Tuesday September 10th 2013
Todays Liquor Industry News/Links
By: Mark C Lenzi CSW
Find out what's happening in Wrenthamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Today Is A Biodynamic FLOWER Day
Find out what's happening in Wrenthamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Great To Taste Or Drink Wine!
Sustainability certification program grows across Oregon
All About LIVE (Low-Input Viticulture and Enology)
http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2013/09/certification_program_grows_ac.html
12 Reasons Why Wine Is Better Than Men
Men Will Even Find These Funny!
http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/160859/12_reasons_why_wine_is
6 Signs Your Bottle of Wine's Gone Bad
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Top 8 best value wine picks
From Dayton Business Page
We Have 6 of 8 In Stock!
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2013/09/top-8-best-value-wine-picks.html?page=all
WineAlign Announces National Wine Awards of Canada 2013 Results
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Guinness beer ad has heart, may make men cry (Video)
there are some similarities between the Guinness ad and this one below for a milk products company. You be the judge.
http://www.wtop.com/681/3447573/Guinness-beer-ad-has-heart-may-make-men-cry-Video
Grand Marnier releasing a raspberry peach version
Read All About It:
http://blog.timesunion.com/dowdondrinks/grand-marnier-releasing-a-raspberry-peach-version/16102/
Pinnacle® Vodka Introduces New Innovations And Brings Back Popular Pumpkin Pie Flavor In Time For Fall And The Festive Holiday Season
Celebrate This Fall and Winter with Pinnacle Vodka's Caramel Apple, Peachberry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, Salted Caramel, Peppermint Bark and Pumpkin Pie
Published: Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2013 - 6:11 am
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/10/5723040/pinnacle-vodka-introduces-new.html#storylink=cpy
Hardys owners splash out $15m to revitalise brand
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Apps for wine lovers find their social side
Jon Bonné
Published 4:35 pm, Friday, September 6, 2013
Read All About Them:
http://www.sfgate.com/wine/thirst/article/Apps-for-wine-lovers-find-their-social-side-4793693.php
Consumer Perceptions of Sulfites in Wine: How this Perception Influences Purchase Decisions
Great Study On How Sulfites In Wine Are Looked At:
http://www.academicwino.com/2013/09/wine-headache-sulfites.html/
New Rums
Cruzan rum has officially unveiled a trio of blended aged rums under its new super-premium Distiller’s Collection range. Rolling out this month, the lineup includes Cruzan’s new Estate Diamond Dark and Estate Diamond Light rums (each priced at $19.99 a 750-ml.), both of which are aged between five and 12 years. The range also includes returning expression Cruzan Single Barrel ($29.99), which is made from a blend of vintage rums aged up to 12 years and bottled one cask at a time. The trio, which are all intended to be consumed neat, on the rocks or in cocktails, marks Cruzan’s latest effort to move upmarket, following the brand’s debut of premium rum horchata entry Velvet Cinn ($20) this summer. Last year, Cruzan was up 3.4% to 750,000 cases in the U.S., according to Impact Databank
New Early Times Bottle
Brown-Forman is introducing a new Hunter’s Edition bottle series for its Early Times Kentucky Whisky brand into national distribution this month. Early Times’ 2013 Hunter’s Edition is packaged in a brown and green camouflage design, celebrating sportsmen and the great outdoor traditions. The 80-proof, limited edition offering retails at $11.99 a 750-ml. Early Times’ U.S. depletions were down 1% to 564,000 cases in 2012, according to Impact Databank.
Fraunhofer optical sorter promises ‘exactly the wine you want’
Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed an optical sorter that they claim can significantly improve the quality of wine grapes and thus wines such as Riesling.
PIG STEALS BOOZE AND STARTS FIGHT WITH A COW
10th September, 2013 by Andy Young
A feral pig has caused havoc at an Australian campsite after drinking up to 18 cans of beer and then going on a drunken rampage.
Toxic and GMO Ingredients In Your Beer?
September 9, 2013
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/toxic-and-gmo-ingredients-in-your-beer.html
Bluffer’s Guide to Wine Tasting
Great Blog On How To Taste Wine:
Drink of the Gods: Wine in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean
the religious, cultural, and social importance of wine across the centuries.
Chardonnay and Botrytis
Chardonnay is less vulnerable to botrytis than those varieties, but it’s not impervious.
Read All About It:
120+ Most Common Wine Descriptions (Infographic)
Wine Folly
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/wine-descriptions-chart-infographic/
September is National Honey Month, and a great way to add more honey to your diet is to incorporate it into your cocktails. Honey happens to be a natural cure for a range of diseases.
http://chilledmagazine.com/Whats_Chilling_Right_Now-detail/just-like-honey/