7 Habits of Annoying Wine People, Readers’ Edition

7 Habits of Annoying Wine People, Readers’ Edition   From waiters who automatically hand the wine list to the man at the table to crazy corkage fees, readers share their pet peeves-and what they do about them   Source: WSJ By Lettie Teague Aug. 20, 2015   TWO MONTHS AGO I wrote a column detailing […]

Around half of Taiwan’s population lack a gene required for metabolising alcohol

Around half of Taiwan’s population lack a gene required for metabolising alcohol   The ALDH2 gene enables the body to properly metabolise alcohol   Source: The Independent Doug Bolton 20 August 2015                         Around half of the population of Taiwan lacks a gene that is required to properly metabolise alcohol, meaning many Taiwanese people can […]

Cocktail dispenser aims to eliminate bar queues

Cocktail dispenser aims to eliminate bar queues   Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 19th August, 2015   The burgeoning “robot bartender” category is set to expand if a new Kickstarter campaign succeeds in raising US$260,000 to launch the Foxtender cocktail dispenser.   Said to be the “world’s first automatic bar station” which can […]

Why the British nightclub is dying (by a nightclub owner)

Why the British nightclub is dying (by a nightclub owner)   Our vibrant nightclubs are being squeezed out of existence by officious policing and rapacious developers – and the Government doesn’t care a jot, says Alex Proud                                     Source: The Telegraph By Alex Proud 17 Aug 2015   Why are the authorities attacking one of […]

National Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support the Current System of Alcohol Laws and Regulations

National Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support the Current System of Alcohol Laws and Regulations?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /   Center for Alcohol Policy Releases Survey Results on Public Attitudes on Alcohol Policy   Source: CAP August 19th   According to a bipartisan national poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP), […]

Survey asks sailors and Marines about alcohol use

Survey asks sailors and Marines about alcohol use   Navy Times By Meghann Myers, Staff writer August 17, 2015 The Navy Department launched its annual alcohol use survey on Aug. 12, hoping to gain some insight on sailors’ and Marines’ drinking behavior, understanding of alcohol abuse and willingness to seek help for a problem.   […]

Persuasive Summer Liquor Ads Sell Fun, But At What Cost?

Persuasive Summer Liquor Ads Sell Fun, But At What Cost?   Times of San Diego By Peyton B. Harrison, Jr. August 17, 2015 Take a look at any beer or liquor manufacturer’s social media page this summer and it becomes obvious the industry giants are working hard to convince us that their product belongs in […]