December, 14, 2015 Cooperative Wine, Catching On and Catching Up

(Forbes) - Wine co-operatives may not be all that visible on the market but they play a very important role in the wine business. However, cooperatives did, to some extent, fall into a hole the second half of the 20 th century, but today many are getting out of it and deserve new recognition. A re...

December, 14, 2015 Sherry - the world's first to use .wine domain

(SherryWines) - To culminate a big year of exciting new developments for the Consejo Regulador of the protected Designation of Origen Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, Sherry Wine´s digital presence will be marketed on the new website domain sherry.wine from today, 14 December 2015. The Jerez DO is the ...

December, 14, 2015 AB enters US hard root beer category

(TDB) - Anheuser-Busch has announced the launch of a new brewing project within its portfolio, whose first release will be an “easy-drinking, hard root beer”, tapping into a trend for sweeter flavour profiles. Best Damn Brewing Co., will sit within the brewer’s existing portfo...

December, 14, 2015 Billionaire head of China's Fosun re-emerges after 'disappearance'

(YahooNews) - The billionaire chairman of Fosun Group, one of China's biggest privately held conglomerates, re-emerged on Monday after he disappeared from public view in connection with an investigation by authorities, Chinese media said. Guo Guangchang, dubbed "China's Warren Buffett", attended...

December, 14, 2015 Craft is not yet taking share from US Millennial wine drinkers

(Drinksint) - There is no clear evidence that craft beer and spirits are taking share from US Millennial wine drinkers, according to Christian Miller of Full Glass Research. Speaking at the third annual Wine Vision in Bilbao, the consultant for design analysis said nearly two thirds of US Millenni...

December, 14, 2015 Azerbaijan bans GMO tobacco, wine and cotton products

(Azernews) - No GMO tobacco, wine and cotton products can be imported to Azerbaijan or produced in the country from now on. While debates on the danger of the genetically modified organisms are continuing around the world, Azerbaijan strictly bans GMOs in the country. Relevant amendments in...

December, 14, 2015 University of Minnesota center cultivates cold-hardy grapes

(MPRNews) - One out of 10,000 vines fruits a cotton-candy-flavored grape. Another produces a grape with a pineapple tang, and a certain dud vaguely tastes of green bell pepper. Through years of testing, hands-on labor and patience, grapes grown at the University of Minnesota's Horticulture Re...

December, 14, 2015 Chemist: New coffee offers same heart benefit as red wine

(AP) — A University of New Hampshire chemist says he's developed a coffee that provides the same benefits to the heart as red wine. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1IPkfKm ) Glen Miller infused Arabica coffee beans with resveratrol, the natural antioxidant found in the skin...