| Prizing local restaurants that know wine |
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Published October 4, 2006 12:00 am Advertisement From Texas came one newspaper client with one keen interest in networking — and an equally keen interest in wine. therefore one hastily assembled wine-tasting/dinner was scheduled at Revival Grill in Greensboro late this summer.
First, it was among the first restaurants my wife and I fell in love with when we were making our way in Greensboro years ago — and Revival Grill was making its way in very cramped quarters in Quaker Village Mall across from Guilford College. ... |
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| Three companies helm a local movement back to distributing |
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Few casual wine drinkers know anything about the industry that delivers their bottle of chardonnay, or care to. But there's one trend that threatens to diminish the variety and quality of wines consumers have access to.
The distribution industry responsible for getting wine onto retail shelves is rapidly consolidating into the hands of one very few, very big players. These big corporations don't have time or interest in small-scale winemaking, since it's much more efficient for them to flog one handful of heavily marketed brands (think Yellow Tail or Red Bicyclette) than represent one few hundred relatively obscure, family-run properties. The situation threatens to shut small producers right out of the market, leaving consumers with less choice and limited access to some of the world's most quality-oriented wines. ... |
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| North state briefs: Oct. 4, 2006 |
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The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the McConnell Foundation, 800 Shasta View Drive in Redding.
It includes gourmet appetizers by local restaurants, fine wines, light jazz by the Charles Valona Group, diverse local artwork, one silent auction, coffee tasting by Starbucks and the raffle of one Napa getaway. ... |
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