February, 06, 2012 Arctic wave saves Czech ice wine production

(AP) — In a vineyard in Moravia, the Arctic chill striking Europe at least has some people jumping with joy. Winemakers in southeast Czech Republic, waiting for a dip in temperatures during an unusually warm winter, finally got the deep chill they needed to harvest grapes for the most prestigio...

February, 05, 2012 Chanel’s Wertheimers Seduce With Luscious 2009 $100 Margaux

(Bloomberg) - Karl Lagerfeld provoked both boos and cheers for his rustic sketch of Chateau Rauzan-Segla on the 2009 label of the Bordeaux estate, celebrating its 350th anniversary. The wine inside, though, is no dashed-off impression. Deep and ripe, it shows just how much this second growth in the...

February, 05, 2012 Benefits of 1000 bottles of red wine could come from pill

(Newkerala) -Lovers of red wine were delighted when it was found to contain resveratrol - a compound supposed to improve health and maybe even lengthen life.But studies have insisted that to see benefits, you would need to consume large amounts of the compound - more than is found in a bottle of win...

February, 05, 2012 Canada: MP earns support for bill to end prohibition-era ban on cross-border wine shipments

(Vancouversun) - Rookie B.C. MP Dan Albas finds his martial arts expertise handy in Parliament. Albas, 35, says his quarter-century of training helped him ignore distractions and heckling to zero in on objectives like the passage of Bill C-311, a private member’s bill with all-party support tha...

February, 04, 2012 US: Create your own wine label on Facebook

(Yahoo) - If you've ever fantasized about becoming a winemaker, a California wine company is launching a virtual contest that gives oenophiles a chance to create and market their own label. Crushpad, a custom crush facility for winemakers in Sonoma, California, announced the launch of a Facebook co...

February, 04, 2012 UK: Two glasses of wine a day triples risk of mouth cancer

(Independent) - A new government campaign is to warn drinkers that consuming two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples their risk of developing mouth cancer. New adverts aim to show that even drinking just over the recommended daily limit for alcohol increases the risk of s...

February, 04, 2012 US: Beer brewers revise playbooks to win back lost customers

(LATimes) - Beer sales have been hurt by changing tastes and the growing appeal of wine and liquor in recent years, with U.S. shipments down 1.4% last year. Super Bowl Sunday promises to be another epic day in the annals of gluttony, with Americans consuming 1.3 billion chicken wings, 2,000 tons of ...

February, 04, 2012 Wine: What’s in the bag?

(NewWorldWinemaker) - The cat is out of the bag so to speak. It seems that not all tannins are created equal and quality differences between suppliers exist. Best you make sure you buy from a trusted supplier… I recently read an interesting article, published in a reputable scientific journal cal...