Va. aims to 'smartly privatize' ABC stores - Richmond Times Dispatch

Va. aims to 'smartly privatize' ABC stores
Richmond Times Dispatch
Beyond that, McDonnell aims to preserve distilled spirits as a cash cow by assuming that wider availability potentially translates to more robust sales, ...
ABC warehouse would be sold under McDonnell's planRichmond Times Dispatch

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Consensus favors limited tiered Va liquor licenses - BusinessWeek


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Consensus favors limited tiered Va liquor licenses
BusinessWeek
... to an "agency store" model, in which the state ABC department would control distilled spirits wholesaling and retailing but make private vendors, ...
Privatized liquor plan starts to take shapeRoanoke Times
Panel looks at auctioning liquor-sale licensesRichmond Times Dispatch
State to Sell Off Liquor Stores?WHSV

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Alcohol drinkers shift sipping sites to home, say researchers - Chicago Tribune (blog)

Alcohol drinkers shift sipping sites to home, say researchers
Chicago Tribune (blog)
... been pinching pennies over the last year, buying less pricey brands; 67 percent sip wine; 57 percent choose distilled spirits and 53 percent drink beer.

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Tales of the Cocktail begins! (for me, anyway) - Creative Loafing Atlanta (blog)


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Tales of the Cocktail begins! (for me, anyway)
Creative Loafing Atlanta (blog)
Billed as "America's foremost expert on distilled spirits," he leads the ballroom through tastings of several prominent liquors: >> Jameson — did you know ...

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Tales of the Cocktail panel looks at the medieval religious roots of spirits - NOLA.com


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Tales of the Cocktail panel looks at the medieval religious roots of spirits
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"In his case, beer; in mine, distilled spirits." Oliver, a world expert on brewing who is editor-in-chief of the "Oxford Companion to Beer, ...

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Changing Va. liquor sales has broad implications - The Virginian-Pilot

Changing Va. liquor sales has broad implications
The Virginian-Pilot
Virginia allowed private companies to sell beer and wine but kept control of distilled spirits. Liquor was sold then, as now, in ABC stores, ...

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IMAGINARY IMAGES, INCORPORATED v. EVANS - Leagle.com

IMAGINARY IMAGES, INCORPORATED v. EVANS
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Such facilities are not eligible, however, for mixed beverage licenses, which permit the sale of distilled spirits. See Va. Code §§ 4.1-226(2)(i), -325(12), ...

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McDonnell aides, industry discuss ABC dollar figures - Richmond Times Dispatch

McDonnell aides, industry discuss ABC dollar figures
Richmond Times Dispatch
In hopes of mobilizing public and political support for a plan to turn over sales of distilled spirits to the private sector, several large retailers have ...

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Liquor store, distribution center to open next month in Kotzebue - Arctic Sounder

Liquor store, distribution center to open next month in Kotzebue
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The store's daily limits will be: no more than 750 ml of distilled spirits, 2.8125 gallons (30 12-ounce cans) of beer or three liters of wine. ...

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Repeal of alcohol blue laws sought - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Repeal of alcohol blue laws sought
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Norris called the revenue figure “conservative” and said it came from a study conducted by the Distilled Spirits Council, a national trade association that ...

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