April, 03, 2014 Top 10 American gangsters and their drinks

(TDB) - Last month, American gangster Al Capone’s cocktail shaker sold at a Sotheby’s auction in London for £50,000, widely exceeding its estimate of just £1,00-1,500. Engraved “To a regular guy from the boys, 1932”, the shaker’s high hammer price illust...

April, 03, 2014 Federal regulators feel wrath of Oregon over limits on refillable wine jugs

(Reuters) - Federal regulators are feeling the wrath of the entire Oregon congressional delegation over a ruling that threatens to crush a new state law allowing grocery stores and restaurants to sell refillable wine jugs. The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ruled last month that O...

April, 03, 2014 Disaster designation to aid Finger Lakes vineyards

(DC) - Finger Lakes vineyard and winery owners are bracing for the worst, following a frigid winter that may cut the 2014 harvest by as much as 30 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared disaster designations in 19 upstate New York counties — including Ontario, Seneca, Ste...

April, 03, 2014 Crimean winery hopes to benefit from Russian annexation

(SofiaGlobe) - Many Crimeans voted to join the Russian Federation in the hope of improving their well-being. Ukraine’s crumbling economy has hurt businesses throughout the country, while Russia has accumulated considerable wealth through its energy sales. One Crimean winery’s management...

April, 03, 2014 Why no wine online in Mass.?

(BostonGlobe) - Massachusetts is home to some of the nation’s most enthusiastic wine drinkers, and Rick Libby of Ipswich is one of them. Libby is the owner of a California winery and the founder of The Traveling Vineyard, which promotes and sells wines through home-based wine tastings around ...

April, 01, 2014 Diageo sues ‘copycat’ Admiral Nelson’s rum

(TDB) - Diageo has launched legal action against Heaven Hill’s Admiral Nelson’s rum over claims its branding infringes on its own Captain Morgan rum trademark. A lawsuit was filed by the drinks giant at the Federal Court of Canada on Wednesday, 26 March, against US-based Heaven Hill Di...

April, 01, 2014 NEW ZEALAND: Accolade Wines closes Mud House Wine Group buy

(Just-Drinks) - Accolade Wines has completed its purchase of a range of New Zealand wine brands from Mud House Wine Group. The transaction, initially announced in November, sees Accolade take control of the Mud House, Waipara Hills, Dusky Sounds, Haymaker and Skyleaf brands, the firm said earlier ...

April, 01, 2014 Australian wine industry not sold on GM inputs

(FoodMag) - Managing director of the Australian Wine Institute, Dan Johnson says that while other nations in the biotechnology scene may be willing to take the lead in GM wine production, Australia is happy to take a back seat. “GM is a big part of most agricultural research that’s don...