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How a 1909 Law Is Holding Back the Post Office

Senate moves to OK booze-by-mail 103 years later

(Newser) - The Senate has an idea to help save the Postal Service: Let people mail alcohol. After all, FedEx and UPS carry the stuff all the time. But a law from 1909—established 10 years before Prohibition came into effect—bars the Postal Service from shipping "all spirituous, vinous, malted,...

Drew Barrymore Wades Into the Wine Biz

Her pinot grigio scores gold medal

(Newser) - Celebrities seem to be practically required to launch their own alcohol lines these days, and Drew Barrymore is the latest to enter the game. Her Barrymore 2011 Pinot Grigio, already available in California and coming to New York next month, won a gold medal earlier this month at France's...

To Stay Slim, Try Nuts, Wine, Sleep
 To Stay Slim, Try 
 Nuts, Wine, Sleep 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Apr 15, 2012 2:23 PM CDT

To Stay Slim, Try Nuts, Wine, Sleep

New studies address weight issues

(Newser) - A wealth of findings offer some new tips to keep off the pounds. Looks like tree nuts, red wine, and plenty of sleep can all help you stay fit.
  • Researchers found that nut eaters weighed less and had a lower waist circumference and BMI than those who don't eat
...

British Plan: No More Super-Cheap Booze

Legislation could cost heavy drinkers hundreds per year

(Newser) - Britain's heaviest drinkers could soon find themselves paying an extra $200 a year for booze. Despite resistance from his health secretary—and despite his own limited-government philosophy—David Cameron is today announcing a plan to set a minimum price of 40p, or about 63 cents, per unit of alcohol,...

After Pouring a $300 Bottle, White House Mum on Wine

Ends state dinner tradition of releasing info about the wine list

(Newser) - Last night, British PM David Cameron enjoyed his very first taste of March Madness, compliments of President Obama. At tonight's state dinner, he'll likely enjoy some American wine as well—but don't expect too many details about the winery, year, or appellation. That's because Obama put...

Why You Shouldn&#39;t Bother Splurging on Fancy Wine
Why You Shouldn't Bother Splurging on Fancy Wine
in case you missed it
Mar 10, 2012 7:00 PM CST

Why You Shouldn't Bother Splurging on Fancy Wine

Most of us can't actually taste the subtleties in pricier bottles: study

(Newser) - Ever wondered why you can't quite detect those hints of vanilla and cardamom touted in a pricey bottle of wine? A new study finds that wine experts—like the wine writer who likely informed you of that cardamom in the first place—simply have a better sense of taste...

Now Found in Some Australian Wines: Laxative Agent

No, it's not part of some weird plot to mess with your bowels

(Newser) - Those with delicate bowels may want to steer clear of wine from the Land Down Under. Winemakers there are now allowed to add sodium carboxymethyl cellulose to wine—a chemical lauded for its laxative powers. But in small quantities it can thicken liquids, and when it comes to wine, adding...

Drink Up! FDA OKs Hangover Pill

Blowfish contains a mix of aspirin, caffeine, and a stomach-calming agent

(Newser) - Who needs Santa when you have the FDA? The government agency handed boozy partygoers everywhere a big holiday gift: It recently OK'd a hangover pill called Blowfish. The over-the-counter tablets, designed to be taken upon waking, Alka Seltzer-style, contain some not-too-foreign ingredients: 1,000 milligrams of aspirin, 120 milligrams...

Brewing at Chicago Starbucks: Beer, Wine

Chicago-area stores to offer booze, entertainment

(Newser) - There's still no chance of getting an Irish coffee in Starbucks, but beer and wine will soon be available in up to seven of the coffee chain's Chicago-area outlets. Following a model first introduced in Seattle and Portland, Starbucks aims to boost traffic in the evenings by offering...

Australia's Penfolds Releases $1K Wine

Last time Special Bin 620 was made was 1966

(Newser) - You can buy a single bottle of Penfolds for right around a ten-spot—or with about a hundred $10 bills, depending on which bottle you pick up. Australia's News Network reports that Penfolds today releases the country's "most expensive table wine," a 2008 Special Bin 620...

