On Tuesday, January 30, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee voted 6 to 4 in favor of Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) better known as the ‘Brunch Bill’. The committee handles the licensing and regulating of Georgia’s utilities such as gas and electric as well as alcoholic beverages.
Two sweeping proposals introduced Tuesday seek a boost in state funding to fight substance abuse – including a constitutional amendment – but Republican resistance likely makes their passage a long shot.
The wine industry is entering a “golden age” thanks to young millennials who have adventurous tastes and prefer to invest in experiences over material goods, according to new research.
Nearly 90 percent of boys and almost 65 percent of Indian girls have admitted to drinking alcohol before the age of 18, according to a survey by NGO Community Against Drunk Driving (CADD) in collaboration with the Delhi Police and National Crime Records Bureau.
With a history dating back over three centuries, South Africa's world-renowned wine industry has long been the domain of generations of just a few elite white families. But the emergence of a crop of new black players such as winemaker and owner of Aslina Wines, Ntsiki Biyela, is changing the makeup of the industry that is among the world's top 10 wine producers.
When Tomas Josas and his business partner named their company "Prohibicija" (prohibition), little did he know that the irony would soon backfire.
A man who fell and hit his head after "drinking all night" was correctly refused travel insurance cover, an ombudsman has said. Yet, another man who slipped over in a nightclub's toilets after a drink while on holiday should have been covered.
In a bid to tap into the low-sugar market, Barcelona-based Vita Spirits is to launch a gluten-free vodka in the UK which it claims is the first designed to be mixed with water.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Despite decades of progress, alcohol-impaired driving remains the greatest single cause of motor vehicle deaths in the U.S., exceeding those from distracted driving and driving while under the influence of drugs.
LOGAN – Unless the legislature does something soon, the selection of 3.2 percent beer in Utah’s convenience and grocery stores could be dwindling. In fact, without legislative action Utah could soon become one of only two states that maintain the 3.2 percent beer mandate.