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Daily News: Man Runs Over Himself While Stealing Coors Truck, Men and Women Have Similar Drinking Habits

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - An investigation has found that the Russian sailor who crashed a cargo ship into Scotland was drunk on…

  • story: Liz Lucking
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Yellow Tail Owner Arrested in Australia

This week, an Australian detective squad uncovered $15 million worth of drugs and made 14 arrests, among them the director of Casella Wines, aka Yellow Tail according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Strike…

  • story: Janet Lee
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Men Arrested for Selling Natty Ice Illegally

Two Indiana men were arrested and jailed after illegally selling alcohol out of a home, according to Indy Star. Police confiscated over 150 bottles and cans of alcohol, as well as…

  • story: Daniel Yeom
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Suspect in a Whiskey Stealing Case Dies

Charges against a Pennsylvania caretaker, John W. Saunders, who was accused of drinking “century-old whiskey hidden away in the mansion of a former coal baron” was dropped following his death, according…

  • story: Daniel Yeom
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A Handy Guide to Drinking in Prison

How accurate are the pop cultural notions of prison drinking? Jennifer Cacicio reports on just how much modern prisoners are drinking and how they're doing it.

  • story: Jennifer Cacicio
  • illustration: James Carpenter
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Swiss Wine Figure Faces Fives Years in Jail for Hacking

Dominique Giroud, one of the largest wine producer of Switzerland, has been arrested and could face five years in jail, according to WineSearcher.com. Giroud is suspected of  “hacking into the…

  • story: Daniel Yeom
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Anjou Winemaker Olivier Cousin Prosecuted for Incorrect Labeling

Olivier Cousin, a biodynamic winemaker in the Anjou appleation of France is facing a 5,000 euro fine for labeling wine outside of A.O.C. regulations. After choosing not to bottle under…

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
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$648,000 in Stolen Wine Discovered in Seattle

Detectives discovered 2,500 bottles of stolen wine worth an estimated $648,000 in Seattle this week. As Associated Press reports, the wine was being kept in a climate-controlled storage facility where the thieves were storing…

  • story: Echo Thomas
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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