| Liquor Industry News/Links 03-21-15 By: Mark C Lenzi CSW,CSS,CWAS,QCE* Liquor Industry Week In Review Infographics & Guide to Chardonnay Wine Grape Variety Chardonnay is probably the most famous white grape variety in the world. 
http://socialvignerons.com/2015/03/16/infographics-guide-to-chardonnay-wine-grape-variety/ 4 ANIMATED RELIEF MAPS OF EUROPE'S FAMOUS WINE REGIONS While each country is unique, and soil and climate play equally vital roles in what sort of wine you can produce, these maps offer a unique view of how and where wine is grown in Europe. http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/4-animated-relief-maps-europes-famous-wine-regions/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=532386e631-March_15_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-532386e631-38937345 Food-And-Wine Pairing Rules Every Beginner Should Know, According To The Experts Wine is a notoriously intimidating subject, but it doesn't have to be that way http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/13/wine-and-food-pairing-rules_n_6840770.html New Sandra Lee Cocktails Diageo has partnered with Emmy-winning celebrity chef and editor Sandra Lee for the launch of a new line of premixed Margarita cocktails. Sandra Lee Cocktail Time Margaritas are available in Key Lime and Strawberry and made with real Key limes and strawberries, pure cane sugar, blue agave silver Tequila, Triple Sec liqueur and natural flavors. The RTD is gluten-free and has fewer than 150 calories per 4-ounce serving, the company says. The release comes ahead of Cinco de Mayo and summer entertaining. It's being supported by Lee's consumer magazine as well as social activations on Pinterest, YouTube and Facebook, in-store promotions, point-of-sale material, and a cause-marketing campaign, Cocktail Time for a Cause. Sandra Lee Cocktail Time Margaritas (13% abv) are available nationwide, retailing at $15.99 a 750-ml The Roof Fell Through on These MA Wine Businesses For a handful of small wine distributors in Massachusetts, the Foxboro Terminals warehouse facility was a great fit, until the roof caved in last month. http://www.boston.com/business/news/2015/03/13/the-roof-fell-through-these-wine-businesses/nBbSldfnlBWas4XOPdIQaK/story.html The Beer Briefcase The Beer Briefcase is a metal-look briefcase with combination locks to prevent unwanted drinking. 
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/iivg/ SAN DIEGO GETS SERIOUS ABOUT WINE If a wine region is ranked by how long it has been making wine, San Diego should be considered one of America's top regions. https://grapecollective.com/articles/san-diego-gets-serious-about-wine Residual sugar in wine, with charts and graphs Residual sugar is the sugar from the grapes that's left over after fermentation; more residual sugar makes a sweet wine, and the absence of residual sugar makes a dry wine. http://winecurmudgeon.com/residual-sugar-in-wine-with-charts-and-graphs/ The Real Cost of a $10 Bottle of Wine? $2.40 That's the figure, according to Steve Melchiskey, director of importers USA Wine West, at ProWein, the annual wine trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany. http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2015/03/the-real-cost-of-a-10-bottle-of-wine-2-40 14 simple hacks every wine drinker should know 
Magic Hat Releases Big Hundo IPA Outside Vermont for First Time Big Hundo tips the scales at the absolute peak of bitterness with 100 IBUs. Dry hopped with Simcoe, it gives off a heady hop aroma and is accompanied by a flattering dark golden body. Big Hundo has an ABV of 9.0%. 
http://www.brewbound.com/news/magic-hat-releases-big-hundo-ipa-outside-vermont-for-first-time Angry Orchard Green Apple Released in 16 Oz. Cans As the number one selling hard cider in the US[i], Angry Orchard makes a variety of year-round styles http://www.brewbound.com/news/angry-orchard-green-apple-released-in-16-oz-cans TEXAS NOW 5TH LARGEST WINE PRODUCER IN US Vine plantings are on the rise in Texas, which is now the fifth largest wine producer in America after California, Washington, New York and Oregon. 
