Outside Chippewa Falls, back roads curve around the inlets of Lake Wissota to the Native Bay restaurant. Chef Nathan Berg is known for his creative cuisine featuring local food - and that includes almost two dozen craft beers on the menu. … By LUCY SAUNDERS Special to…

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Wine writer Paul Gregutt says Novelty Hill Winery has earned a place on his short list of Washington’s best value wines. … Pick of the Week Novelty Hill 2006 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc; $18 If I have a favorite spring/summer white wine, it is sauvignon…

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Some more 2005 Bordeaux in the tasting line-up. 89/100 (£17.39 Sunday Times Wine Club, Laithwaites)Château Pey de la Tour Reserve 2005 Bordeaux Supérieur95% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot, so pretty much varietal Merlot. It’s proper Bordeaux, without…

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01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 By Gail Ciampa Journal Food Editor Robert Healey takes a break at his cheese shop at the corner of Water and State streets in Warren. The Providence Journal / Sandor Bodo WARREN In his new cheese and wine cafe, with a net keeping…

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These days, the news from booze is very good indeed. … In 2007, Americans spent more than $40 billion on spirits (industry parlance for distilled alcoholic beverages), and supplier revenue grew by almost 6 percent to more than $18 billion, according to the Distilled…

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