Beverages News

Sun, Feb 05 2012 at 4:31 PM EST

Study demonstrates the potential benefits of decaffeinated coffee for both preventing and treating the mental decline caused by Type 2 diabetes.

Cutting-edge cocktails light up New York

Sun, Feb 05 2012 at 9:04 AM EST

Despite the appearance of 'gimmicks', a new bar in New York uses science and technology to craft delicious drinks.

South Korea's 'farmer' wine to hit U.S.

Sun, Feb 05 2012 at 8:59 AM EST

Makgeolli has benefited from a government effort to raise the profile of South Korea's culinary culture.

Weekend reads: Jars, jars and more jars

Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 9:25 AM EST

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Consider organic beer for Super Bowl Sunday

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 11:50 AM EST

Sustainable breweries serving up a wide variety of organic beers are becoming more popular. You can have your suds with less negative impact on the environment.

Eau Good: A striking addition to the reusable water bottle market

Tue, Jan 31 2012 at 7:34 PM EST

Perennial New York International Gift Fair favorite black + blum debuts Eau Good, a reusable water bottle with a cork topper that's design proudly displays, instead of hides, an activated carbon filter.

Drinking black tea may cut blood pressure

Wed, Jan 25 2012 at 4:42 PM EST

While black tea consumption only has a minimal impact on drinkers, scientists say every little bit of assistance can help.

Several countries allow fungicide found in U.S. orange juice

Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 5:18 PM EST

Here are some facts about carbendazim, which is illegal for citrus in the U.S. but is used in other countries for crops infected with fungal diseases.

Starbucks to expand selling wine, beer in U.S.

Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 4:27 PM EST

The new beverage offerings are part of a larger rebranding process the company is engaging.

Use purified water for a cleaner coffee maker

Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 2:12 PM EST

Cleaning the coffee maker has gotten a lot easier since I switched to purified water.

Raise a glass to this book about bargain wines

Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 12:06 PM EST

George Taber's latest wine book champions the $10 bottle and defends the 'drink what you want' mantra with anecdotal evidence and science.

Dublin Dr Pepper is no more

Wed, Jan 18 2012 at 7:03 PM EST

After more than 100 years, Dr Pepper Bottling Co. stopped making its signature drink as part of an agreement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which sued the 40-person company over trademark and territory issues.

Hiber-Nation '12: Tea time

Mon, Jan 16 2012 at 11:58 AM EST

It's time to kick your soothing hot beverage-making operations into high gear with the help of senses-awakening, wintertime blues-busting tea paraphernalia.

How to roast your own coffee beans

Thu, Jan 12 2012 at 5:02 PM EST

Here's a way to save money while getting your coffee exactly how you like it.

Wam! Bam! Cuppow! Lid transforms glass jars into travel mugs

Wed, Jan 11 2012 at 2:13 PM EST

Have a couple of surplus Mason jars on your hands but officially feeling canned out? Try transforming 'em into reusable travel mugs and 'drink like a boss' with the recyclable, BPA-free Cuppow lid.

N.J. wine shipping bill close to becoming law

Wed, Jan 11 2012 at 9:38 AM EST

Governor Christie has said he’ll sign a direct shipping bill into law, and the state will become the 39th in the nation to allow wine to be delivered to consumers' doors.

1 in 6 adults goes on drinking binges

Tue, Jan 10 2012 at 4:46 PM EST

Binge drinking increases car crashes, violence, and suicides and causes half of the 80,000 annual deaths in the U.S. attributed to excess drinking.

New drug may keep you sober no matter how much you've had to drink

Tue, Jan 10 2012 at 2:18 AM EST

Chinese tree extract has long been used as a hangover cure. Now it is being turned into a 'sobriety pill' that could cure alcoholism.

What's in that OJ? Tropicana is sued

Mon, Jan 09 2012 at 5:47 PM EST

A woman is suing Tropicana claiming it is squeezing consumers by touting the best-selling juice as '100% pure and natural' when it's not.

Does one alcohol consumption guideline fit all?

Mon, Jan 09 2012 at 4:27 PM EST

There's a lot of expert information out there about how much alcohol is good (or not good) for you. How do you determine your personal intake?