Uruguay is wine world's rising star

2010-03-19T00:16:05Z

<div><p>Argentina has its Malbec. Chile has its Carmenere. Now Uruguay, not to be out-muscled by its more famous wine-producing neighbors, is taking the world of viticulture by storm, with its distinctive Tannat wines.</p><p>Uruguay, the fourth most important wine-producing country in

Fess Parker, 1950s TV Davy Crockett, dead at 85

2010-03-18T15:16:17Z

<div><p>Fess Parker, who brought Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone to life in 1950s and 1960s TV series, died Thursday at his home and vineyard in California, his family said in a statement. He was 85.</p><p>The actor, developer and vintner died at his home 2...

goldie hawn coffee

2010-03-17T17:33:01Z

Goldie Hawn leaving a yoga class in Santa Monica carrying a hot beverage Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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2010-03-17T17:32:05Z

Bree Turner carrying a small Barney's shopping bag and drinking coffee while out and about in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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Northern Irish distiller offers whiskey lover's dream job

2010-03-17T07:00:36Z

<div><p>BELFAST (Reuters Life!) - The world's oldest licensed distillery has entered into the spirit of St. Patrick's Day with a competition for a whiskey lover's dream job.</p><p>The Bushmills Whiskey distillery in Northern Ireland is scouring the p...

Hosting a Tea

2010-03-17T05:44:41Z

Tea has been a favorite drink of mine for years. Long before the media discovered the many nutritional, cleansing, stress-relieving, energy-boosting and medicinal benefits, there were many folks who just enjoyed tea, whether it was hot or iced and whether it was made from loose tea versus a tea bag. Making tea is not rocket science. It?s easy to accomplish, but it requires attention to detail. Keeping in mind, the amount of tea you would like to make, bring cold water (preferably fresh, sprin...

bree turner

2010-03-16T17:32:16Z

Bree Turner carrying a small Barney's shopping bag and drinking coffee while out and about in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide

2010-03-16T12:32:09Z

<div><p>PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.</p><p>The company said Tuesday it will remove full-calorie, sweetened drinks from schools in more than 200 countries by 2012, marking the first such move by a major soft drink producer.</p><p&g...

Bordeaux vintners look to Asia to drain cellars

2010-03-16T10:17:56Z

<div><p>Hong Kong has emerged as the fastest growing wine hub while China's seemingly unquenchable thirst for wine has ousted the United States as Bordeaux's number one client outside Europe.</p><p>"Bordeaux holds a special place in China," said Don St. Pierre Jr., chief executive ...

What is it about Sonoma and wine and women?

2010-03-16T08:45:43Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There must be something in the air. Maybe it's the fog? Maybe it's the soil? But there has to be something that has led so many women to make wine in Sonoma, California.</p><p>There is, of course, Helen Turley. America's an...

Roaster seeks to give Cambodia coffee global buzz

2010-03-16T01:15:15Z

<div><p>MONDULKIRI, Cambodia (Reuters Life!) - Southeast Asian coffee from Vietnam and Indonesia percolates around the world, but if a family roaster has its way, mugs may soon be filled with a blend from another, unlikely location: Cambodia.</p><p>Every few days, t...

Thieving baboons wipe out S.African vineyards: report

2010-03-15T10:18:18Z

<div><p>Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday.</p><p>Farms in the Franschhoek Valley had been emptied by rampaging Chachma baboons, who sneak into secured plo...

Coca-Cola spent $4.8 million lobbying gov't in 4Q

2010-03-15T06:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Coca-Cola spent $4.8 million in fourth quarter lobbying government on taxes, food safety</div><div><p>Coca-Cola Co. spent $4.8 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on proposals to tax sugary beverages, according to a recent disclosure report.</p><p>That's well above the $680,000 that the company spent in the year-ago period, and more than double the $2...

Arizona town opens time capsule, can't find brandy

2010-03-15T04:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Arizona town opens time capsule buried 25 years ago, but bottle of Mexican brandy is missing</div><div><p>A town in Arizona is missing a 25-year-old bottle of brandy.</p><p>When officials in Somerton opened a time capsule Saturday, they discovered mementos from 1985 — but didn't find a bottle of Mexican brandy that was supposed to be in the capsule.</p><p>Somerton street and solid was...

Finding a Wine to Match Your Meal

2010-03-15T08:53:23Z

For countless years we have been told to pair red wine with red meats and save white wine for choices like fish and poultry; but these archaic guidelines aren't able to take into consideration the wide range of foods and produce available today with their multitude of varying flavours.<br><br>There is definitely much more to food and wine pairing than just taking the type of meat into consideration. However, finding the right type of wine to compliment your meal doesn't have to be...

Japanese Scotch Triumphs

2010-03-14T07:52:23Z

In 1975 a friend asked me if I wanted to become involved in the marketing of a new whisky, from India. A few days later he arrived with a brown bottle in the shape of an eagle and poured me a glass of amber liquid, which looked like any other whisky I had ever seen. It smelled like whisky too. But it tasted like engine oil, with an aftertaste of Liquafruta - a particularly revolting cold remedy preferred by an aunt I spent my summers with as a child. ...

AGIO Cigars Are Popular With Those New to Cigar Smoking

2010-03-13T05:45:43Z

The very first cigar factory was constructed in the Netherlands in 1826. Unlike other European governments that tried to control cigar manufacture, the Dutch let cigar makers pursue their trade unregulated. The cigar industry was quickly spread over Europe, but it remained prominent in the Dutch province of Brabant.<br><br>In 1873, these fine cigars was founded. Today, it is the sixth...

Chile Faces Major Destruction After Massive 8.8 Earthquake

2010-03-12T14:34:25Z

SANTA CRUZ, CHILE - MARCH 12: Grapes hang from the vine at the Montgras winery which continues to operate after the recent earthquake damaged its facility on March 12, 2010 in Santa Cruz, Chile. The winery is working at about 80 percent of capacity due to the damage. The quake caused damage to the heart of the country's largest wine production areas causing substantial damage in areas including the Cac...

'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.&...

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