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Archive for November, 2015

India’s Bihar state readies alcohol ban

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Bihar is the latest state in India that will ban the consumption of alcohol, fulfilling an election pledge by the state's Chief Minister. Read more

Last-minute Wines For Thanksgiving

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Looking for last-minute recommendations for wines for Thanksgiving? We could make a number of suggestions, but you might think we’re biased about our choices. Instead, we’ll defer to some of our favorite wine people. Matt Bekebrede appeared on Springfield, Missouri...

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Sazerac Accuses B-F of Infringing on Fireball Trademark

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Sazerac is taking Brown-Forman to court, claiming B-F infringed on the Fireball trademark through a Google advertising campaign. Read more

Exclusive: Terlato And Distell Group Form Spirits Joint Venture For The U.S. Market

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Terlato Wine Group and South Africa’s Distell Group are merging their U.S. spirits activities into a joint venture, SND has learned. The deal will create a 50-50 partnership between the two companies that will be on stream by early 2016. The … Continue reading

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Diageo Sheds Another Wine Asset, Selling France’s Bouvet Ladubay

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Diageo, which has made a concerted effort to cull its wine business in recent months, has taken another step in that direction by selling Bouvet Ladubay to a consortium featuring the Monmousseau family, which has managed the Loire-based sparkling wine … Continue reading

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Texas Retailer Spec’s To Offer Delivery Service Through Instacart

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Texas retail powerhouse Spec’s Wine, Spirits, and Finer Foods has linked with Instacart to offer delivery service in the Houston and Austin markets. Launching now, the partnership will see Spec’s initial delivery territory limited to downtown Houston and South Austin, … Continue reading

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News Briefs for November 25, 2015

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•Palm Bay International has extended its Roscato range of Italian frizzante wines with the launch of Roscato Pinot Grigio. The 12%-abv offering is currently available nationwide, priced at $11.99 a bottle. Pinot Grigio joins the existing Rosso Dolce, Bianco Dolce … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 25, 2015

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•Escondido, California’s Stone Brewing Company has released Grainiac, the latest entry in its experimental Stochasticity Project series. Featuring a malt bill composed of seven grain varieties, Grainiac also includes Columbus, Chinook, Centennial and Cascade hops. Stochasticity Project Grainiac (8.5% abv) … Continue reading

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New Zealand propels premium wine sales in UK

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New Zealand wine is driving premium growth in the UK market, according to the latest Nielsen figures.  Read more

Alcohol’s association with breast cancer – International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 174

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Most observational epidemiologic studies have shown a slight increase in the risk of breast cancer for women who consume alcohol; the degree of increase is usually small for light-to-moderate drinkers (between 5% and 15% increase for consumers of no mo... Read more