MAD MARCH HARE POITIN
Distilled from malted barley in a copper pot still, this Irish poitín is now available. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $25. Available from Horizon Beverage Company
MALIBU PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Malibu has extended its line with Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $15. Also in 1L sizes. Available from United Liquors
OL’ MAJOR BACON BOURBON
A fusion of bacon and bourbon, Ol’ Major (formerly Bacon Bourbon USA) is full-bodied, sweet and slightly salty with a hint of smoke. Suggested retail is $28.99. Available from Trio Wine Company
BEER: BENEFITS FOR THE LADIES
YOU CAN FORGET AN APPLE, how about a beer a day to keep the doctor away? That might actually be the case . . . if you’re a woman. New research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined 2OO,OOO women and found that drinking beer puts females at a lower... Read More
WINE AND GOOD CHOLESTEROL
THERE’S A FINE line to walk between good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol. Getting enough of the good is always a challenge while the bad always seems to be in abundance. But it turns out that boosting your HDL could be as simple as enjoying a glass of red wine!... Read More
BEWARE BOGUS BUBBLY
CHANCES ARE, if a bottle of Champagne doesn’t have a serial number, it’s not real. A sparkling wine scam in Italy was discovered quite by accident a few months ago when financial police visited a company in the province of Padua. While there they noticed that a bottle of Moët... Read More
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING SUSTAINABLE WINEMAKING
IN ITS LATEST REPORT, Community Sustainability, the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance says that wineries representing 69% of California’s wine grape acreage and 79% of cases produced have now taken part in its programs since 2OO2. In 2O15, 483 vineyards and 91 wineries achieved official certification under the Certified California Sustainable... Read More
CHAPOUTIER GET INTO THE ROSÉ GAME
MAISON MICHEL CHAPOUTIER, Tain-l’Hermitage’s producer in Rhône, has bought Château des Ferrages in Provence. The move gives Chapoutier, the pioneer of biodynamic farming, a stronger position in the fast growing rosé wine sector and is evidence of an expansion strategy in this area. Château des Ferrages is located in Pourcieux,... Read More
U.S. WINE SLOWDOWN COMING?
BRACE YOURSELVES, there’s a wine slowdown coming! This year’s Silicon Valley Bank has released it’s state of the wine industry report and it presents the darkest outlook for the US wine trade in years. After more than 2O consecutive years of growth, a decline in US per capita wine consumption is forecast... Read More
William Grant & Sons
There are several new key appointments to the company’s US executive team, along with an evolution of its commercial team structure. The commercial unit will be led by Joanne Jones, General Manager-East Region, Richard Frederick, General Manager-West Region, and Marc Hirten, General Manager-Commercial Strategy. The new structure continues to focus... Read More