May, 02, 2012 UK wine industry begins to develop

Britain's climate and higher demand for locally produced wine has allowed the fine wine industry to grow as the United Kingdom's largest vineyard is built in East Sussex....

April, 18, 2012 US beer industry in transition

(FT) - Peter Swinburn, chief executive of Molson Coors, tells the FT's Alan Rappeport there is a need for beer makers to expand into the global market and innovate. Since the interview, Molson Coors acquired StarBev, the European brewer, for $3.5bn. ...

April, 18, 2012 Do Recycled Wine Barrels Make Good Coffee Tables?

(WSJ) - Everything is recycled these days, even used wine barrels. Stacey Delo reports on a celebrity chef who began a second career creating furniture out of used wine barrels. A new coffee table with a hint of the Napa Valley....

April, 04, 2012 Red Wine Compound May Fight Obesity

Piceatannol, a compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity, according to a Purdue University study. Piceatannol blocks an imma...

April, 04, 2012 Maximus the world's largest bottle of wine ever made

Czech glass company create massive 'Maximus' wine bottle. It is more than 8 feet tall and holds enough liquid to fill 760 standard wine bottles. ...

March, 27, 2012 Making Port wine - traditional and modern approaches

Jamie Goode visits the Douro at harvest time, where he experiences two differing approaches to making Port wine: traditional foot treading and the more modern approach using pumping over and mechanical punch downs. Filmed at Fonseca's Quinta do Panascal and Taylor's vinification centre....