Wine glasses in restaurants should be no bigger than 250ml
Wine glasses in restaurants should be no bigger than 250ml, Public Health England says as study shows smaller glasses reduce how much you drink Sommeliers and restaurateurs have complained this could ruin fine wines Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Helena Horton 27 February 2020 Wine glasses in restaurants should be no bigger than 250ml to prevent binge drinking, a […]
How many grapes go into a bottle of wine?
How many grapes go into a bottle of wine? Source: https://www.gosanangelo.com/ Gus Clemens Feb. 26, 2020 How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? Depends, as it so often does in wine. Ballpark: 600 to 800 grape berries. In the vineyard, the berry count depends on vine spacing, row spacing, vintage vagaries, […]
7-Eleven to expand new store concept nationwide
7-Eleven to expand new store concept nationwide Source: CSA By Marianne Wilson 02/26/2020 7-Eleven is moving forward with its “evolution” store format. The c-store giant, which unveiled the concept last March in Dallas, has expanded it to Washington, D.C., with an additional location to open in San Diego in the coming months. 7-Eleven said it […]
United Kingdom: New research shows alcohol minimum unit price could save almost 8,000 lives in north of England
United Kingdom: New research shows alcohol minimum unit price could save almost 8,000 lives in north of England Mirage News February 28, 2020 High risk drinkers would cut their consumption by the equivalent of 14 bottles of vodka a year Evidence from the University of Sheffield’s Alcohol Research Group shows a minimum unit price (MUP) […]
An Alcoholic Parent Can Affect How a Child’s Brain Switches Tasks
An Alcoholic Parent Can Affect How a Child’s Brain Switches Tasks Such children’s neural circuits do not transition properly from an active state to a resting one Scientific American By Jillian Kramer February 28, 2020 One of the strongest predictors of becoming an alcoholic is family history: the offspring of people with the disorder are four […]
Drinks industry barred from Dublin’s global alcohol policy conference
Drinks industry barred from Dublin’s global alcohol policy conference Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Pavel Barter February 23 2020 Drinks industry representatives have accused a global alcohol policy conference in Dublin next month of excluding them from the event. The conference, organised by Global Alcohol Policy Alliance (GAPA), takes place in Dublin Castle next month and aims to provide […]
Europe: Colleges must provide alcohol-free student accommodation under new rules
Europe: Colleges must provide alcohol-free student accommodation under new rules Government health drive also urges drug and alcohol-free social spaces on campus The Irish Times By Carl O’Brien, Education Editor February 26, 2020 Third-level colleges will have to provide drug and alcohol-free student accommodation and provide on-campus social spaces without access to drink under a […]
Unforeseen Dangers Of Interlock Devices
Unforeseen Dangers Of Interlock Devices Lawyers.com by Richard D. DiTomaso, DiTomaso Law February 25, 2020 All states now have some form of ignition interlock requirement to prevent those with drunk driving convictions from driving with alcohol in their system. New Jersey recently became one of 34 states that require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers, including […]
Alcohol too easy for minors to buy online
Alcohol too easy for minors to buy online Source: https://medicalxpress.com/ by University of New South Wales February 24, 2020 In an Australian first, public health researchers examined the sales, marketing and delivery practices of the 65 most popular online alcohol retailers in Australia, and the easy access to liquor-for anybody willing to buy it-shocked them. Drug […]
AK: Bars and breweries propose bill rewriting state’s alcohol laws
AK: Bars and breweries propose bill rewriting state’s alcohol laws Long-brewing conflict may be coming to an end. Juneau Empire February 24, 2020 An agreement was reached over drinks between a bar association and a brewing association in Alaska that could rewrite alcohol laws and change how people enjoy their beverages across the state. The […]