June, 18, 2017 BEER HONOURS MILLWALL FAN WHO FOUGHT TERRORISTS

(TDB) - A Swedish brewery has released a beer named ‘F*** You, I’m Millwall’ in tribute to a fan of the south London football club who fought off three knife-wielding terrorists during the London Bridge terror attack earlier this month. Roy Larner was at Borough Market on 3 Jun...

June, 18, 2017 Exclusive: Constellation Buys Napa Cabernet Star Schrader Cellars

(WineSpectator) - Drinks giant Constellation Brands has purchased Napa Valley cult winery Schrader Cellars, founder Fred Schrader told Wine Spectator. The blockbuster deal gives Constellation one of the elite names in Napa Cabernet, known for its Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard cuvée and ...

June, 18, 2017 Beer before wine ... or is it the other way around?

(IrishTimes) - Beer after wine and you’ll feel fine, wine after beer and you’ll feel – or is it the other way around? Nobody ever seems to remember how the saying goes – though that doesn’t stop people from trying. It’s one of those old adages that just won&rs...

June, 18, 2017 Japan working to eliminate tariffs on wine from European Union

(TheJapanNews) - The government is making arrangements to eliminate import tariffs on wine produced in European Union countries, including France and Italy, in the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement negotiations, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. According to sources, Japan and the EU will e...

June, 18, 2017 Is it ever OK to put ice in wine?

(YahooStyle) - As the summer gets underway, a lot of us long for a glass of  wine  at the end of a hard day’s work. So what happens when you get home and realise you’ve forgotten to chill a bottle? Can you put a couple of ice cubes in your glass? Or is that a cardinal si...

June, 16, 2017 Whole Foods stock rockets 28% on $13.7 billion Amazon takeover deal

(CNBC) - Shares of Whole Foods Market rocketed 28 percent on Friday after Amazon said it plans to acquire the grocery store chain for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion. Amazon's offer represents a 27 percent premium to Whole Foods' closing price on Thursday. With Whole Foods sha...

June, 15, 2017 French Vandals Smash More Wineries, Must Be a Day Ending in "I"

(Winespectator) - After last month's  sans-vandalism protest  by winemakers in southern France, a rather blasé affair, Unfiltered feared the days of  peaceful-protest crashing  and  wine tank–emptying  were over. Had the wine vandals of yore simply achieve...

June, 15, 2017 DtC Sales Extend National Reach

(Wines&Vines) - Direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipments continue to rise on the back of steady growth in overall U.S. wine sales, with Napa Valley continuing to be a dominant player in the channel.  U.S. wine sales rose 3% in May 2017, market research-firm bw166 reported, topping $3.1 billio...