BERKELEY - The state’s grape harvest totals were closer to normal last year, new figures show, calming fears of another big crush flooding the market.
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Locals raise a glass to hometown beer and wine sales 
TOPSFIELD - Selectman Dick Gandt was the first person to buy a bottle of wine at Gil’s Grocery Saturday morning when he plunked down $15.99 for a red Zinfandel fermented at the Alfalfa Farm Winery on Rowley Bridge Street.
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Before founding Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Brock Wagner satisfied his thirst for full flavored beers by making them himself as a homebrewer. Now, he is sharing his passion with other homebrewing enthusiasts from across Texas.
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A brewing tradition 
BLUE LAKE — If you ask Bob Smith, founder and brewmaster at Mad River Brewing Co., being the envy of the planet isn’t without its drawbacks.
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Food calendar 
Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty, Livonia. Hands-on classes. Food preparation technique five-week class teaches basic knife skills, proper sauteing, braising and roasting. Class meets 5:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 1. $450/$360 seniors. Professional development classes: Beer & home brewing explores the ingredients, processes and equipment 7-10 p.m. Feb. 22. $125/$100 seniors. Prepare …
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MetroMix - From the rebel flag behind the stage to the framed photo of Elvis, longhorn cattle skulls, posters of country star Tim McGraw and the Pillsbury Doughboy and virtually every neon beer sign ever made — Carol’s has everything you’d want in a honky-tonk
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Former manager, shopper recall downtown groceries’ heydays
Nashville Tennessean - Hill grocery at 205 Public Square shows up just above a convertible with a rumble seat and to the right of the Falls City Beer sign. This area is now the site of Nashville s new Public Square plaza. The Stahlman Building is visible in the
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Mooninite terrorists or political prisoners? Suspect faces deportation
Boston IMC - Comment Neon beer sign enthusiasts beware: you’re next. Two men have been arrested and arraigned for hanging the signs that started Wednesday’s bomb scare in Boston. Peter Berdovsky, 27, and Sean Stevens, 28, have been charged with creating a hoax
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