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Starbucks to sell wine and tapas – “Starbucks Evenings”
Starbucks has begun testing a program of offering wine, beer and small plates after 4pm in a program called “Starbucks Evenings.”
Today, only 40 of the more than 11,000 Starbucks in the country are involved in the after-hours program, including the ones in DC’s Dulles airport and inside LA’s LAX.
Chief Operating Officer Troy Alstead told Bloomberg in a phone interview that the company will be bringing alcohol to thousands of stores in the near future. Though, says Alstead, the rollout will take several years and isn’t expected to hit every store in the country.
The company plans to focus on urban and other growth areas first.
I’m TOTALLY in favor of this.
Now please.
Aerate Wine With Your Blender or Pitchers
According to the video, cheap wine will taste 10 times better and more expensive. Check out this easy tip from America’s Test Kitchen.
Coffee & Wine
How to remove a cork from a wine bottle when no corkscrew available
Absolutely required two minute viewing for anyone who drinks wine.
I can’t wait to try this.
The difference between coffee and wine
Step Aside
Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
Loved this meme posted on Facebook by my fellow wine drinker Karla.
Laundry
New wine dedicated to the spirit of LGBT equality
With all the progress the gay community has made in the past year, there’s a lot to celebrate. And now we can raise our glasses—and awareness— with a sparkling wine dedicated to the spirit of LGBT equality.
Created by New York winery Biagio Cru, Égalité, (French for “equality”) is a Crémant from the Burgundy region of France that its makers describe as “[offering] hints of peach and honey blossom on the palate, with a clean, dry finish found in only the finest Champagnes.”
Biagio Cru has donated $1,000 each to The Trevor Project, The Ali Forney Center, Equality Maine, GLSEN and Chicago’s Center on Halsted. And for every bottle of Égalité sold, a portion of proceeds will be donated to LGBT youth groups.
“With same-sex marriage now legal in states from Maine to New York and Iowa to Washington, this is a time to recognize the hard-earned progress that has been made in pursuit of Equality,” says winery co-owner Darren Restivo.
As of Friday, Égalité is available in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Illinois.