Chamarre Grande Reserve Viognier and Shiraz
Chamarre will be introducing two new wines to their selection, a Grande Reserve Viognier and a Grande Reserve Shiraz. The Viognier and Shiraz are blends of grapes from the Northern Cotes du Rhone and the South of France. The Chamarre brand, whose three lines include Reserve Wines, new AOC and... Read More
NEW WORLD PINOT GRIGIO PORTFOLIO
From New Zealand to South East Australia to Argentina, Pernod Ricard’s newly released range of Pinot Grigios represents a collection of fine wines culled from New World wine producing countries around the world. The portfolio includes Jacob’s Creek Pinot Grigio 2OO7 (suggested retail price $8.99), Brancott Pinot Grigio 2OO7 (suggested... Read More
HOPPING MAD
BEER DRINKERS’ WALLETS will be a little bit lighter this year, and it has nothing to do with paying off your holiday credit card bills. A shortage of two of the main ingredients used to brew beer, hops and barley, is expected to cause a 5 percent to 25 percent... Read More
The ROOT of GUINNESS’ FAMILY’S ORIGINS
SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER to let sleeping dogs lie – as the fifth generation of the Irish brewing family of Arthur Guinness found out when DNA tests were carried out to determine the family origins. Now the roots of Ireland’s greatest family tree – the Guinness brewing dynasty – have been... Read More
VINFOLIO ANNOUNCES TOP 25 DOMESTIC WINES of 2OO7
TO COMMEMORATE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR in American wine, Doug Wilder, Director of California Acquisitions & Sales at Vinfolio, a premier wine store and collector services company, released his annual top 25 wines of the year. Wilder, who writes a free weekly wineletter, The Wilder Side of California, with his reviews... Read More
BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE
FLORENCE PRAMBERGER has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. She joins Beam Global after a four-year career at Campbell Soup Company. Pramberger takes the helm from MIKE GOLDBERG, who led the Beam Global human resource function for 12 of his 15 years with the company. Goldberg will... Read More
The CLAIM A LITTLE ALCOHOL CAN HELP YOU BEAT a COLD
WHEN IT COMES TO QUICK REMEDIES for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy – whiskey with hot water and lemon juice – is just what the doctor ordered. It’s not difficult to see how mild inebriation might have the potential to relieve cold... Read More
NEW MEASURES AIM to PROTECT SCOTCH WHISKY
THE WESTMINSTER GOVERNMENT will publish detailed legislative proposals to give Scotch whisky Champagne-style geographical definitions to protect the industry from counterfeiting. The move – put out for consultation with a view to introducing new laws in the spring – will be a major boost in the fight against second-rate and... Read More
IN RESPONSE to the RESULTS of the 2OO7 MONITORING the FUTURE SURVEY
Brewers and beer importers are encouraged by data showing once again that the number of teens who drink continued a decade-long decline in all measured categories. The survey shows that 8th and 1Oth grade past-month drinking has declined 37 percent and 22 percent, respectively, since first surveyed in 1991. Additionally,... Read More
COURT in INDIA SAYS WOMAN ALLOWED to TEND BAR
WOMEN WILL BE ALLOWED to work as bartenders in New Delhi, India’s Supreme Court ruled, upholding a lower court’s decision that an earlier ban was unconstitutional. The city authorities had wanted the ban reinstated, arguing that women needed to be protected from the bad behavior of drunken New Delhi men.... Read More