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BTI News
November 20, 2009
BTI Annual Packaging Awards
Posted by Catrina Cerny
Now We Find the Best Looking Beers, Wines & Spirits
At each year’s end the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) puts down
its tasting glass and judges not what’s in the bottle but bottle itself. more >>
October 8, 2009
BTI on the Finesse Cuisine Radio Hour
Listen to a Lively Discussion of Wines, Beers, and Spirits
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July 24, 2009
BTI Gears Up for Their Biggest Wine, Beer, & Spirits Tastings
Posted by Catrina Cerny
An open call for producers to enter their brands
From August through October, BTI’s tasting room will be in high gear as the biggest categories of the year take place in all three of BTI’s competitions. BTI welcomes all producers to participate with their brands.
The 9th annual World Value Wine Challenge (WVWC) is open to all wines $20 and under and equips brands with value-based accolades. Due to the soft economy and the plummeting sales of wines over $20, BTI expects the 2009 competition to draw more entries and press coverage than ever. more >>
September 24, 2008
Travelogue: Jura
Posted by Lori Congiusti, Special to BTI
The Quiet Gentle Whisky & Island
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May 16, 2008
American Wine Icon Robert Mondavi Passes Away at Age 94
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June 26, 2007
Norton: The Real American Grape?
Posted by Jeff Siegel
Discovering an American Orginal
Norton is a grape that produces great wine, wins awards all of the time, and pairs wonderfully with all sorts of red meat and barbecue. So why haven’t you heard about Norton before?
“It’s because too many winemakers and winery owners go ‘Oh, ick, gooey, it’s a hybrid,’ ” says Dennis Horton of Virginia’s Horton Vineyards, which has been making Norton since 1989, selling as much as 3,000 cases a year (more than many wineries in Texas make of everything). more >>
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