So, About Starting That Wine Cellar...

Wine-collecting can save you money: Will Lyons

(Newser) - So you're a wine lover. "Ever thought of starting your own cellar?" asks Will Lyons in the Wall Street Journal . "Most of you ... will buy your wine as and when you need it and will probably regard the idea of a wine cellar as a little anachronistic....

Forget Snobbery: Drink Cheap Wine
 Forget Snobbery: 
 Drink Cheap Wine 
OPINION
Nov 2, 2011 12:03 PM CDT

Forget Snobbery: Drink Cheap Wine

You won't be able to tell the difference: Brian Palmer

(Newser) - Studies have shown that wine drinkers can’t tell the difference between cheap and expensive bottles, and may actually prefer the cheap stuff in a blind taste test—so why are we still paying at least 15 bucks for a supposedly “everyday” bottle of wine? Because, as other studies...

Music Changes Taste of Wine
 Music Changes 
 Taste of Wine 
study says
Nov 1, 2011 2:49 PM CDT

Music Changes Taste of Wine

Sippers say booze tastes like tune they're hearing

(Newser) - That glass of chardonnay may taste light and fruity now—but try sipping it while playing Rage Against the Machine. Wine drinkers tend to think their glass tastes like whatever music is on the stereo, a study suggests. Researchers in Scotland offered either a glass of red or white to...

5 Posh Culinary Vacations to Book This Fall

Learn to appreciate food, wine, and bread in style

(Newser) - There's no better time than autumn or winter, the harvest seasons, for foodies to embark on a luxurious gastronomic adventure. Consider these premier gourmet trips, rounded up by the Wall Street Journal :
  • Wine: Spend 3 days refining your palate as you learn to taste, select, and pair top wines
...

Panetta Gets $10K Wine for Nabbing bin Laden

California restaurateur made a bet with then-CIA chief

(Newser) - This New Year’s Eve, Leon Panetta will know the sweet taste of victory, thanks to a bet he made with California restaurateur Ted Balestreri. The Panettas and about 28 others were dining with Balestreri in his wine cellar last New Year’s, when someone asked after the restaurant’s...

Upscale Wines Come in ... a Box?

Sales are surging and critics are approving of new deluxe boxed wines

(Newser) - Companies selling boxed wines want Americans to pour their next glass of fine vino from, dare we say it, a spigot. In fact, sales of new deluxe boxed wines spiked 19% last year, and wine reviewers are beginning to dispense praise. While upmarket boxed wines may still turn off wine...

Phoenix Catholics: No More Wine for You at Mass

Bishop says communion wafers will suffice on their own

(Newser) - The bishop of Phoenix is instituting a new rule for Catholics in his diocese: No more wine at mass except during special occasions, reports the Arizona Republic . The ruling means the chalice will no longer be offered during communion to represent the blood of Christ, as it has been since...

Grape Bandits Strip Vineyard
 Grape Bandits Strip Vineyard 
Sep 21, 2011 1:38 AM CDT

Grape Bandits Strip Vineyard

Award-winning German winegrower ruined

(Newser) - An award-winning German winegrower has lost his crop of grapes to a band of brazen thieves just before harvest time. Almost three tons of high-quality red grapes destined to become wine were stolen overnight by bandits who brought their own harvest machine, reports Der Spiegel . Wine experts believe the theft...

Get Ready for Grateful Dead Skateboards

Wine, snowboards also among new merchandising deals

(Newser) - The Dead are looking for new ways to live on, and they’ve settled on skateboards. In a new business deal, remaining members of the Grateful Dead have agreed to put their logos on a range of new items, including Wines That Rock, Dregs skateboards, and Burton snowboards. But they’...

Medvedev: To Combat Alcoholism, Let's Drink Wine

'Alcohol abuse stem from other drinks,' he says

(Newser) - In order to combat alcoholism, Dmitry Medvedev would like Russia to push people to drink more wine. That is not a joke ... and neither is Russia's battle with alcoholism . Medvedev believes that encouraging people to put down the vodka bottle and pick up a nice chardonnay is one way...

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