Hotels Key Accounts Manager

Hotel

Toasting Graduation Season in Boston

We’ve gotten through another winter, pretty much skipped spring, and summer is finally upon us. The Red Sox are rockin' it at Fenway and the Swan boats are swimming. These are some of the iconic images we look forward to after suffering another dark, cold winter in our...

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Climate Change & Wine

By Ben Rubenstein, Principal/Wine Guru

As the earth continues to warm, rest assured, the talented winegrowers and winemakers in the world will continue to craft amazing wines, they just might be coming from places we are not used to seeing.

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Distribution

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work

Running an efficient warehouse operation is an elaborately collaborative effort. There are many key internal and external customers that must work together, brainstorm, and pass information along in a timely manner in order to ship accurately and efficiently.

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Wine

What Can You Say About Rosé?

What CAN you say about rosé? Well first rosé wines have been around for years. Europeans have been drinking rosé for centuries. In America, we have used the term blush wines or the term White Zinfandel, at least when I was growing up.

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Sake

Sake 101

Sake production may seem simple given that it has only three ingredients: rice, water, and yeast. But this is not the case by any means. In fact, creating sake is one of the most technical processes in the world of alcoholic beverage production. But being the kind of guy that I am...

Craft Beer Expert

Craft Beer Expert for Beer Services

Beer

LAGER vs. ALE

First things first, every beer ever made is either a lager or an ale. Stouts, porters, IPA, Pilsners are all just sub categories of Ales and Lagers. So what makes them different? It's all about the yeast.

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“I Don’t Like Wine”

By Ben Rubenstein, Principal/Wine Guru

My advice is to try any and all wine you can. Most likely, you're not going to like them all, but chances are you'll discover something new. At the end of the day, remember - LIKE WHAT YOU DRINK AND DRINK WHAT YOU LIKE.

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What Else is in Your Cocktail?

By Sam Rubenstein, Principal/Managing Director

Whether its 3 ounces of Fever Tree tonic, 1/2 an ounce of Royal Rose Syrup, a couple drops of Fee Brothers Bitters or a Luxardo Cherry, specialty non-alcoholic products are on the rise.

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Targeting Beverage Costs & Controls: Pour Cost

How do you keep your finger on your bar’s financial health? When is the last time you did a serious physical inventory – do you do it on regular basis? When is the last time you priced out your drinks? Do you know your current "pour cost"? Great questions, and even...

Craft Beer Expert

Craft Beer Expert for Beer Services

Beer

Top Five Reasons to Drink Canned Beer

5. Cans are Eco Friendly
Cans, in the long run, leave a much smaller footprint on the environment.

Cocktail Expert

Cocktail Expert and Mixology Specialist

Spirits

The Science Behind Barrel Aging Spirits [Infographic]

Aging spirits in oak barrels is a long-established tradition that started from necessity and continues due to the intricate subtleties in flavor and taste. While many scientific processes are at work inside the barrel of an aged spirit, we put together the infographic below to highlight three key...

Ciro Pirone

Director of Italian Wine

Wine

The Revolution of Signor “Prosecco”

The area where Prosecco is ‘Superiore’ The area lies in the Veneto, 50 km from Venice, in the hilly strip of the Province of Treviso lying between the small towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. It is equidistant from the Dolomites and the Adriatic, a particular situation that has a...

Ciro Pirone

Director of Italian Wine

Wine

The Myth of the Super-Tuscans

It may seem paradoxical that Tuscany, a region once stifled by viticultural traditions dating back three millennia to the Etruscans, is today acclaimed by wine aficionados around the world for the revolutionary reds known as “Super Tuscans.”

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Beer

Put Some Design In Your Stein

What’s new with local craft beer? Portico Brewing. At Portico, they create their beers with an uninhibited focus on...

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Wine

In the Shadow of Giants Part 1: Santa Julia

By Manny Gonzales, Signature Brands Sales Rep

Sitting on the tarmac in Santiago, Chile there was a certain expectation of reality. Perhaps it is the lack of cell and wi-fi reception, the fact that we have to walk up a steel ladder to board the plane or the smell of...

July 2016

Hotels Key Accounts Manager

Craft Beer Expert for Beer Services

Craft Beer Expert for Beer Services

Cocktail Expert and Mixology Specialist

Director of Italian Wine

Director of Italian Wine