Shaken, not stirred

The Business
26 May 2007

SUMMER is a whirlwind of parties, dinners, barbecues, concerts and smart sporting events. It is a time for elegant, sophisticated wines and chilled Champagne. Yet for many the warm breezes and light evenings lend themselves to a lighter, more jovial... read more...

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Microbreweries raid the fruit aisle
BEPPI CROSARIOL DECANTER bcrosariol@globeandmail.com
The Globe and Mail
23 May 2007

It’s starting to look like somebody handed the keys to the nation’s microbreweries to a restless vodka distiller. Have you scanned the specialty offerings at your local beer store lately? Orange, green apple, black currant, blueberry – they sound more... read more...

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When beer is not a beer

San Francisco Chronicle
15 May 2007

WHY ARE drinks with names like Smirnoff Ice, Jack Daniels Country Cocktails and Bacardi Breezers classified as beers? That’s not a trick question. The Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau in the U.S. Treasury Department has found that distilled spirits... read more...

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Pour harvest
JEFF COLLERSON
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
09 May 2007

It will become harder to find a wide range of cleanskin wines over the next few months and even harder to source great wines in nameless bottles. The cause is this year’s small grape harvest — down by half on 2006. Reports of soaring wine prices across... read more...

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