For the first time ever, the British are spending more money on prosecco than Champagne says The Guardian. UK shoppers spent £181.8m (approximately $266.34m) on prosecco in 2014, versus £141.3m (or approx. $207.01m)…
Bordeaux sales dropped drastically last year because of a poor 2013 harvest and slowing demand in China, reports The Guardian. China has long been a main export market for Bordeaux, and…
Beer has been brewed with everything from beef heart to Ibérico jamon, but Icelandic brewery Stedji latest release takes the cake. Or the whale. Their Hvalur 2 release is made with,…
If the long-awaited powdered alcohol concoction, Palcohol, ever does make it to market, residents in Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana, South Carolina and Vermont will have a difficult time getting their hands on…
Published in 1948, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks by David E. Embury’s is still considered one of the finest books on the craft of bartending. Although today’s bartenders still swear…
A group of Members of Parliament (MPs) in Britain are pushing for compulsory health warnings on beer, wine and spirits containers to “raise awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking and the growing problem…
At present, coffee is the beverage most associated with Ethiopia, one of Africa's poorest countries, but it could soon become wine. According to The Guardian, Castel, a large French beer…
Marginalized by law, alcohol companies have found a good match in India's metal music scene. The Guardian reports on the supporting role of big liquor brands at Bangalore's metal concerts with "surrogate…
A society is only as morally sound as its women. Or so Britain seems to think judging from its commentary on the way women drink. Two hundred years ago, gin…
The psychology department at London South Bank University turned a classroom into a hyper-detailed fake pub, all in the name of decision theory. The Guardian reports that researchers interested in gaining…
