Commenting on the latest statistical bulletin on alcohol from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, Wine and Spirit Trade Association Chief Executive, Jeremy Beadles said: "Today’s Government figures confirm the continued fall in overall alcohol consumption in the UK and show that awareness of alcohol units has increased significantly since 1997.”
As summertime brings a wealth of outdoor activities from tennis and swimming to picnics and barbecues, it’s certainly the most popular season for entertaining al fresco. In fact, more outdoor entertaining occurs from May through September than any other time of year. So kick off a summer of fun this Memorial Day with delicious, healthy and safe picnicking.
Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by British scientists.
Western producers have to concentrate on education before they make any real headway in the Chinese market.
Veterans of the market, like Camille Seghesio of Seghesio Family Vineyards of Sonoma, or Robert Shen of the massive Aussino retailer in mainland China, are convinced that educating Chinese consumers in the basics of wine is the key to success.
Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels -- but only in small amounts and only in some people, according to an analysis of eight studies.
Dr. Rutai Hui of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing and colleagues found chocolate only helped people who already had risk factors for heart disease and only when consumed in modest amounts.
A number of studies have shown an association between obesity and asthma, both of which have become much more common over the past three decades, Dr. Jun Ma of the Palo Alto Medical Research Institute in California note in the medical journal Allergy.
The Campaign for Smarter Drinking (CSD), a £100 million social marketing campaign aimed at encouraging responsibility among young adults and shifting attitudes towards drunkenness, has won the Drinks Business Responsible Drinking Message 2010 award.
The floor’s sticky, the paint’s peeling from the walls, and when your meal arrives there’s a greasy thumbprint on the plate. But don’t worry - the food at this restaurant lives up to its three stars. No, not from Michelin.
“It was luck,” according to Axel Heinz, the winemaker at Ornellaia, that accounted for the extraordinarily rapid ascent of Ornellaia in the eyes of the world. “It was lucky that Mario Incisa della Rocchetta [owner of Sassicaia] planted Bordeaux varieties when [in the 1940s] and where he did [Bolgheri].
TransFair USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, congratulates the Fair Trade Certified™ CECOVASA Coffee Cooperative of Peru for winning top honors in the 2010 Roasters Guild Coffees of the Year Competition at the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) 22nd Annual Exposition & Symposium, April 16 – 18, 2010 in Anaheim, Calif.
One of the hottest trends in fine dining today is the creative pairing of different foods with quality, craft-brewed beers. With the increasing quality and sophistication of these beers, many aficionados of the amber brew feel their preferred beverage can stand on equal footing with the Cabernets, Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays on the tables of fine restaurants.
