Private group to advocate for privatizing Pennsylvania liquor stores
HARRISBURG — A new coalition of citizens, businesses and groups supporting liquor privatization will announce next week a push for the state store divestiture plan Republican Gov. Tom Corbett soon will announce, a leading advocate said Friday. What’s been missing in...
The ice cubes that know when you’re drunk
A high-tech way to maintain a healthy buzz and avoid a massive blackout. We've all had nights when we drank too much, and mornings when we woke up wishing someone had stopped us after our second drink, rather than our fifth. Dhairya Dand, an inventive MIT Media Labs...
Finally, a wine that has medicinal properties!
A biochemist-turned-winemaker in Queensland, Australia has claimed to have created what drinkers had only dreamed of - wine that is beneficial to your health. Greg Jardine, founder of Mt Nebo-based company Dr Red Nutraceuticals, filed a patent for Modified Polyphenol...
Ohio’s Booze-backed Bond Deal Could Be Trend Setter
In what could be one of the largest mixes of taxable and tax-exempt bond deals of its kind, Ohio officials are moving forward with a roughly $1.5 billion offering that will be secured with profits from the sale of liquor. The deal has been mired in controversy since...
Grape prices expected to remain strong in 2013
North Coast grape growers and the wineries that buy their fruit have achieved a rare state of balance. After a strong year for grape prices in 2012, Sonoma County's largest crop should hold its value in 2013, said Glenn Proctor, partner with San Rafael grape brokerage...
Privatization of state-run liquor store system in Alabama? Proposal expected in upcoming legislative session
Bill would do away with ABC stores MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama's familiar ABC stores could be replaced with independent liquor stores under a proposal to privatize the retail functions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur will propose...
WSJ on top athletes like Joe Montana and Ernie Els turning into wine makers
From Big Wins to Big Wines Top Athletes Who Turned Their Favorite Drink Into a Business Venture For the majority of sportsmen, operating in a field where peak physical fitness and razor-sharp reactions are a necessity, wine appreciation isn't perhaps the most obvious...
Despite April frosts and one of the wettest summers, Champagne producers expect exceptional vintage for 2012
Champagne 2012 will be an 'exceptional' vintage Champagne producers including Dom Perignon and Philipponnat have confirmed they will make a vintage in 2012. Despite what vignerons at the time called one of the worst growing seasons they had seen for decades, with...
Fight about the three-tier system in the US: beer distributors vs big brewers & large retail chains
Beer Distributors Say Yes To Middlemen How can you tell when a particular industry feels threatened? One telltale is when its trade group issues a report promoting how many jobs the industry in question supports. The National Beer Wholesalers Association today put out...