PERNOD RICARD WILL RETURN TO FAMILY CONTRO
The founding family of Pernod Ricard is to take back executive control of the French distiller when its current chief executive, Pierre Pringuet, retires in 2O15. The Paris-based group announced that Alexandre Ricard, 4O, has been appointed chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. He will replace Pringuet, the only... Read More
DRIVEN TO DRINK
Who drinks more, single or married people? The answer may surprise you. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that married women tend to drink more than single women, widows, or divorcees. Meanwhile, married men tend to drink less than their single or divorced friends. In fact, divorced men... Read More
CAMPARI ACQUIRES APPLETON RUM
It’s been a busy year for Grupo Campari. The Italian drinks company has announced it will purchase Lascelles deMercado & Co., the Jamaican maker of Appleton rum, in a deal worth $414.8 million to hasten the Italian distiller’s push into overseas markets. Campari agreed to buy a controlling 81.4 percent... Read More
LATITUDE BEVERAGE CONTINUES TO SKYROCKET
Boston’s own Latitude Beverage has scored another major coup. The company, which is less than 5 years old, has been ranked #551 on the Inc. 5OO|5OOO list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. It is also the highest ranked wine, beer or spirits company on... Read More
NEW ONLINE TIPS PROGRAM
Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) has released eTIPS Off Premise 2.O, a new version of its online training and certification program. Designed to improves the overall online student experience through a new state-of-the-art user interface, participants view video clips and are asked to assess the needs of the customers from both... Read More
WINE…IT DOES A BODY GOOD
Forget milk! This sounds like a much nicer way to help out the bones. A review team from the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research has found that regular moderate intake of alcohol after menopause helped maintain bone strength. The experts, who analyzed a study by the University of Oregon,... Read More
PRESERVE YOUR LIVER DRINK MODERATELY
Like the canary in an old coal mine, the liver is the sensitive sentinel, the first organ to sustain permanent damage from abusive drinking. A large portion of the excessive mortality depicted by the right upward sweep of the J-shaped curve is due to alcoholic liver disease – chiefly cirrhosis.... Read More
LONG STAR TACO BAR LOVES MEZCAL
Max Toste doesn’t like junk food or rotgut booze. For his side-by-side bars – Deep Ellum and Lone Star Taco Bar, nestled in Union Square, Allston – he handpicks every bottle (beer, wine, tequila, mezcal) and creates most of the dishes with Chef Rian Wyllie. Sitting with Max above the... Read More
A PIONEER VALLEY CLUSTER
Western Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley, along the Connecticut River within the Commonwealth, might seem an unlikely wine-producing region, but during a recent exploration I found that tasty wine is grown and producedata cluster of sites in Hampshire County’s share of the valley. The area is well known for its fertile farmland,... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – APPLEJACK
Could there be a more wholesome fall activity here in New England than apple-picking (full flask notwithstanding)? It’s as American as apple brandy – or applejack, the American version. Applejack is America’s oldest distilled spirit, an apple brandy that first became popular during Colonial times. Laird’s & Company were the... Read More