May, 12, 2014 Nicki Minaj Removes Her Clown Make Up And Bares Bootylicious Curves For Wine Shoot

(Adrants) - Last we saw Nicki Minaj, at least in the ad world, she was in psychedelic Pepsi commercial in which a guy and a girl somehow teleport to one of her concerts. This week, she's back in a new campaign promoting her own brand of wine, Myx Fusions Moscato. And you'd hardly know it was her ...

May, 12, 2014 Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide: WHO

(AFP) - Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that booze consumption was on the rise. Including drunk driving, alcohol-induced violence and abuse, and a multitude of diseases an...

May, 12, 2014 This New Wine Club Changes the Way America Buys Wine!

(Parade) - Buying wine online is as simple today as buying a book, an Xbox or a pair of pants. The only difference is that there’s no way to know in advance if you’ll like the wine – and it’s not as if you’ll ever get a free sample, just to be sure. Then again, if Tast...

May, 09, 2014 Vineyards Need to Prepare Workers for Heat

(W&V) - With prospects looming for a long, hot summer, vineyard owners and managers should ensure that safety measures are in place to avoid heat-related illnesses among field workers. Responding to an expected heat spike during the first week of May, California’s Division of Occupatio...

May, 09, 2014 Wine grape value little changed in Napa, California

(WFP) - Napa County, California saw a statistically insignificant drop in its overall Ag value in 2013 of less than 1 percent, according to the latest report from Napa County Agricultural Commissioner Greg Clark. Total agricultural production in the county known for its wine grape production...

May, 09, 2014 Why does wine taste worse up in the air?

(Stuff) - As a frequent flyer and keen wine drinker, I find I don't enjoy wine very much on flights, to the point that if I do have a glass, I mainly stick to champagne. Why does wine taste worse in the air? From where I sit, a dispiriting number of rows behind where you sit, the answer is...

May, 09, 2014 Study: iPhone users fly in planes and drink wine, Android users prefer the bus and beer

(AI) - A report comparing and contrasting iPhone and Android user demographics reveals a few interesting tidbits about owners of devices running the two rival smartphone platforms. According to research from venture capital firm Battery Ventures , there is some merit to the idea that iPhones ar...

May, 08, 2014 US: Re-establishing Wine Grapes in West Georgia

(W&V) - Members of the Vineyard and Winery Association of West Georgia joined staff from the University of Georgia Tuesday in planting 20 Norton vines for a trial vineyard at the university’s campus in Griffin. Working on behalf of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, the University of...