Wine Box Inventor Dies; Hello Kitty Sells Wine
Forget the soda tax. Now, lawmakers are aiming to get their grubby little hands on our beer! A tax increase on mass-market beer -- microbrews would be exempt -- is one of the first new revenue-raising ideas Democrats have come up with in weeks.
[AP]
The Castello Plan in Ditmas Park, The Bodega in Bushwick, and La Casita in Cobble Hill are three new Brooklyn wine bars with an accent on affordability and accessibility.
[Brooklyn Paper]
Australian winemaker Thomas Angove, who invented the wine box some 45 years ago, has died at the age of 92.
[Consumerist]
The 2008 pinot noirs from California's Anderson Valley are now in stores, many suffering from stinky "smoke taint," a result of the forest fires that plagued the region.
[Wall Street Journal]
Is Hello Kitty the Joe Camel of wine? The company has released four different wines, each sporting the cutesy label.
[NBC LA]
A billionaire wine collector has accused Christie's of knowingly selling dozens of counterfeit bottles of high-priced wine, including a $4,200 bottle of allegedly corked Lafite.
[Wall Street Journal]
A boozy Team USA, including Sean Hoard from PDT, took first place at the 42Below Vodka Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand.
[Washington Post]
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