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D.C. is top brandy consumer in U.S.Posted May 2nd 2006 7:51PM by Joe DiStefanoFiled under: East Coast, Trends, On the Blogs, Did you know?, SpiritsThanks to the blogosphere I learn something new
every day. Today's fun fact: The District of Columbia, has overtaken the state of Wisconsin as the top brandy consumer
per capita.Pardon my ingorance, but I had no idea Wisconsites were so fond of the nectarlike distilled wine. Apparently it's been a staple of Friday night
fish fries in the wintry state for years. Though I can see the need to sip such a warming libation on a cold Wisconsin
evening, I can't imagine how brandy grew to become so popular there. Some theorize that a large number
of German-Americans were exposed to brandy when they attended the 1893 World's Fair in Cincinnati.As for
brandy's popularity in D.C., who can say? I always thought the U.S. capital was more of a bastion of Scotch and
bourbon.[via: DCist]
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