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NEWS ABOUT: drink

drink stories: 9 news summaries

Bubbly Really
Is All About
the Bubbles

Fizzy bits hold up to
30 times the flavor as rest of drink, study finds

Sep 29, 09 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out the bubbles are indeed the most important part of “the bubbly.” According to a new study, most of a champagne’s flavor comes from its bubbles, which contain up to 30 times more flavorful chemicals than the rest of the drink. It’s a watershed... More »

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study • wine • drink • champagne

 French Wines Wither 
 Under Climate Change 

Industry pushes President Sarkozy for carbon emission cut

Sep 6, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A warming world has French winemakers sweating more than a little, experts tell the Financial Times. “Current research suggests that by the end of the 21st century, one summer out of two will be at least as hot as 2003,” the year of a record-breaking heat wave that... More »

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climate change • environment • alcohol • global warming • France • wine • drink • temperature • grapes • wine industry

 Caffeinated Booze 
 Prompts State Probes 

AGs said to be concerned over deceptive marketing

Jul 17, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - State attorneys general are taking a hard look at increasingly popular caffeinated alcohol beverages amid fears the combination is dangerous and targeted at underage drinkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The AGs are calling for company records from the makers of Joose and Four Loko. At 7-Eleven, Joose has had... More »

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advertising • alcohol • marketing • drink • caffeine • energy drink • MillerCoors • 7 Eleven • false advertising • attorney general • Anheuser-Busch • Joose • Four Loko

GLOSSIES

 How to Make a Real 
 Old-Fashioned 


May 27, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Esquire adds to its everything-a-man-must-know lessons with a primer on the Old-Fashioned, which is nothing less than the “Fender Strat of cocktails” because it “embodies the classic American combination of offhand style, swagger, and micrometer engineering,” writes David Wondrich. At its heart is good old American whiskey—... More »

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entertainment • alcohol • drink • cocktails • whiskey • Jay-ZTV • Old-Fashioned

 Thais Woo Tourists 
 With New Cocktail 

Authorities hope concoction will cure hangover from airport protests

Feb 20, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Thailand's tourism authority is hoping the Siam Sunray will wash away the lingering aftertaste of airport anarchy, the Guardian reports. The newly invented cocktail—made with vodka and traditional Thai ingredients like Kaffir lime and lemongrass—was unveiled yesterday as part of a campaign to bolster a tourism industry battered... More »

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alcohol • Thailand • tourism • drink • cocktails

 Mix Masters Stir it Up
 in Cocktail Contest

Four special drinks, one judge and lots of jitters

Jul 27, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bartending is a serious business—just ask the four finalists at the US Bartenders’ Guild National Cocktail Competition held in Chicago this year. All four "mixologists" suffered stage fright while preparing their signature drinks for the judge, reports Gourmet. Despite sweating buckets, Las Vegas native Anthony Alba took... More »

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Chicago • drink • competition • lifestyle • cocktails • gourmet • USBG

 Distillers Like Taste
 of Bourbon Boom 

Weak dollar, rising exports help fuel spike in sales

Jul 7, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kentucky bourbon is popular in the likes of Russia and China as drinkers worldwide flock to the US drink, the AP reports. A weak dollar, rising exports, and a bourbon trend among young Americans are also fueling the boom. "Younger consumers are interested in drinks that were, you might... More »

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alcohol • Kentucky • drink • exports • beverages • expansion • liquor • US exports • distillery • bourbon

Coca-Cola May Bid to Swallow Up Snapple

Soft drink titan looking to juice up its portfolio

Jul 5, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coca-Cola is talking to private-equity firms about purchasing Cadbury Schweppes PLC's Snapple and Mott's brands, the Wall Street Journal reports. Coke is trying to expand its presence in the fast-growing market for noncarbonated drinks--namely juices, waters and ready-to-drink teas, like Snapple. Mott's includes apple juice and sauces, as well as... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Coca Cola • drink

Wine Buzz Grows, Beer Flattens

The beer class is
finally embracing the grape, Slate says

May 31, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American middle class has become connoisseurs of everything—coffee, '80s Japanese garage-rock bands, environmentalist toilet paper, and now wine, writes Slate's Field Maloney. Fermented grape juice doubled its audience in the past decade, while consumption of lower-brow beer stagnated. And for the first time in history, Americans pollees prefer... More »

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food • alcohol • wine • beer • pastoral chic • middle class • drink • drinking • Americans • wine industry

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