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The Wine Riot – He Said, She Said

by glenn on April 19, 2010

GLENN – Let’s get this out of the way at the get-go. I was not the oldest person at the Wine Riot – I was the second oldest. The Second Glass, sponsor of the event, aims for a young demographic and panders to the perception that older wine lovers are  wine snobs ready to shoot down any young wine novice who wanders into their range of fire. Come to the Wine Riot, taste among your own kind and don’t worry about the disapproval of the geezers. The language used to push the Wine Riot is actually humorous – Really, what is a “baller wine”, really?

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No’easter? No Problem! An Evening with Martine Saunier at Brix on Broad

by katrin on March 14, 2010

Businesses, city government, schools, and pretty much everybody heeded weather warnings that a major snowstorm was going to wreck havoc on Boston on February 10.  Closings and cancelations had shut down most of the city. Luckily, the bold Brix Chix and their guest, wine importer Martine Saunier were the exception. Storm or no storm, the wine tasting must go on!

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