
Source: stats.org
The Chicago Tribune moralizes about the risks of alcohol with numbers, but misleads readers on the real story

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: vinocroatia.com
VinoCroatia.com is the comprehensive wine guide for croatian wines.

Source: The Seattle Times
LET ME ASK you a little riddle. Don't worry, it's short and involves 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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.