs of fudge frosting? No matter; if it's little and chocolate, it charms.



Diminutive chocolate desserts are timeless. They were popular as mignardises long before the recent mini-dessert craze swept the country, and that craze only...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+focus+on+craft+beer%3a+an+ever+more+sophisticated+American+palate...-a0213058713
"We're stupid if we don't do this!"

That's Ryan Tedder, the "wine chief" at Grace, a new fine dining restaurant in Ft. Worth, Tex., talking about why his team decided to match their well-chosen selection of wine with a beer selection of equal weight and emphasis. "Our tagline is 'Modern American Classic,' " he says. "What's more American classic than craft beer? There's so much...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cheers+Beverage+Conference+2010+tackles+today's+toughest+issues.-a0213058712
Big-name keynoters, mixologists and trend experts will be on the scene, but the real spotlight will be on operators at the 14th annual Cheers Beverage Conference, to be held January 25-26, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Recognizing the unprecedented challenges operators have faced over the past year, Cheers has developed a program that gives them the opportunity to share successes and...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Taking+back+the+high+end%3a+selling+luxury+wines+is+a+challenge+today%2c...-a0213058711
Once it seemed that wallets would never snap shut in fine dining restaurants. Patrons with a thirst for luxury upended one trophy wine after another. But since the global economic meltdown, selling high-end wines has become a lot more difficult. Customers went on an austerity kick last year and haven't recovered from it.

"The high-end wines are suffering greatly," says Emily...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Don+stanczak+10.12.09.-a0213058710
On October 12, 2009 our industry lost one of its most brilliant visionaries. Those who knew him lost a beloved friend.

Don Stanczak, Visionary

A graduate of Cornell School of Hotel Management, Don was an innovative and notable expert in the food and beverage industry and one of the most respected leaders in the hotel business. He was a founding member of the...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gain+attention%3a+rush+of+new+brands+propels+organic+spirits+sales.-a0213058709
The trickle of organic spirits first evident in 2004 is now a steady stream approaching 100,000 cases annually, according to The Beverage Information Group, Cheers, Beverage Dynamics and State Ways' parent company and other industry sources.

Category pioneers like Rain Organic, certified under USDA National Organic Program rules launched in 2000 and first implemented...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Organic+wines+attract+interest%3a+green+wines+may+tip+sales+higher...-a0213058708
In difficult economic times, a bright spot for on- and off-premise operators could well be wine sales, which continue to increase, especially for the continually popular and growing category of organic wines.

Wine sales increased 1.1 percent in 2008 over 2007, according to The Beverage Information Group, Cheers, Beverage Dynamics and StateWays parent company. During a...]]>