Saturday January 11th 2014
Today’s Liquor Industry News/Links
By: Mark C Lenzi CSW, CWAS
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BEER FANATIC LINES HOTEL WITH 83,000 CANS
Jeff Lebo, 51, began collecting cans in 1975 at the age of just 13 and has since amassed thousands of unique cans from all over the world.
CABERNET NOW WORLD’S MOST PLANTED GRAPE
Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most widely planted grape variety, a recent study from the University of Adelaide has found.
Phila. company making wine a little finer
The 17-employee company is pairing with Jackson Family Wines in Sonoma County, Calif., to develop a rapid diagnostic to detect brettanomyces, a nemesis to some vintners.
http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-07/business/45921986_1_red-wine-wine-country-kendall-jackson
The 20 Most Influential Beer Websites in the World
first-ever analysis of the most influential beer websites in the world.
Grape geeks can profit from 'world’s first' wine variety database
By Ben Bouckley+, 06-Jan-2014
Free download of a HUGE E-book of some really geeky wine facts
http://www.beveragedaily.com/Markets/Grape-geeks-can-profit-from-world-s-first-wine-variety-database
Calabria: An emerging wine region in Italy
Review of the region and some interesting wines:
Not all drinking vessels are created equal. A look at the stemware that will change the way your wine tastes
If you love wine you use use the correct glass!
A new buzz: Substituting honey for sugar in cocktails
Using Honey as a sweetener in your cocktails
http://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/A-new-buzz-Substituting-honey-for-sugar-in-5109267.php
INCREDIBLE VIDEO REVEALS SECRET LIFE OF BEER
7th January, 2014 by Lauren May
A Californian brewery has released this incredible video showing thousands of gallons of beer “coming alive” to the sound of Edvard Grieg.
NAPA’S BEST CABS REVEALED BY TASTING PANEL
Napa Valley is not shying away from its reputation for making full-bodied, richly fruited and generously oaked wines.
WOMEN WHO DRINK WHEN PREGNANT HAVE ‘BETTER BEHAVED CHILDREN’
8th January, 2014 by Lauren May
Children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy are “better behaved”, according to one study.
BREWERY MAKES ‘DEAD WHALE’ BEER
8th January, 2014 by Lauren May
A brewery has come under fire for making a beer which it claims contains dead whale.
So Are 2 Drinks A Day Really Too Many?
New study on how many is too many:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/01/08/260749530/so-are-2-drinks-a-day-really-too-many
New Johnnie Walker Product
Diageo is expanding the Johnnie Walker range at the high end with the U.S. launch of John Walker & Sons Odyssey, a super-luxury blended Scotch whisky. A mix of three rare, undisclosed single malts, the Odyssey blend was developed by Johnnie Walker master blender Jim Beveridge using hand-written notes from Sir Alexander Walker, grandson of the brand’s namesake. The whiskies were married in European oak and the blend is bottled in a crystal-grade glass decanter.
Formerly available only in select Asian and other global markets, Odyssey is now in U.S. national distribution at a suggested retail price of $1,100 a 750-ml. It joins The John Walker, Johnnie Walker XR 21 and King George V Scotch whiskies in the House of Walker portfolio, representing the brand’s rarest blends
New Glenmorangie
;Glenmorangie has introduced the latest release in its upscale Private Edition series, Glenmorangie Companta. Companta, which is Scots Gaelic for “friendship,” is a 46%-abv non-chill filtered Scotch whisky that retails at $99 a bottle. Crafted by Glenmorangie master distiller Bill Lumsden, Companta’s wood profile includes maturation time in Grand Cru casks from Burgundy’s Clos de Tart and in sweet fortified wine casks from Côtes du Rhone. This latest offering marks the Highland distillery’s fifth annual release in its Private Edition Range, with predecessors including Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX, Finealta, Artein and Ealanta.
New Woodchuck Cider
Woodchuck Hard Cider has released the latest entry in its limited edition Cellar Series. Currently rolling out at retail, Woodchuck Cellar Series Chocolate is a small-batch cider aged with crushed cacao beans, resulting in a blend of apple and chocolate flavors. The 6.9%-abv entry will be available nationwide through February, priced at around $4.99 a 22-ounce bottle. Chocolate marks the third expression in Woodchuck's recently-launched Cellar Series, following the launches of Woodchuck Dry Hop in August and Woodchuck Smoked Apple in October. Woodchuck sells more than 2.5 million (2.25-gallon) cases annually in the U.S. It’s the flagship brand of the Vermont Hard Cider Co., acquired a year ago by Ireland’s C&C for $305 million.
7 ways to keep alcohol from wrecking your diet
Some good tips:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/health/alcohol-diet-tips/
5 of the Strangest Wine Accessories
http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2014/01/5-of-the-strangest-wine-accessories
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