ALCOHOL UPS PROSTRATE CANCER RISK
Moderate consumption may indeed be good for various parts of the body but the prostate doesn’t seem to benefit. A new study led by Lionel L. Bañez, MD, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and colleagues suggests that drinking alcoholic beverages may increase prostate cancer dramatically. The study,... Read More
COULD A COCKTAIL HELP AN AILING HEART?
Who needs oatmeal? A new study has concluded that regular and moderate alcohol consumption is beneficial for people who had a previous heart attack or other ischemic vascular events. The study, which was performed by the Research Laboratories at the Catholic University of Campobasso, Italy, claimed that moderate consumption (1... Read More
A DIETER’S DELIGHT! WELL, ONLY FOR WOMEN
Female dieters take heart: consuming alcohol could help keep the weight off. How’s that for a paradox? While there may be many harmful effects of alcohol, weight gain among light drinkers appears to be not one of them. According to a new study reported in the archives of internal medicine,... Read More
The Brewers Association
The Association’s 2O1O Board of Directors has been announced: Nick Matt of Matt Brewing Company as Chair; Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery as Vice Chair; and Mark Edelson of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant as Secretary/Treasurer. Richard Doyle of Harpoon Brewery is Past Board Chair. New members of... Read More
The Brewers Association
The Association’s 2O1O Board of Directors has been announced: Nick Matt of Matt Brewing Company as Chair; Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery as Vice Chair; and Mark Edelson of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant as Secretary/Treasurer. Richard Doyle of Harpoon Brewery is Past Board Chair. New members of... Read More
Winebow, Inc.
Jon Moramarco has been appointed President. Having started his wine career as a twelfth generation winemaker, Moramarco has experience in virtually all aspects of the industry. His most recent position was Managing Partner of BW 166 LLC, an advisory service focused on the wine and beverage trade. Previously, Moramarco spent... Read More
PALM BAY INTERNATIONAL
ALAIN BARBET has been hired to the newly created position of President for the company’s spirits unit. In his new role, Barbet will bring greater focus to the company’s current spirits portfolio and oversee the launch of several new projects. Until early 2OO9, He was Chairman and CEO of Pernod... Read More
FESS PARKER, 85
The former “Davey Crockett” star-turned-vintner passed away March 18 at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley. Fess was born and raised in Texas and served in the US Navy during WWII. After returning from the war and graduating from the University of Texas, he moved to California and was... Read More
FIGHTING COUNTERFEITERS WITH C-14
Wine fraud is big business – just ask billionaire Bill Koch who famously bought bottles of wines he thought belonged to Thomas Jefferson only to discover they were fakes. But there’s a new weapon in the fight against counterfeiters: Radioactive carbon dioxide. In a study presented recently to the American... Read More
A LIGHT AND AIRY CHAMPAGNE . . . BOTTLE!
Champagne is typically thought of as light and bubbly. The bottles, however, tend to be quite bulky and heavy. That will soon be changing as lighter bottles are to be made available to Champagne producers as part of efforts to reduce the wine region’s carbon footprint. According to the Champagne... Read More