THE BEER DID IT
Talk about a lack of personal responsibility. Five inmates in Idaho are suing several beer companies, claiming the companies didn’t warn them alcohol could be addictive and they never would have ended up in jail if it wasn’t for alcohol. In December, inmate Keith Allen Brown along with 4 co-plaintiffs,... Read More
NO 2012 FOR CHATEAU D’YQUEM
Sad news for Sauternes lovers: Chateau d’Yquem will not be producing a 2012 vintage after harvest rain prevented the grapes from reaching the levels of concentration required to make the world’s most famous sweet wine. Pierre Lurton, who runs the celebrated estate behind the Sauternes wine for its main shareholder... Read More
MAGICAL MICROBES AND FUNKY FUNGUS
This takes wine geekiness to a whole new level. While it’s common knowledge that vintage, type of grape and terroir all play a role in affecting the taste of a wine, scientists have found that the type of yeast variety present on the grapes may play a role as well.... Read More
CRACKING THE CASE OF THE SPILLED WINE
This takes being a disgruntled employee to a whole new level. Police in Tuscany have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into the cellar of a producer of a rare and costly red wine and pouring 8O,OOO bottles’ worth on the floor. Talk about a heartbreaking act of vandalism! ... Read More
THE SKINNY ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Looking to shed some weight in this New Year? Here’s an additional incentive. A new study has found that moderate alcohol consumption may only be beneficial for your heart if you are thin. Scientists at Australia’s Curtin University have discovered that if you are overweight, rather than boosting your heart’s... Read More
LIFE-SAVING LIQUOR, FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS
When it comes to unique life-saving techniques, the use of alcohol does not typically come to mind. But when Ronald Aldom from Portishead, England developed ventricular tachychardia (an unusual heart rhythm) doctors decided to treat it a little unconventionally. Doctors gave a shot of neat alcohol, or pure ethanol, via... Read More
MASSACHUSETTS BREWERS GUILD
KRISTEN SYKES has been hired as the organization’s first Executive Director. The Guild promotes craft brewing and protects the interests of craft brewers in Massachusetts. Sykes is a certified beer judge through the Beer Judge Certification Program and is also the founder and President of the Boston Area Beer Enthusiasts... Read More
JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL
DAVID GANDY, a model in the fashion industry, has been appointed as Johnny Walker Blue Label’s new brand ambassador to coincide with the brand’s new Game Changer promotion in the World of Whisky campaign where he will front the campaigns for the brand. ... Read More
RÉMY COINTREAU
FREDERIC PFLANZ, the group’s Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. He’ll retain his duties as CFO, a title he’s held since 2O1O. Pflanz joined l’Oréal Group in 1992 where he held a number of finance and management positions in the Consumer Products division. He was appointed Director... Read More
PATRÓN SPIRITS
JOHN McDONNELL has been promoted to the new position of President, International. McDonnell will continue in his current position as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing all day-to-day management of the company’s US and worldwide operations and global growth. McDonnell is also the Chairman the Distilled Spirits Council of the... Read More