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/03/texas-now-5th-largest-wine-producer-in-us/ KENTUCKY DERBY TIES WITH OLD FORESTER ON OFFICIAL MINT JULEP The historic Kentucky Derby has collaborated with Brown-Forman to make Old Forester Mint Julep its official drink. http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/03/old-forester-rtd-named-kentucky-derby-cocktail/?article-source=newsletter&source=383&date=2015-03-17 Guinness beer flavored potato chips now available in US Now Irish food lovers, no longer have to choose between the two thanks to Burts Potato Chips, a British Snack Food company. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/03/16/guinness-beer-flavored-potato-chips-now-available-in-us/ The 13 Best Beer Countries in the World, Ranked If you're looking at sheer production volume numbers, China is number one. If you're looking at consumption per capita numbers, it's the Czech Republic. 
https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-13-best-beer-countries-in-the-world-ranked-113273604936.html How to Make a Bargain Bottle of Wine Taste More Expensive It's called hyperdecanting and it has wine lovers frothing. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/make-bargain-bottle-wine-taste-expensive/story?id=29691513 2014 CRAFT BEER DATA INFOGRAPHIC 
Can a new Cava classification win over consumers? Cava producers are gearing up to launch a new classification rank for single estate wines, http://www.decanter.com/people-and-places/wine-articles/588085/can-a-new-cava-classification-win-over-consumers WORST BINGE DRINKING STATES IN THE US Wisconsin was found to be the state with the greatest levels of binge drinking, followed by Nebraska, District of Columbia, North Dakota and Massachusetts. http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/03/worst-binge-drinking-states-in-the-us/?article-source=newsletter&source=385&date=2015-03-19 HORNITOS UNVEILS SPICED HONEY FLAVOUR TEQUILA This latest addition to the on-trend flavoured Tequila market is 35% abv with an RRP of US$19.99 for a 750ml bottle. 
MillerCoors gains gluten-free certification for Coors Peak MillerCoors has become the first of the big three brewers to produce a beer that received certification from the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, a program of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, the group said Wednesday. 
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/03/18/millercoors-gains-gluten-free-certification-for.html MILK, FISH AND EGGS ARE IN YOUR WINE...SOMETIMES Have you ever gotten to the bottom of a bottle of wine, and been met with a lump of gunky, muddy looking paste? http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/milk-fish-and-eggs-are-in-your-wine-sometimes/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=2ae6720e3b-March_18_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-2ae6720e3b-38937345 New Massachusetts Licensing Platform Certificate of Compliance holders can renew their licenses online through the state's new online system, the "eLicensing and ePermitting Portal." http://shipcompliantblog.com/blog/2015/03/17/new-massachusetts-licensing-platform/ Americans Have the Fever for Flavored Alcoholic Beverages 
TIME LAPSE - CHICAGO RIVER BEING DYED GREEN FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY, 2015 https://youtu.be/1qHHalOaQQs "Very high levels of arsenic" in top-selling wines They included Trader Joe's famed Two-Buck Chuck White Zinfandel, which came in at three times the limit, a bottle of Ménage à Trois Moscato was four times the limit and a Franzia Blush had five times the EPA limit for drinking water. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-claims-high-levels-arsenic-found-some-california-made-wines/ FULL LIST OF THE WINES http://patch.com/connecticut/hamden/has-your-local-hamden-wine-retailer-heard-these-wines-may-contain-poisonous-arsenic Wine Institute Fact Sheet on Arsenic http://www.wineinstitute.org/resources/pressroom/03202015 Ocean State Job Lot hopes to sell wine and beer in Leominster and Sturbridge MA The North Kingston, R.I.-based discount chain plans to apply for a license to sell wine and beer at closeout prices 
http://www.telegram.com/article/20150319/NEWS/303199837/1237 WHAT AMERICA DRANK ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY: INFOGRAPHIC 
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