If there is a product whose provenance consumers care about, it is wine. There are two methods of classifying wine,cépage and terroir.

In the debate over what marijuana legalization means for Colorado, the best drug-policy brains in the nation say there is one question getting short shrift: If people can more easily toke, does that mean they will drink less? It is, for now, a question without an...

America's wine industry is booming. But a new study from Michigan State Professor Philip Howard shows "industry" maybe something of a misnomer. While you may see a wide variety of American labels at your local wine shop, the vast majority are merely offshoots of mega...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise are suing a handful of major beer and wine companies, contending that alcohol led to their crimes and that they should have been warned that the beverages can be addictive. The...

The “fiscal cliff” compromise has been heralded as a saving grace for middle class taxpayers, their families and the unemployed. But buried in the fine print of the 150-page deal are also some lesser-known New Year’s gifts to some of Washington’s favorite industries....

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Top shareholder Roustam Tariko will get operational control of Polish vodka maker Central European Distribution Corp in exchange for up to $65 million in funding, CEDC said on Friday. Directors nominated by Tariko's Russian Standard will take...

Wine-lovers take note, scientists have found that it’s not only the vintage and type of grape that can affect the taste of your favourite tipple; the type of microbes present may play a role as well. While any sommelier could tell you that a wine’s flavour will depend...

On the surface, America's market for beer has never looked healthier. Where fewer than a hundred companies brewed a generation ago, we can now count more than 2,000, producing a mind-boggling variety of beers. Yet just below this drinker's paradise we find a...

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (US) calls meeting & parties in conflict over East Coast ports new contract agree to attend. Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen on East Coast Ports Labor Negotiations: “FMCS Director George Cohen has called a...