June, 05, 2014 Thalidomide: Britons launch legal case against DIAGEO

(BBC) - Eight Britons who believe their disabilities were caused by Thalidomide have launched legal action against the drug's manufacturer and distributor. The BBC has seen court documents in which the eight, who have a range of disabilities, are claiming damages. Some of them were rejected b...

June, 05, 2014 The Secret's In The Sugar: Lower-Alcohol Wines Are Taking Off

(NPR) - Big, bold wines have their fans. But with the arrival of summer, make room for a bumper crop of lighter, more subtle wines. "Low-alcohol wines are super hot right now," says wine writer Katherine Cole. There's Txakoli, or Txakolina, wines from the Basque region of Spain, Rieslings fro...

June, 05, 2014 Chinese winery owner buys majority stake in Saint Emilion's Chateau Trianon

(Decanter) - A Chinese winery owner has acquired a majority stake in Chateau Trianon in Saint Emilion, marking the latest example of Asia-based investors seeking a foothold in Bordeaux. An Enda, who owns Chateau Kinschab and Jin Sha Winery in Inner Mongolia, has acquired a controlling stake in C...

June, 05, 2014 Top 10 French Rosés

(WSJ) - WHAT MAKES a good rosé? Is it the color, the grape variety or the country where it's produced? Well, for me, a good rosé should primarily be refreshing. This is a wine you can enjoy chilled and served on its own while sitting in the garden or as a simple aperitif before supper...

June, 04, 2014 Warning labels for wine?

(PD) -  The California Legislature has taken the first step toward putting warning labels on beverages containing high amounts of sugar, saying it contributes to health problems. Can wine be far behind? Warning labels are required on all alcoholic beverages ever since the Alcoholic Be...

June, 04, 2014 Chemical Proof That Terroir Exists

(Wine-Searcher) - If you can distinguish between a Volnay and a Pommard or spot a Meursault from a Puligny-Montrachet in a blind tasting, well done. Burgundy is home to wines with a sense of place – known as terroir in wine circles – and the best tasters can discriminate between one vil...

June, 04, 2014 How Atomic Particles Helped Solve A Wine Fraud Mystery

(NPR) - In a laboratory, deep under a mile-high stretch of the Alps on the French-Italian border, Philippe Hubert, a physicist at the University of Bordeaux, is testing the authenticity of a bottle of wine. "We are looking for radioactivity in the wine," says Hubert. "Most of the time the collec...

June, 04, 2014 Calls to keep the WET rebate in Australia

(ABC) - The Australian Winemakers Federation says, reforming the Wine Equalisation Tax rebate, will help the industry recover from a serious downturn. CEO of the Federation Paul Evans, says the industry needs to rally its resources, to capitalise on any emerging recovery in the wine industry. ...