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Vending madness: New York state installs wine-by-the-glass machines
The Patriot News ^
| 6/29/10
| Paul Vigna
Posted on 06/29/2010 12:39:19 PM PDT by MissTed
"WINE VENDING MACHINES of different kinds are spreading in different venues, which is great for consumers, wineries, and stores. A couple weeks ago I mentioned the Pennsylvania test market for buying bottled wine at kiosks (Wegmans is one of the participating stores).
"Corks & More, a wine store in Ithaca, is one of a handful of stores statewide that has wine-by-the-glass vending machines. You put your debit card in and get wine out by the taste, half-glass or glass. Ten vending machines dispense 40 wines, ranging from Opus One ($50 a glass) to Red Cat (75 cents a taste), with 10-15 Finger Lakes wines among the selection. Mirbeau Spa in Skaneateles also has one, as do a few Manhattan wine stores and restaurants."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: cityofevil; ithaca; napl; vendingmachines
Best...idea...ever....
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:39:21 PM PDT
by
MissTed
To: MissTed
MAGNET!
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:46:32 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: MissTed
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:49:34 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
To: MissTed; JoeProBono
"Say... WHISKEY!"
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:51:53 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
To: Dallas59
He drinks from a bottle too! Got his number?
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:51:53 PM PDT
by
MissTed
(Never buy products from ACME.)
To: MissTed
It could be an interesting way to taste various wines without committing to buying a bottle. But what do you do, just stand there and drink?
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:52:44 PM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(my former tagline "We can, and we will prevail" doesn't fit with the usurper's goals.)
To: MissTed
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:53:08 PM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:53:14 PM PDT
by
MissTed
(Never buy products from ACME.)
To: MissTed
New vacation destination!
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posted on
06/29/2010 12:56:20 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(I can see November from here!)
To: RockinRight; Behind Liberal Lines
You might want to rethink a vacation in Ithaca...
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posted on
06/29/2010 1:10:49 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
To: MissTed; governsleastgovernsbest
There’s actually an entire wine bar full of these machines in Ithaca but I don’t recall the name.
To: Dallas59
"What's the word?!"
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posted on
06/29/2010 1:20:03 PM PDT
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
To: Fido969
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posted on
06/29/2010 1:22:53 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
To: Dallas59
All he needs is a key to the vending machine or a crowbar and he’s fit for life.
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posted on
06/29/2010 2:00:23 PM PDT
by
bgill
(how could a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the POTUS)
To: MissTed
Our local wine shop has a machine like this...though they use it strictly for tastings...I’ll have to say, it’s extremely cool...magritte
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posted on
06/29/2010 2:04:34 PM PDT
by
magritte
("There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
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