Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Also Doles Out Millions for Hollywood, Railroads, Rum Producers
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....
Vodka maker CEDC cedes operational control to Roustam Tariko
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...
Microbes change the taste of wine
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...
Big Beer, A Moral Market, and Innovation
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...
Impending US Dock Strike: FMCS Mediation to Begin
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...
EU discovers new way to cure wine hangover with €3m research project
A €3m RESEARCH project by the EU may have found a way to ease your festive hangover by replacing the chemical preservatives in wine that can lead to headaches. European academics, winemakers and food researchers have discovered two extracts contained within wine to...
To Reach Younger Buyers, Vintners Think Outside the Bottle
PERSUADING consumers to drink anything other than bottled wine is an uphill climb. Glass bottles are the gold standard, so newer brands are turning to sleek, eco-friendly containers and promoting them through social media to reach younger wine drinkers. Those...
Tennessee wine-in-grocery-stores advocates say chances for passage better
NASHVILLE — For the seventh year in a row, the Tennessee legislature will consider allowing wine sales in grocery stores, and supporters say they believe it has its best chance of approval. But that doesn't mean passage is a certainty, or possibly even likely, in the...
Champagne market unlikely to pick up until 2014
The Champagne market is unlikely to pick up in 2013 – and not before 2014/15 – according to Dr Steve Charters MW, professor of Champagne management at Reims Management School. Charters blames the eurozone crisis, which he said has significantly impacted the...