
Study sheds light on origins of French winemaking
Scrapings from the bottoms of 2,500-year-old pottery containers have shed new light on the origins of French winemaking. A team of archaeologists led ...
Italy expresses concern about China wine probe
Italian Premier Enrico Letta says he will follow China's decision to launch a trade investigation into European wine "with maximum attention" given ...

French president's wine auctioned to raise funds
In headier times, some of these wines were served at dinner for French presidents and their guests — kings, queens, other heads of state. In today's ...

French president's wine on sale
In headier times, some of these wines were served at dinner for French presidents and their guests — kings, queens, other heads of state. In today's ...
Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads
Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular ...

To join EU, Croatia may give up its wine
Does Croatia's Prosek jeopardize Italy's Prosecco? Croatia is gearing up to celebrate its entry into the EU, but don't pop the corks just yet.

Czech communist whisky matures to excellence
The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent ...

Brangelina in a bottle: Jolie-Pitt wine snapped up
Nine little letters on the back of the bottle set this rose wine apart from other fruits of the Provence grape harvest: Jolie-Pitt. The Miraval Rose ...

Perk up St. Pat's Day with perfect Irish coffee
Coffee, Irish whiskey and cream. Taken separately they're a tasty trio. But combine them just the right way and in just the right proportions and they ...
Study: UK among unhealthiest of W. Europe nations
Despite six decades of free medical care and widespread health campaigns, Britons are among the unhealthiest people in Western Europe, a new study ...
Whisky spill at UK plant sends Scotch into sewer
A massive spill at a Chivas plant has sent the smell of spirits flowing through a Scottish sewer and sorrow coursing through the hearts of Scotch ...
Study: Boozy Brits underestimate their drinking
Truth and alcohol may not mix, particularly when people are asked how much they drink. That's the implication of a study released Wednesday that ...

Russia mulls resumption of Georgian wine imports
A Russian official said Monday that Moscow may soon resume imports of Georgian wine, mineral water and fruit after a seven-year ban, the first ...

German beer drinking hits post-reunification low
Germans are emptying fewer beer steins these days. Consumption of the national beverage fell by 1.8 percent last year to the lowest level since West ...
Russia signals Georgian wine could return
A top Russian health official is signaling that imports of Georgian wine could resume nearly seven years after a ban that aggravated relations between ...

2nd Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death
Amy Winehouse died from accidental alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after a period of abstinence, a second coroner's inquest confirmed ...
Capuchin friars use cappuccino to help Africans
A group of Capuchin friars in Poland is using the order's historical link to cappuccino to raise money to help Africans. Coffee shops in six Polish ...
New dilemma in Russia: Where to buy beer?
A big question in Russia in 2013 may be "How do I get a beer around here?" Under a law that took effect on New Year's Day, selling beer at the ...

Champagne loses fizz in Europe after tough year
Europeans are finding fewer reasons to pop open a bottle of Champagne as another year of economic troubles and high unemployment saps the region's ...