Click Wine Group
Click Wine Group has appointed BRIAN HORTON to Vice President of Sales. Horton joins Click Wine Group from Francis Ford Coppola where he managed the Coppola business in 2O eastern states. In his new position, Horton will be responsible for overseeing and growing sales operations for the Eastern United States... Read More
Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard has appointed Chivas Brothers International Marketing Director Martin Riley as its top global marketer. Riley will take over from Jean-Paul Richard as Vice-President of Marketing for the spirits company. Richard is retiring after 35 years with Pernod Ricard. It is thought to be the first time that French-owned... Read More
A DRINK (or TWO) a DAY CAN KEEP DISABILITIES AWAY!
THERE’S NOT OFTEN GOOD NEWS when it comes to aging and drinking alcohol. But according to a new study from UCLA researchers healthy people 5O and older who drink moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to suffer physical disabilities that cause so many seniors to lose their independence. The... Read More
COULD IT BE THAT THE SECRET
COULD IT BE THAT THE SECRET to warding off cancer lies in a great marinade made with beer or wine? According to research scientists in Portugal marinating steak in beer or wine before cooking it significantly reduces levels of cancer-causing chemicals. The researchers found that steeping the meat in alcohol... Read More
CONSTELLATION SELL OFF
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. has entered into an agreement to sell its value spirits business to New Orleans-based Sazerac Company Inc. for $334 million, subject to closing adjustments. The transaction was expected to close by the end of February. The entire net after-tax proceeds of approximately $21O million will be used... Read More
JOINT EFFORT to WIPE OUT DWIs
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DWI COURTS (NCDC) and Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) are joining forces to launch a national campaign aimed at establishing best practices for DWI Courts and determining national policy issues on drunk driving as it relates to DWI Courts. Last year over 17OOO people... Read More
WAS the ICE CREAM SPIKED?
TRUTH IS SOMETIMES STRANGER THAN FICTION. After failing the breathalyzer on his car’s interlock device an Australian man challenged in court to prove his claim that ice cream gave him a blood alcohol reading. Prosecutors wanted to know why the machine had registered a “fail”, which prevents the car from... Read More
ALLSTON-BRIGHTON STICKER SHOCK CAMPAIGN
LABEL ’EM WARNED The Alston Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force and Youth Coalition has launched a sticker shock campaign targeting adults in the community. The stickers placed on multi-packs of alcoholic beverages at liquor stores, remind adults that it is illegal to provide alcohol for people under 21. The campaign... Read More
Irish Beer
I was leaving on a trip to Europe not long ago and stopped in the Jet Rock bar at Philadelphia International to while away the time I’d wasted by being at security the advised two hours before my departure. I dropped anchor perused the taps, and made my decision. I... Read More
Vouvray
The Loire flows in beauty for 6OO miles. It heads north from its source deep in the interior of France just to the west of Burgundy, then turns west toward the sea just beyond the first pair of its notable wine-growing areas, Pouilly-sur-Loire and Sancerre. Its mouth is in Brittany,... Read More