August, 16, 2013 NZ: Marlborough shaken by another quake

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck the New Zealand wine region of Marlborough at 2.31pm (AEST) today causing damage to several wineries. According to New Zealand news agency Fairfax Media, a tank was damaged at a Riverlands winery, causing 250,000 litres of wine to spill d...

August, 16, 2013 Protecting Your Wine--And Your Winery's Reputation

(Wines&Vines) - When it comes to tracking down fake bottles of alcoholic beverages, David Gooder says the challenge is like pulling weeds in a garden. Turn your attention to one corner, the chairman of the International Federation of Spirits Producers (IFSP) contends, and more interlopers will ...

August, 16, 2013 US: Pine Ridge Reservation Votes to End Alcohol Ban

(NYTimes) - For practically as long as the Oglala Sioux have lived on the Pine Ridge reservation, alcohol has been seen as one of the tribe’s greatest enemies. Over the years, it has been illegally smuggled onto the reservation and blamed for crime, poverty, family estrangements, fatal ...

August, 16, 2013 New gadget can 'age' wine in minutes, inventors claim

(Decanter) - A new gadget which claims to 'age' wine in minutes, improving its taste and making it more mellow, could be on sale by the end of the year after tests in the US proved successful. The Wine Wizard uses electro-magnetic and acoustic waves to increase the wine’s pH, reducing a...

August, 15, 2013 Top 10 Alternative Uses for Cork

(TheDrinksBusiness) - For many people, cork represents little more than a handy stopper for keeping wine in its bottle until they’re ready to drink it. However, many of the properties which make this such an effective wine closure also mean that cork represents an attractive solution for ...

August, 15, 2013 Yes to Coffee and Wine: Rewriting the Rules of Pregnancy

(WSJ) - Modern pregnancy comes with a long list of strict rules, but does it have to? An economist examines the data and finds room for choice amid the familiar limits. When I got pregnant three years ago, I knew that I'd face lots of decisions—whether to have coffee or a glass of wine, w...

August, 15, 2013 U.S. wine exports up 6 percent in first half to $712 million

(BizJournals) - U.S. wine exports, 90 percent of them from the Golden State, jumped 6 percent by value in the first six months of 2013, to $712 million. That's the word from the San Francisco-based Wine Institute , a trade group that represents more than 1,000 wineries and related business...

August, 15, 2013 Excessive drinking costs US $223bn a year

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that excessive alcohol consumption costs the US $223.5 billion a year. The study found that costs due to excessive drinking largely resulted from losses in workplace productivity, health...