Rare Whisky Is Launched In Edinburgh

2010-03-11T06:30:34Z

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 11: Kris Green and Alan Leiper from the Royal Regiment of Scotland push a barrel of Gordon & MacPhail Generations brand, Mortlach 70 year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky on March 11, 2010 in Edinburgh,

'World's oldest' whisky unveiled in Scotland

2010-03-11T12:15:47Z

<div><p>A Scottish whisky firm on Thursday unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world, having spent the best part of a century inside an oak barrel.</p><p>Gordon and MacPhail's Mortlach 70-Year-Old Speyside was sampled at a launch party in Edinburgh Castle, where it was escorted through the doors by pipers and a military escort.</p><p>"It matured for 70 years ...

Regular Coffee Drinking Lowers the Risk of Stroke in Non-Smoker Women

2010-03-11T18:57:34Z

If you are concerned about your health in general, you may want to pour yourself a cup of Joe as you read this information. Recent studies have shown that drinking a minimum of 2 cups of coffee on a daily basis lowers the risk of stroke in women who are non-smokers. The women within this study were generally healthy, and they were long-term coffee drinkers. The study proved that regular and habitual coffee drinking lowered the risk of stroke as was observed over 24 years within the research.&...

Grape moth threatens Napa Valley growing method

2010-03-10T16:16:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Vintners worry destructive moth threatens low-impact growing methods in Napa Valley</div><div><p>When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley — the nation's premier grape-growing region — it threatened more than the grapes themselves.</p><p>The spraying of pesticides needed to control the European grapevine moth threatens to undo decades of low-impact ...

Bordeaux newcomer outshines region as a whole

2010-03-10T13:17:24Z

<div><p>A new classification of Bordeaux wines outperformed the region as a whole in 2009 sales, a wine producers' association said on Wednesday.</p><p>The so-called "appellations" of Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon and Francs decided in 2004 to join together under the Cotes de Bordeaux label to improve performance in the international market by playing on the famous Bordeaux name more clearly.</p><p>In 2009, the first year of sales under the new label, 46 million ...

China's troublemakers bond over 'drinking tea'

2010-03-10T10:01:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Police harassment backfires as China's troublemakers bond over 'drinking tea' tales</div><div><p>Like the United States, China is having its own tea party movement, but this one has a very different agenda.</p><p>Police have long tried to shush and isolate potential activists, usually starting with a low-key warning, perhaps over a meal or a c...

Earns Brown Forman

2010-03-10T06:00:57Z

FILE - In this May 23, 2005 file photo, a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a Brown-Forman brand, sits on the bar at Nessun Dorma in Milwaukee. Brown-Forman Corp., maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Korbel champagne

Liquor of the gods sells for $15,000 a bottle

2010-03-09T13:15:41Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - French writer Victor Hugo once said, "Cognac is the liquor of the gods."</p><p>French winemaker Remy Martin is selling 786 bottles of a very special cognac Louis XIII Rare Cask for the heavenly price o...

Soft drinks industry slashes calories in US schools

2010-03-08T15:17:03Z

<div><p>The US soft drinks industry, accused by health authorities of promoting obesity, said Monday it had dramatically reduced the amount of high-calorie sodas sold in schools.</p><p>Leading companies, including Coca-cola and PepsiCo, joined former president Bill Clinton in announcing the results of an ...

Clinton, beverage group: School efforts working

2010-03-08T14:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-President Clinton, health and industry experts to detail school beverage efforts</div><div><p>The U.S. beverage industry has largely stopped delivering sugary drinks to schools and has replaced them with lower-calorie options, the head of the industry's trade association said Monday.</p><p>"It's a brand new day in America's sc...

A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay: study

2010-03-08T09:17:17Z

<div><p>Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.</p><p>Researchers at Brigham and Women?s Hospital in Boston asked more than 19,000, normal-weight US women aged 39 or older how many alcoholic beverages they typically drank in a day, and then tracked the women for around 13 years.</p>...

Lunchtime coffee break best for fighting diabetes

2010-03-05T11:00:52Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk, new research confirms, but you may need to enjoy your java with lunch if you want to get any benefit.</p><p>A study in nearly 70,000 women found that those who drank at least a cup of coffee with lunch were one-third less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over several years than non-coffee drinkers. This was true for decaf and caffeinat...

Chile's wines spilled, production delayed by quake

2010-03-04T15:16:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 125 million liters of Chilean wines worth roughly $250 million were spilled during the 8.8 magnitude earthquake last Saturday that killed more than 800 people and demolished cities and towns, a U.S. importer said on Thursday.</p><p>"They estimated that they lost 12 percent of the 2009 vintage," which had been in now-overturned stainless steel vats, broken oak barrels and bo...

Prostition charge against bikini barista dropped

2010-03-04T14:33:49Z

<div id="subtitle">City, bikini barista in Washington state agree to plea deal to drop prostitution charge</div><div><p>Prosecutors in Washington state have dropped prostitution charges against a bikini barista accused of selling more than coffee at an espresso stand.</p><p>The Daily Herald reports that Everett Municipal Court Judge Timothy O'Dell approved a deal between Everett prosecutors and the ...

US wine drinkers file lawsuit over fake Pinot Noir

2010-03-03T20:15:58Z

<div><p>A California lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against French wine producers and a US importer over the sale of millions of bottles of wine falsely passed off as Pinot Noir.</p><p>"A class action complaint has been filed seeking to represent all California consumers who purchased falsely labeled wine," said Brian Levine, an attorney with Californ...

Starbucks takes instant coffee brew global

2010-03-03T16:31:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Starbucks launching instant coffee in UK, Japan in spring and selling it in more US stores</div><div><p>Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday that it will expand sales of its instant coffee overseas this spring while adding packet...

Food and Frams Dairies to Vineyards

2010-03-03T09:34:17Z

Bill Hopkins, owner of Hopkins Vineyard, right, and his daughter Hilary H. Criollo, president of Hopkins Vineyard, pose for a photograph outside a barn that once housed cows and now stores wine in Warren, Conn., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Chile's important fish and wine sectors</div><div><p>The tsunami that hit this coastal city sent 50-ton fishing boats crashing onto land and demolished its port — wiping out the $40 million in business that courses through the local economy from the annual anchovy and sardine catch.</p><p>Less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away, Chile's economy took an...

Cows to chardonnay: Can Conn. dairy farms change?

2010-03-03T02:15:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Cows to chardonnay: Can dwindling Conn. dairy farms convert to grape-growing and winemaking?</div><div><p>A winter breeze rustles through the brittle and dormant vines twisting along the hills of Bill Hopkins' vineyard, the latest transformation of a Connecticut farm that since 1786 has been keeping up with changing agriculture, markets and cons...

Starbucks tests larger iced drinks

2010-03-02T15:00:45Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O>, responding to customer demand for larger cold beverages, is selling 31-ounce (916.8 ml) iced teas and iced coffees in Phoenix and Tampa...

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