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Liquidity solution: Pawnbrokers take fine wine as collateral for loans – Chicago Tribune

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Liquidity solution: Pawnbrokers take fine wine as collateral for loans
Chicago Tribune
Credit Municipal de Paris, has been offering loans against fine wines, champagnes and aged spirits since 2008, said Florence Marambat, a spokeswoman for France's oldest bank. It can keep more than 90000 bottles in its 18th century wine cellar.
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Etchells World Championship – Red wine? – Sail World

Category : Red Wine


Sail World
Etchells World Championship – Red wine?
Sail World
Early this week a little bit of gossip was whispered in ear of the event writer; something about a couple of gentlemen Etchells sailors having a long-standing red wine bet based on their results at each Championship. So what can a writer do when the

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Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral – Reuters

Category : Wine

Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral
Reuters
Along with family jewels and fine art they will accept wines as collateral for loans to help ease cash shortages of businesses and people on all rungs of the economic ladder. "You'd be amazed by how many wealthy individuals have terrible credit ratings

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You Could Win $1000 Worth of Wine at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival – The Waterland Blog (blog)

Category : Cabernet Sauvignon


The Waterland Blog (blog)
You Could Win $1000 Worth of Wine at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival
The Waterland Blog (blog)
Hold a neighborhood block party, add select vintages to your personal wine cellar or perhaps host your very own wine tasting event? During the three days of the wine festival, Key Bank – Des Moines Branch – will sponsor a raffle with the grand prize as

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Red Wine and Chocolate sale goes well – TheNewsTribune.com

Category : Red Wine

Red Wine and Chocolate sale goes well
TheNewsTribune.com
Three others in the group at Piety Flats Winery sipped as well Monday, the last day of the annual three-day Red Wine and Chocolate event held at more than 40 wineries up and down the Yakima Valley. Overall, the event hosted by winery organizations

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Wine cache rescues those short of cash – Reuters

Category : Wine

Wine cache rescues those short of cash
Reuters
Fine wines are among the items they will accept as collateral for loans, along with family jewels and fine art, as a practice common in Britain and France catches on across the Atlantic. Liquidity issues, or a cash shortage, can be found on most rungs

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On Wine: The Collio Biancos of Italy – San Jose Mercury News

Category : Sauvignon Blanc

On Wine: The Collio Biancos of Italy
San Jose Mercury News
There are the fresh, fruity and very flavorful whites made from familiar grapes such as pinot grigio and sauvignon blanc, as well as similarly styled wines made from ribolla gialla, malvasia and friulano (formerly known as tocai friulano, which is what

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Wine Bar Thwarted by Wealthy Residents Now Clashes With Preservationists – DNAinfo

Category : Wine Club


DNAinfo
Wine Bar Thwarted by Wealthy Residents Now Clashes With Preservationists
DNAinfo
(DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht) UPPER WEST SIDE — Almost two years after wealthy Central Park West residents thwarted his dream of opening a wine bar in their neighborhood, would-be restaurateur Greg Hunt is battling another formidable Upper West Side foe

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Wine of the Week Wednesday: Root: 1 Cabernet Sauvignon – Patch.com

Category : Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine of the Week Wednesday: Root: 1 Cabernet Sauvignon
Patch.com
With notes of black currant, mocha and chocolate, cabernet sauvignon pairs well with steak, ribs, chocolate and food dishes made with garlic. For the past year-and-a-half, the best-selling wine at Larry's Wine & Spirits in Middlebury has been Root:1

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Texas Wine Slinger a must read for lovers of wine – Your Houston News

Category : Wineries

Texas Wine Slinger a must read for lovers of wine
Your Houston News
Dr. Russ Kane has been roaming the Texas highways visiting wineries and vineyards researching the best, average and bad of Texas wineries and vineyards. His book is called “The Wineslinger Chronicles.” Characteristics: Medium-bodied red wine with black

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