December, 03, 2013 French PM to Sell 1,400 Wine Bottles Amid Belt Tightening

(Bloomberg) - The French prime minister’s official residence, Matignon, is selling 1,400 bottles of its wine, amid efforts to streamline costs. The wine bottles, which range in estimated price from 15 euros to 5,500 euros ($7,460) for a Romanee Conti 2004, will be put up for sale on D...

December, 03, 2013 Local Expert Warns of Underage Drinkers Consuming Cooking Wine

(CBS) — Some teens are turning to the grocery store to get drunk, buying cooking wine. Cooking wine is readily available on most Pennsylvania grocery store shelves even though the alcohol-by-volume can be as high as 17 percent. It’s not regulated by the state liquor control board ...

December, 03, 2013 NEW WORLD WINE GAINS RECOGNITION IN CHINA

(TDB) - A new wine consumption trend is taking place in China with New World countries becoming increasing popular in the country. A spokesperson for the De Xuan Liquor Company said: “With the rising cost of French wine and the tax concessions of Chilean wine, we will import more wine...

December, 02, 2013 Red wine has health benefits, but can it cure cancer?

(Salon) - Resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, has been shown to serve as an antioxidant, but can it cure cancer? The health benefits of resveratrol, a compound found in the skin of grapes (and thus in red wine), have long been known. Studies have indicated that it serves as an antioxid...

December, 02, 2013 5 Strange New Ways to Use Red Wine

(HP) - Red wine: we all know it and many of us love it, but did you know it has some weird uses other than being a wonderful fermented grape beverage? Studies have shown that a glass a day can help your heart and your happiness, but have you ever thought what else you can use red wine for? 1)...

December, 02, 2013 Top 10 Wines From $1,000 Mouton Rothschild to $19 Italian

(Bloomberg) - My 10 most memorable wines, in no particular order, range from a Rhone classic to a reborn California label to a bargain white from a grape few have ever heard of. All signal what’s hot in today’s wine world -- and where it’s going in 2014. 2009 E. Guigal Cote...

December, 02, 2013 Python ate drunken man in India – or did it?

(TDB) - A viral story about a python eating a drunk man in India has turned out to be a hoax – as the snake in question also stands accused of eating people in China, South Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia. The story emerged earlier this week and rapidly went viral with tens of thousands of ...

December, 02, 2013 France's national library of grape varieties under threat, say protesters

(Decanter) - Plans in France to relocate a living library of 7,000 wine grape varieties, some dating back to 1876, have come under fire from protesters who fear some rare varietals may not survive the journey. An online petition set up to prevent the move of the library, which holds wine grape v...