December, 03, 2012 VODKA CAUSES MAN’S BLINDNESS; WHISKY GIVES HIM SIGHT

(TheDrinksBusiness) - A man in New Zealand who went blind after drinking vodka regained his sight after doctors gave him whisky. It was Homer Simpson who said: “To alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all life’s problems”, and that was certainly true for Denis Duthie, 65, from Taranaki o...

December, 03, 2012 Turkish Wine Renaissance Promotes Rock-Aged Whites

(BusinessWeek) - At a tasting in a World War II cement bunker in Gali winery’s vineyards on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula, the 2010 bright, juicy cabernet franc-merlot blend is a big and very pleasant surprise. One of several dozen small boutique wineries founded in the last few years, Gali is p...

December, 02, 2012 US: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spent $475K to hype own brands

(TribLive) - Although state Liquor Control Board chief executive Joe Conti claimed his agency channeled no resources to promote its eight controversial in-house brands of wine and spirits, records obtained by the Tribune-Review tell a different story. The LCB spent nearly a half-million dollars ...

December, 02, 2012 AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader

(HuffingtonPost) - Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade. But this year, he uprooted his family from Detroit and moved home to focus on selling to the new economic superpower: China. I...

December, 02, 2012 Natural wine 'a marketing myth'

(News) - SO-CALLED 'natural' wine is often a marketing gimmick that misleads consumers, some experts say. "These are all things that don't exist - natural wines, the tooth fairy and Father Christmas," says Robert Joseph, a wine trade veteran who is one of the most prominent naysayers. Natural ...

December, 01, 2012 In France, juice and soda push wine drinking to record low

(LATimes) - That most Gallic of pursuits – drinking lots and lots of wine – doesn’t seem to have quite the appeal for the French that it used to. The average French adult consumed 57 liters of wine – or about 15 gallons – in 2010, according to a new report from the French Ministry of Ag...

December, 01, 2012 US: Winemakers blend tradition and technology

(USAToday) - Winemakers embrace tech with live video chats where they discuss the nuances of their latest vintages. QR codes on wine bottles also provide food pairing ideas. Live video chats where winemakers discuss the nuances of their latest vintages. QR codes on wine bottles that provide food ...

November, 30, 2012 UK: The royal family’s favourite drinks

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Can you guess which member of the royal family has Boddingtons for a favourite drink, or who likes the cocktail called a “crack baby”. British Royal FamilyThe House of Windsor was founded in 1917 when King George V changed the name from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha b...