July, 01, 2015 WORLD’S CHEAPEST CITY FOR A BEER REVEALED

(TDB) - The average price of a bottle of beer is £1.07 in Krakow and Kiev, making them the cheapest cities in the world to buy beer, according to a recent survey. The 2015 Beer Price Index, collated by GoEuro.co.uk , combines data from 75 cities around the world, taking the five ...

July, 01, 2015 Northeast Alabama’s reputation as ‘wine country’ is growing

(WHNT) – Move over Napa Valley. Northeast Alabama is ripe for success. That’s according to many in the wine industry, who say this section of the state is perfect for growing grapes. Jules Berta, of  Jules J. Berta Vineyards , would certainly agree. In 1983, his father bou...

June, 30, 2015 Is the Battle of the Wine Spain's coolest festival?

(TheLocal) - Every June 29th Spaniards in the wine making region of La Rioja spend the say dousing each other in wine during 'la batalla del vino': the battle of wine. For the last three centuries, revellers have gathered in the town of Haro, La Rioja, every June 29th for "La Batalla del Vino" ...

June, 30, 2015 Carlsberg don’t do houses, but if they did they would probably… look like this.

(Metro) - Your move, Carlsberg. Struggling to get on the property ladder? Forget saving for years and living off Smart Price beans. Just grab yourself a few beers. That’s precisely what Chinese engineering graduate Li Rongjun did when he built his new gaff out of 8,500 beer bottles. ...

June, 30, 2015 Bordeaux wine theft ringleaders get four years in prison

(Decanter) - The 52-year-old head of the gang behind a spate of wine thefts at top Bordeaux chateaux has received a four year prison sentence, along with his 27-year-old nephew, after stealing 1m euros worth of wine in 18 burglaries. The thefts were reported to have run from June 2013 until Febr...

June, 30, 2015 Oregon Wineries Cheer Senate Bill

(Wines&Vines) - Greater deductions and lower taxes are what wineries across the country will enjoy if a bill Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced in the Senate this month becomes law. Wyden’s comprehensive craft beverage tax reform bill—known officially as the Craft Beverage Refor...

June, 30, 2015 Historic drought sprouts success for Napa vineyards

(CBSNews) - In Napa Valley, home to some of California's prized vineyards, the vines are looking healthy, despite the  state's historic drought , reports CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy. Michael Honig, who owns a 67-acre vineyard in Napa, said the lack of rain in the past three years has p...

June, 29, 2015 Why the U.S. market is so important to Bordeaux winemakers

(WP) - For centuries, Bordeaux was at the center of the world’s trade in wine. Its access to sea routes helped make claret the favorite wine of the British Empire, which in turn spread Bordeaux’s fame far and wide. That dominance has evaporated over the past four decades as a technologi...