Pharrell Williams Peddles Qream Liqueur; Cupcake Vodka Wins Best in Show

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Aube, once an area that simply supplied grapes to the more important production regions in Champagne, is coming to be known for its own independent winemakers.
[NY Times]

Hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams is launching a new dessert liqueur with Diageo called Qream, which will target "women who like ice cream."
[Reuters]

Barrel-aged cocktails are all the rage these days. Find them at Fatty Crab in the West Village, Fedora, and newcomer the Dutch.
[NY Post]

A new study has found that red wine could help prevent the ill effects of prolonged weightlessness experienced by astronauts in space.
[MSNBC]

Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the White House party crashers who went on to star in The Real Housewives of D.C., are being sued for stiffing a client on their Virgina wine tour.
[Hollywood Gossip]

An Amish 17-year-old in upstate New York was arrested for driving a buggy while holding an open can of beer, then leading police on a brief chase.
[Buffalo News]

Cupcake Vodka, the six-times distilled cupcake-flavored vodka, won Best Vodka of Show out of 28 brands at the 2011 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition.
[SF Chronicle]


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