August 30th 2008
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Review: Iain Gately’s ‘Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol’ goes …
Tampabay.com, FL - 2 hours ago When France criticized the Bush administration at the beginning of the Iraq war, barkeeps across America poured their stocks of French wine down the drain. … |
August 30th 2008
I n ancient Greece the Bacchae would get lit on the local vintage and run around the countryside, hollering “Oi! Oi!” while molesting shepherds and terrorizing livestock. The Sumerians created more kinds of ale than a fancy brew pub; the Vikings were …
August 29th 2008
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River cruise with a carbon-free conscience
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago By Max Davidson What goes at 200mph, then 2mph, is fuelled by fine French wine and leaves no footprint? Answer: a “carbon-neutral France” holiday devised by … |
August 29th 2008
Fortune Brands Inc. is now positioned to focus on its U.S. portfolio, following a $230 million cash payment from Pernod Ricard and its purchase of the Cruzan rum brand from its former partner, an analyst said Friday. On Thursday, Pernod Ricard, a …
August 29th 2008
PALAISEAU, France, Aug 29 (Reuters) - French wine and spirits group Remy Cointreau sees U.S. economic stagnation having a temporary ripple effect in Asia, but plans a marketing drive to pull through, its chairwoman said on Friday. Speaking on the …
August 29th 2008
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Champagne Exports Softening
Indian Wine Academy, India - 35 minutes ago Despite fall in volumes, the value of French wine exported increased however, by 8.2 per cent to € 3.2 billion, showing that consumer demand for French wine … |
August 29th 2008
If Israel’s burgeoning wine culture has an annual holiday, it falls on November 15, celebrated all over the world as New Years for Beaujolais Nouveau. In Israel, where in 2006 average annual wine consumption soared by more than 20 percent from the …
August 29th 2008
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August 29th 2008
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‘Bottle Shock’ ages nicely
Fresno Bee (subscription), CA - 1 hour ago No one thought the French wine world could be challenged by the upstart Americans. Spurrier’s trip to America to collect competitors brings him to the … |
August 28th 2008
Move over, screwcaps. Step aside, boxed wines. The Next Big Thing to hit the wine world may well be plastic bottles. And with Americans buying and lugging home more wine than ever, we wine enthusiasts might just be ready to embrace anything that will …