Beer, wine tasting to benefit Scituate Animal Shelter

The WinterFest Beer and Wine Tasting, to benefit Scituate Animal Shelter, will take place from 6 to 10 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Hatherly Country Club.

Online sales boom for wine merchant

Online wine sales have rocketed over the last 12 months with a family-run merchants reporting a 35 per cent increase.

Merchants Association pins plans on three Village events

Three special events — Concours D’Elegance (March 31-April 1), San Diego Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 2) and La Jolla Art and Wine Festival (Oct. 13-14) — won unanimous backing from the La Jolla Village Merchants Association at its Jan. 11 meeting.

PRINCETON: Merchants, university question proposed SID

Princeton merchants and Princeton University had their first opportunity this week to voice concerns and questions about a special improvement district (SID) that was proposed late last year along University Place in Princeton Borough.

Wine of the Week: 2006 J&J Eger Eged-Hegy Dülö Kékfrankos

Hungarian wines encompass much more than sweet Tokajis. Consider this lovely dry red from J&J Eger Wine Co. in the hills 60 miles west of Tokaj. The grape is the indigenous Kékfrankos, and it's made by the winegrower Janos Stumpf in partnership with Canadian master sommelier John Szabo (who's of Hungarian ancestry).