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■ OVER THE past year, many business enterprises have either downsized or closed down completely. But some are expanding, such as the recently opened Deli Vino wine bar in Tel Aviv, whose owner, Vladimir Dyachenko, announced at the opening that he intended for the Deli Vino brand to become the largest wine and delicatessen chain in the country.

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Among well-known connoisseurs of both food and wine who attended the opening of the new store were lawyer Sassy Gez, broadcaster Merav Miller, Yosi Biton, a partner in KPMG, and many other prominent business figures, as well as people from the food and hospitality industries.

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Guests were treated to the most sophisticated wines and other alcoholic beverages from the best wineries and distilleries in the world, all of which are in stock at Deli Vino branches in Netanya and Tel Aviv.

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It’s quite a usual practice these days to have printed photos of the guests on magnets awaiting them on a table as they exit an event. But the people at Deli Vino went one better and printed portraits of the guests on the labels of wine bottles.

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The Netanya link in the chain, which is the company’s flagship store, is doing well, and the plan now is to launch a series of workshops and tastings for wine lovers.

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