June, 20, 2012 Watery secret to great wine

(SMH) - Does the sea hold the secret to truly great wines? To find out, a trio of French wine lovers - a vineyard manager, a barrel maker and an oyster farmer - teamed up to test the myth, above and below water. "I had heard a bunch of stories about wines ageing at sea," said Bruno Lemoine, wh...

June, 20, 2012 US: Top advocate gives up on Pa. liquor bill, for now

(CBSNews) - The Legislature's leading advocate of privatizing liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania gave up the fight Tuesday until lawmakers reconvene after their summer break, acknowledging that he lacks majority support in the House and does not want the issue to be a distraction from passage of ...

June, 20, 2012 Britain’s first abbey beer since the Reformation unveiled

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Britain’s first abbey beer since the Reformation unveiled. The North Yorkshire monastery produced the beer based on a recipe picked up while in exile in France in the 17th century. The 7% beer was produced with the help of Dutch brewer, Wim van der Spek from nearby Little ...

June, 20, 2012 Paper wine bottle UK launch imminent

(TheDrinksBusiness) - The world’s first paper wine bottle is set to hit supermarket shelves imminently. Its maker, GreenBottle, has just signed a deal with independent wine supplier Kingsland Wines to bottle the wine at its Manchester base. GreenBottle founder Martin Myerscough is in the final ...

June, 20, 2012 The Next Big Thing in Wine

(Wines&Vines) - Is the next hot winegrape variety waiting to be discovered in a remote vineyard in Greece, or could the future lie in moving away from varietal wines all together? Those were some of the key questions explored during a panel discussion that came at the end of Tuesday’s Alternative ...

June, 20, 2012 'Moderate' Drinking During Pregnancy Has No Effect on Young Children: Study

(HealthDayNews) -- One of the cardinal rules for expectant moms: don't drink. But a new study out of Denmark is throwing that maxim into doubt. It finds that 5-year-olds whose mothers drank low to moderate levels of alcohol (between one and eight drinks a week) during early pregnancy showed no il...

June, 20, 2012 IS UV THE ANSWER TO COMBAT MICROBIAL SPOILAGE?

(NWW) - Investigating the efficacy of UV-C radiation as an alternative technology to inactivate microorganisms in red and white grapes juices and wines. INTRODUCTION: Microorganisms certainly play a crucial role in wine production (Mauriello et al., 2009; Ruiz et al., 2010), however some yeasts...

June, 20, 2012 Gary Vaynerchuk Has Figured Out The Best Wine To Pair With A Taco Bell 'Crunchwrap Supreme'

(BusinessInsider) - The world has long wondered which wine goes best with a Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme, so who better to answer this age-old question than famed investor and wine guru Gary Vaynerchuk? Vaynerchuk posted a video answer to the question, recently inspired by a Reddit thread. His ver...