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    Hedonistic Fruit Bombs The debate over wine alcohol levels is getting out of control.

    www.slate.com One of the hottest issues in wine circles these days is heat—as in, too much alcohol. Obviously, wine wouldn't be wine without the alcohol, and the buzz it delivers is part of the pleasure. But alcohol levels have been climbing, much to the chagrin of some oenophiles, who...
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    Wine Yeasts Reveal Prehistoric Microbial World

    http://www.ccnmag.com/article/wine_yeasts_reveal_prehistoric_microbial_world When having a glass of wine or beer, have you ever wondered why and how yeast "learned" to produce these superb food products? Yeasts are unicellular fungi and so far over 1,500 different species have been...
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    Georgia legalizes Sunday alcohol sales.

    By William Spain, MarketWatch Last Update: 3:00 PM ET Apr 28, 2011 http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={5731A0DE-71C7-11E0-B644-00212804637C} CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — A bill that legalizes alcohol sales on Sundays was signed into law by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday in a...
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    The ten best wine racks (Slideshow)

    What, no wine cellar? Don’t fill the fridge – stack up the sauvignon blanc and stash the sauternes in style with one of these handsome storage systems... http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-ten-best-wine-racks-2275675.html?action=Gallery
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    Texas' first gin gets its debut pour at gala tonight

    By GREG MORAGO Copyright 2011 Houston Chronicle April 27, 2011, 4:42PM http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/7539990.html Guests at Evening in the Park's gala to benefit the Hermann Park Conservancy will be the first to sample what is surely the state's most original new spirit —...
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    Canada's Liquor Control Boards

    Hand liquor sales to small business TONY WILSON - The Globe and Mail There are areas where governments have no business being involved because they do such a poor job of managing them. They’re often wasteful, with little impetus to get more efficient because there are rarely detrimental...
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    Wine laws in Canada to get a challenge

    www.freemygrapes.ca winelaw.ca Terry David Mulligan has gone on the record saying that he is willing to risk jail in a bid to reform Canada's archaic and outdated wine shipping laws. In an article from Business in Vancouver (Terry Mulligan Willing to go to Jail to Fight Liquor Law), he...
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    Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer

    From Forbes.com: Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer Men who reported drinking 120 to 365 days a year had a 20% lower cardiovascular death rate than those who drank one to 36 days a year. Beer may also give your brain a boost. Adults over age 65 who drank one to six alcoholic beverages...
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    Spanish chef has the bottle to do away with dregs of a fine vintage

    Martín Berasategui says special shape does away with decanting by capturing sediment at bottom of bottle
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    Fresh Wine: 6 days in the Refrigerator makes a big difference

    For those of you interested in making wine fast, here is something I have observed. Put your fresh wine into the refrigerator. Days 1,2,3 and 4 change very little in taste, and then at day 5 or 6, CRASH! it suddenly tastes a whole lot better. It is a dramatic, sudden change in only one...
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