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Founders Brewing – Brewery of the Month – March 2023
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Junkyard Brewing – Brewery of the Month – February 2023
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Happy Harry’s Direct Offer No. 24
Fred Schrader founded Schrader Cellars in 1998 with a goal of making the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon possible. Since then, the brand has gained renown for its incredible vineyard sourcing (Beckstoffer To Kalon, Las Piedras, and Georges III) and remarkably...
Happy Harry’s Direct Offer No. 23
As children growing up in Beirut, Georges, Daniel, and their sisters, Marie Jo and Michelle, fell in love with the rural way of life during visits to their grandfather’s ancient olive groves. Their childhood was steeped in Lebanese traditions of generous hospitality,...
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Cidery of the Month – December 2022
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Happy Harry’s Direct Offer No. 22
Monte Bello is first and foremost a wine of place. That place – high atop the Santa Cruz Mountains underlain by decomposing limestone and Franciscan rock – produces a wine unlike any other. It is Ridge’s belief that this vineyard with its very low-yielding vines (less...
Weihenstephan – Brewery of the Month – November 2022
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Happy Harry’s Direct Offer No. 20
The “budwood” of Willamette Valley Vineyards began long before its founding in 1983 by vintner Jim Bernau. His Dad, a Roseburg attorney, was hired by California winemaker Richard Sommer to secure one of the first winery licenses in Oregon since Prohibition. Jim’s Dad...
The Burning Chair Single Barrel #2012 – National Bourbon Heritage Month 2022
Since May 4,1964, Bourbon has been recognized as a "distinctive product of the United States" and is "unlike other types of alcoholic beverages, whether foreign or domestic." While most of us celebrate Bourbon on a weekly (or daily) basis, In 2007 the Senate...
New Riff Single Barrel Selection #6496 – National Bourbon Heritage Month 2022
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