Grey Goose Out of Reach as N.J. Liquor Warehouse Flooded
New Jerseyans with homes swamped and blacked out by Hurricane Sandy face another hardship: a cutoff of Cristal champagne, Grey Goose vodka and an herbal brew called Kamasutra, “the natural spirit of seduction.” The exclusive New Jersey distributor of those and other...
Daily glass of wine can help beat breast cancer: study
A glass of wine a day can boost survival chances of women with breast cancer by up to a fifth, scientists claim. In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Cambridge found that those who drink in moderation are more likely to recover from the...
Liquor costs more at state-owned stores in U.S.: study
(Reuters) - U.S. states that have a monopoly over their liquor sales seem to charge slightly more for alcohol than states without such control, the so-called "license states," according to a U.S. study. As of February 2012, 18 control states in the United States set...
Alcohol Makers Want Their Brand Names out of Hit Movie ‘Flight’
Anheuser-Busch wants Paramount Pictures to remove or hide the Budweiser logo from its film Flight, in which Denzel Washington portrays a highly functioning alcoholic pilot. The Budweiser maker says it's spent a ton of money on responsible drinking promotions, and it...
Hurricane Sandy had East Coasters stockpiling booze, but beer industry could suffer
NEW YORK - There were big, block-lettered instructions on the chalkboard in the window of Brooklyn's Buschenschank bar this week: "Keep calm and drink on. We are open." Bottled water may be the official beverage on emergency grocery lists but many East Coasters were...
Liquid Assets: Is Scotch The New Wine?
THIS OCTOBER Macallan hosted a party at the Bowery Hotel in Manhattan to celebrate the release of 1,000 bottles from its Annie Leibovitz Scotch collection. Prices start at $2,750 and each bottle comes with a limited-edition Leibovitz print. Marketing gimmick?...
Producers desert Cava DO for its ‘detrimental’ image
Sparkling producers in the Penedes wine zone of Spain are abandoning the Cava appellation and branding their wines 'Spanish sparkling wine'. Josep Albet of Albet I Noya winery, current president of the Regulatory Council of Penedes, told Decanter.com many growers were...
‘French paradox’ professor dies
The French professor credited with identifying the French Paradox has died, aged 84. Professor Serge Renaud, who first noticed the paradoxical fact that there is a lower risk of heart disease in France, where the diet is high in saturated fats, died near his home in...
U.S. craft brewers fear Modelo deal will limit their route to pubs
Some U.S. craft brewers are uneasy about plans by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) to buy out Mexican beer maker Grupo Modelo (GMODELOC.MX), fearing the giant's increased power could make it harder for them to hitch a ride on delivery trucks to stores and pubs. Brewers,...