LUCAS BOLS PUMPKIN SPICE LIQUEUR
This new liqueur features a blend of fall spices including nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, roasted nuts and harvest pumpkin. Suggested retail is $12 for a 75Oml. Available from MS Walker.
CHILEAN WINES CONTINUE TO GROW
CHILE IS now the third largest country of import for bottled table wines in the US. Rankings released from the International Organization of Vine and Wine place Chile as the fourth largest global exporter, knocking out Australia, in 2O13. “In the US, our YTD volume through May 2O14 of 2.4... Read More
RAINY ITALIAN SUMMER . . . BAD NEWS FOR WINES
ITALY’S WINE production may slide about 14 percent this year after a rainy summer brought overcast conditions and fungal rot, according to a forecast from the country’s association of wine-industry technicians. Italian winemakers may produce 41.6 million hectoliters (1.1 billion gallons) this year, down from 48.16 million hectoliters last year,... Read More
MASSIVE ITALIAN WINE SCAM BUSTED
NO OTHER country suffers from a counterfeit wine problem the way that Italy does and police and winemakers are in a never-ending battle to stay one step ahead of forgers. Recently, finance police in Sienna seized 16O,OOO liters of falsely labeled Tuscan wines. A consultant and several workers within the... Read More
ALCOHOL + LIFESTYLE
IT’S CERTAINLY not news that moderate alcohol consumption has many potential heart health benefits. Still, new studies that support this platform are always worth a read! Four out of five heart attacks may be prevented by following key healthy lifestyle behaviors including moderate alcohol consumption according to a report published... Read More
RUN MORE = DRINK MORE
JUST CALL it workouts for wine. A new Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal health psychology finds that people tend to drink more alcohol on days they’ve exercised. The study looked at 15O adults between the ages of 18 to 89 who used a smartphone app to record how... Read More
A LITTLE RED WINE TO PREVENT CAVITIES
IT MIGHT STAIN your teeth a lovely shade of purple but it turns out red wine actually prevents cavities. A new study published in the journal of agricultural and food chemistry claims the antioxidants in red wine can help eradicate bacteria and thus prevent tooth decay. The researchers reportedly grew... Read More
THE WHISKEY GOSPEL, ACCORDING TO LEW . . .
OUR FRIEND and longtime Beverage Business writer Lew Bryson has written his first whiskey book, Tasting Whiskey. Lew has been the managing editor of whisky advocate magazine since 1996, and believe us, he knows his brown spirits. The book covers virtually everything about the category: origins, history, the geography, the... Read More
MEGA MONEY FOR MACALLAN
THERE SEEMS to be no limit to what the uber wealthy will spend when it comes to fine Scotch. The world’s largest collection of The Macallan Fine and Rare range has sold at auction, smashing its presale estimate by more than $1OO,OOO. Zachys auction house has sold the collection for... Read More
PABST BLUE RIBBON GOES FOR BIG BUCKS
FOR THE last decade-plus, Pabst has become famous for being both chic and cheap. But the iconic American beer is being sold to a Russian brewer. C. Dean Metropoulos will sell Pabst Brewing Co. to Oasis Beverages and TSG Consumer Partners in a deal that values the brewery at $7OO... Read More