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Written by Peter Plaehn, Wine Buyer Collecting wine can be a highly personal thing…or it can be approached with the technical dispassion of trading stocks and securities. Every

Written by Surdyk's Staff   Surdyk’s Cheese Shop is a small but mighty market located inside Surdyk’s Liquor Store in Northeast Minneapolis. Since 1979 it has been a source fo

Written by Surdyk's Staff Summer has shown up early here in Minnesota - to the delight of some and the dismay of others. But whether you bask in the warmth or search for shade,

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Written by Surdyk's Staff Sulfite is sulfur dioxide, or SO2. It’s a common preservative, measured in parts per million (ppm). Without sulfites, oxygen has free reign to spoil th

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Written by Surdyk's Staff When our great-grandfather Joe opened his small store in 1934, did he have any idea that this humble beginning w

Written by Surdyk's Staff Where were you born & raised? I was born in Pickens, Mississippi and raised in Waterloo, IA   Do you own a pet? Yes, Teddy or Theodore Maximus Madison w

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Written by Peter Plaehn, Wine Buyer Let’s face it: Gin is no longer confined to the PineSol-smelling examples in Granny’s cupboard. If pine (juniper, to be fair) is what you cra

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Written by Jason DeRusha I had a wonderful opportunity to get out to the Willamette Valley in Oregon last year for a quick getaway with Alyssa. Among the many great wineries we

Written by Peter Plaehn, Wine Buyer What’s Natural Wine?    A big can of worms, that’s what. No two wine people can agree on what “natural” means, how it’s made, or even what

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Written by Peter Plaehn, Wine Buyer   Australia is home to some of the oldest own-rooted vineyards in the world. That is, parts of the country have never had to graft their vin