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February 28, 2008

Winery worth the work

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Even though they own the biggest vineyard in Minnesota, a Twin Cities couple keeps their winery business a family affair.

Winery Slideshow

The rattling of glasses, high-pitched whine of machinery and chattering of patrons filled the shell of an old car dealership in downtown Cannon Falls, Minn., on a recent February day. These are familiar sounds in what is now Cannon River Winery when owners John and Maureen Maloney throw a bottling party for one of their wines.

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February 26, 2008

Bag it! St. Paul's luxo luggage maker

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A little-known St. Paul luggage manufacturer luxuriously supplies the world's wealthy.

J.W. Hulme national sales manager Dwane Carlin once sold a custom Russet leather satchel to Virginia Sen. John Warner. Being a self-described “political nut,” Carlin was naturally ecstatic about his brush with a big shot.

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