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Device Created for 'Red Wine Headache'

The effects are all too familiar: a fancy dinner, some fine wine and then, a few hours later, a racing heart and a pounding headache. But a device developed by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could help avoid the dreaded "red wine headache." Complete Story...

French Vinters Aim for Younger Drinkers

Forget about things improving with age. Some officials here are saying French wine needs to be made more appealing to their not-so-vintage countrymen.

Red wine compound boosts athletic endurance

High doses of a compound found naturally in grape skins and red wine can improve muscle endurance in mice, and the compound also keeps them slim, a new study shows.

Wine Extract Keeps Fat Mice Healthy

Obese mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin — living healthier, longer lives — without the pain of dieting when they consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new study.

Paper: Climate Change Threatens Wineries

Climate warming could spell disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar U.S. wine industry. Areas suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be reduced by 50 percent — and possibly as much as 81 percent — by the end of this century, according to a study Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

EU, U.S. Sign New Wine Deal

The European Union and the United States signed a new wine deal Friday that allows the U.S. to export wines made using practices many European vintners shun.

Texoma Region Nurtures Wine Industry

When horticulturist Thomas Volney Munson arrived in North Texas more than 100 years ago, he inspected the grapes growing along the Red River and declared the discovery of his "grape paradise."

The Vine

How Dangerous Is Moderate Drinking?

Source: stats.org

The Chicago Tribune moralizes about the risks of alcohol with numbers, but misleads readers on the real story

10 most exotic, affordable places to retire

Source: MSN

.....Panama has the most appealing program of special benefits for foreign residents and retirees you'll find anywhere in the world today. Good-quality health care and modern hospitals are available throughout the country, and many Panamanian doctors are U.S.-trained.

Sherry On Top

Source: Imbibe Magazine

As a teenager, Fernando Moreno Castillo became a serious drinker. Not in the problematic way, though: "My dad owned restaurants, so I grew up in the business," says the ponytailed, hoop-earringed Castillo, with a rich accent that reveals his upbringing in southern Spain.

Ex-prisoner buys his former cell

Source: BBC News

A former prisoner in Australia has decided to buy his own jail cell. Graeme Alford spent several years in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne, for embezzlement and robbery.

The French Paradox - is it the lifestyle or the wine?

Source: independent.com

Interesting stuff, but I don't think this covers the entire picture. It doesn't talk about the significance of ethanol on the diet. Allegedly, ethanol in moderation is beneficial, and cuts down on plaque in the arteries. Some wine is better than no wine in other words.

Beer is still Canada's drink

Source: Toronto

We spent $8.4 billion last year on 2.2 billion litres of suds Canadians purchased 2.2 billion litres of suds last year worth $8.4 billion.

Why is it against the law to make moonshine?

Source: Slate

...Two Georgia men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of operating a moonshine still in the Chattahoochee National Forest. One of the bootleggers faces up to 35 years in prison for his crimes: making the brew, selling it, and not paying taxes on the proceeds.

Richland to Offer Tourist 'Passport'

Source: Tri-City Herald

With 300 days of sunshine don't entice visitors to the Tri-Cities, the Richland tourism committee hopes its new passport program will. The program offers tourists discounts at about 30 Richland businesses, including restaurants, shops and golf courses.

Entrepreneur Magazine: A Taste of Success

Source: Entrepreneur.com

When it comes to starting your own wine tasting club, Entrepreneur Magazine knows best? This is a profile of The Wino Club, a company created just to pair friendship and wine tasting.

Forget wine—California's biggest crop is bright green and funny-smelling

Source: The Economist

Greg Garland, a local narcotics cop, used to discover about a dozen houses a year that had been turned into marijuana factories. So far this year he has raided more than 40. The production boom is not confined to the suburbs.

Passito di Pantelleria, the wine that won Apollo's heart, faces extinction

Source: Telegraph

One of Italy's oldest and most prized wines is on the verge of extinction because of the back-breaking labour involved in producing it.

Croatian wine

Source: vinocroatia.com

VinoCroatia.com is the comprehensive wine guide for croatian wines.

The French Translation

Source: The Seattle Times

LET ME ASK you a little riddle. Don't worry, it's short and involves wine.

Wine Review: iTunes 7.3 on Linux with Wine

Source: wine-review.blogspot.com

iTunes is an audio player for playing and organizing digital music files, and purchasing digital music files in the FairPlay digital rights management format.

Drinking during pregnancy is 'safe'

Source: metro.co.uk

Pregnant women can safely drink a small glass of wine each day, official advice is set to say.

Grapes of Galilee, Using Jesus To Sell Wine

Source: Luxist

An Israeli firm with a vineyard where Jesus lived, irrigated with water from the Jordan river where Jesus was baptised is using the image of Jesus on it's label.

Opinion: Wine-tasting event flier not tasteful

Source: Sentinel and Enterprise

Kerrie Tarbell of Leominster told the Sentinel & Enterprise recently that she complained to the school department when her 12-year-old son, Nathaniel, came home from Samoset Middle School with a flier advertising a wine-tasting event.

How To Throw A Wine and Cheese Party

Source: order-flowers.108directorys.info

A wine and cheese party can be a great way to get together with contacts or for a exclusive honeymoon or wedding shower, birthday party or other celebration.

Japanese sake eyes spot on French wine lists

Source: Google

Nestled among the towering shelves of a top Paris wine merchant, Japanese lettering stands out from a dark bottleneck: sake is carving out a place among the syrupy clarets and champagne of France's exclusive wine cellars.

Cheap Drunk: Great Wine Under $10

Source: LAist

A few months ago I came home from work to find one of my roommates sitting on the couch with a glass of wine in hand. From the time I first met this friend, one thing was very clear: he loved wine.

The Wino Club: Wine Tasting: Super Tuscan or Chianti?

Source:

The Wino Club explores the difference between Super Tuscan and Chianti in this month's wine tasting pick.

Alcohol And Breast Cancer: It's As Bad As Smoking

Source: Scientific Blogging

It doesn't matter if it's wine or beer, the increased breast cancer risk from drinking three or more alcoholic drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a packet of cigarettes or more a day.

Grape genes outscore humans

Source: Guardian Unlimited

French and Italian researchers have decoded the genome of the pinot noir grape, a breakthrough that could one day lead to the engineering of pest-resistant strains or - more controversially - new varieties and flavours of wine.

Black Oak Nights: New York City: Looking For A Cheap Date in New York?

Source: newyork.blackoaknights.com

No not that kind of date. The one that does not cost you so much in this town where a dinner and a movie can set you back $100 easily!

Which Wines Go with Oysters?

Source: Epicurious

I got a chance to taste-test 21 wines, blind, with two types of oysters at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station today.

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