June, 15, 2013 The New and (Maybe) Improved Beverage Containers

(Time) - Beverage manufacturers just keep on inventing new bottles and cans—and growlers and pouches and “Vinis”—to hold beer, wine, and other drinks. This summer, your beverage of choice may come in an innovative new container that makes the drink fresher and tastier. Th...

June, 15, 2013 Russia Receives First Batch Of Georgian Wine After Seven-Year Break

(RFERL) - G eorgia has resumed wine exports to Russia for the first time since 2006, with a first batch of 30,000 bottles from the Dugladze winery crossing the Georgia-Russia border on June 15.  Russia banned the import of Georgian and Moldovan wine after Russia’s chief health inspect...

June, 15, 2013 California: New UC-Davis Net Zerio Sustainable Winery Will Turn Water Into Wine Into Chalk

(CleanTechnica) - The newly opened Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building at the University of California, Davis includes a full lineup of futuristic green tech bells and whistles, and the one that has us most intrigued is a system for sequestering carbon dioxide from all the fermentation tha...

June, 14, 2013 Italian jail doubles as high-end vineyard where convicted murders bottle wine and make cheese

(NYDailyNews) - On the Mediterranean island of Gorgona, 40 inmates follow a rehabilitation regime that also includes producing vegetables and olive oil. Prisoners are only locked up at night, and it is said to be impossible to escape from the island. High on a hillside overlooking the azure...

June, 14, 2013 TOP 10 REASONS TO VISIT VINEXPO

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Over 50,000 thirsty visitors and 2,400 exhibitors from 45 countries are expected to descend upon Bordeaux this month to attend one of the world’s most important wine and spirits trade fairs; Vinexpo 2013. Taking place for the 17th year from 16-20 June at the Parc...

June, 14, 2013 US: Celebrity chef Charlie Trotter accused in counterfeit wine case

(Reuters) - The famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter has been sued for allegedly selling two wine collectors from New York a big, bogus bottle of wine. According to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago, Bekim and Ilir Frrokaj paid more than $46,200 last June for what they thought w...

June, 14, 2013 UK: ALCOHOL DEATHS ‘COULD BE AVOIDED’

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Experts have claimed that many deaths from alcohol-related liver disease could be avoided and that doctors are “missing opportunities” to help people with alcohol problems. The new report, by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death ...

June, 14, 2013 US: New marketing push for Niagara Wine Trail

(BizJournals) - The Niagara Wine Trail will see a rebranding tied to an eastern expansion, thanks to state legislation passed Thursday. The legislation, passed by both the Assembly and the Senate, redesignates and reconfigures the Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail to the Niagara Wine Trail Ridge, wh...