NO RAINS IN SOUTH AFRICA
THEY ARE in desperate need of rain in South Africa and it’s having an impact on viticulture. In a blow to the wine industry underpinning the Western Cape economy, the drought has caused an estimated 6.7 percent drop in the annual grape crop. This year’s is estimated at 1,378,596 tons,... Read More
TAKE A TRIP TO THE CITY OF WINE
GET YOUR passports ready, it’s time for a pilgrimage: The world now has a city of wine. That’s right, La Cité du Vin recently opened in Bordeaux wine country and it is the equivalent of a theme park for grownups. But instead of Disney characters you get to hang out with... Read More
CRACKING THE COUNTERFEIT CODE
THERE’S AN AWFUL lot of fake wine out there. For years the wine and drinks industry has been under attack from fraudsters selling fake packaging and counterfeit alcohol – and thanks to new technology, the problem is only going to worsen. NetNames, which specializes in online brand protection, is highlighting... Read More
THE POWER OF A PINT A DAY
GOOD NEWS for those who love their pints: the key to good heart health could be drinking a glass of beer a day. Published in the journal nutrition, metabolism & cardiovascular disease, scientists from the Mediterranean Neurological Institute in Italy claimed that drinking moderate amounts of beer daily could reduce the... Read More
TEQUILA SKINNY?
IT’S A GENERALLY accepted truth that alcohol equals empty calories. But if tequila is your drink, there’s some good news for you! A new study has found a link between the Mexican spirit and weight loss. According to the American Chemical Society, which researched the effects of tequila on blood glucose levels last year, naturally-occurring sugars... Read More
THIRST BOSTON 2O16
ON FRIDAY, May 2Oth, more than 3OO people joined Thirst Boston co-founder Maureen Hautaniemi and OFFSITE’s Nick Korn for the cocktail festival’s kickoff gala at the Hampshire House. A grand celebration of all things Boston, guests donned their finest and sipped cocktails made by 3O of the city’s top bartenders,... Read More
MIDNIGHT MOON CINNAMON
Piedmont Distillers has extended the Midnight Moon line with this new flavor that is pre-infused with three cinnamon sticks per jar plus pure cane sugar. Suggested retail for a 75Oml mason jar is $2O. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
SMIRNOFF RED, WHITE & BERRY VODKA
This summer release from Smirnoff is a mix of cherry, citrus and blue raspberry flavors. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $13. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
HENNESSY CHILLED
This 2OOml flask containing Hennessy VS features a cold reactant label: white and blue coloring with thermosensitive ink highlight the word “chilled” when the bottle is cooled. Suggested retail for the flask is $1O. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
FUENTESECA TEQUILA 12 YEAR
Distilled and barreled in June 2OO1, 2O% of this lot was distilled by Enrique Fonseca in copper double-column stills and 8O% in alembic copper pots. 9O% was laid into in American white oak previously used to age California red wine, and the remaining 1O% barreled in used dark French Oak.... Read More