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If you parsed the worldâs wine grapes into three categories based on widely acknowledged quality, a tiny percentage would be called âgreat,â a few would be very good, and the rest, in the many thousands, would be ordinary just or drinkable.
The Hollywood connection
Working for merchant Dennis Overstreet, Randall was exposed to common-grape greatness. And it was there that he drew connections to paradigmic enological history that only wine lovers of many decades experience ever see. Some never do.
During his retailing days, he had access to classic examples of current wines as well as earlier vintages. That provided him a unique perspective.
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A procession of customers ambled through the Schenectady Greenmarket’s first day of outdoor activity for spring and summer on Sunday.
The strong turnout outside City Hall was indicative of the public’s growing comfort with outdoor crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers, vendors and customers seemed to agree.
As the market bustled, a full complement of outdoor diners were a welcome sight for restaurants along Jay Street.
“It’s not just us anymore down here, which is great,” said Haley Viccaro, chairwoman of the Schenectady Greenmarket board of directors, comparing last year’s dormant downtown scene.
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Institutional fund manager IFM Investors-owned companies Buckeye Partners and Nala Renewables have together acquired a majority ownership in clean energy development investment platform Swift Current Energy.
The acquisition, an announcement by Buckeye and Nala said, would allow the firms to invest in a renewable energy platform that aligned with their priorities and further participate in energy transition.
Buckeye president and chief executive, Clark Smith, said: “This strategic partnership offers an exciting opportunity to further advance critical renewable energy generation and storage development projects across the United States while growing this platform”.
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As the vaccine rollout continues and state case numbers hover near pandemic-era lows, businesses are reporting improved confidence theyâll be able to keep their doors open.
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Easter and Passover, as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations
However you celebrate this springtime, take a moment to enjoy the long weekend.
Last year, people were optimistic the pandemic would be over by Easter 2020. Here we are in Easter 2021 and it’s still going. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
For the fifth year running, the holiday sneaked into April barely. That’ll be the case for another couple years thanks to
For the dedicated few in The Process, this weekend and the Legislature’s lax Friday and Monday
schedule will serve as a much-needed halftime break before the back half of the 2021 Legislative Session.