Tag: Wine
Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
TURNER, Ore. — The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields...
Bubbly supply halted after Moscow says champagne is Russian
MOSCOW — For most aficionados, a sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from the region of France with that name...
States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification
Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a...
Washington’s ‘joints for jabs’ vaccine program falling flat
SEATTLE — It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a...
German military to ship surplus beer back from Afghanistan
BERLIN — The German military says it has found a solution for an unusual logistics problem its troops in Afghanistan face: a glut of...
Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag
LONDON — The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric.
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Win giant Gallo close to $400 million center in S. Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will likely soon tweak its liquor laws to allow the biggest winemaker in the United States to spend $400...
Cosmic mouthful: Tasters savor fine wine that orbited earth
BORDEAUX, France — It tastes like rose petals. It smells like a campfire. It glistens with a burnt-orange hue. What is it? A 5,000-euro...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine calls for peaceful protests after polls
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is calling for peaceful protests in the aftermath of presidential elections, charging that electoral authorities are...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine calls for peaceful protests after polls
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is calling for peaceful protests in the aftermath of presidential elections, charging that electoral authorities are...