As the founder of the Vine Club LLC, a subscription wine company supporting black winemakers and a former owner of two wine and beer shops, Benita Johnson isn’t afraid to say that her wine drinking experience started in college with Raspberry and Peach Riunite. But fast forward, after a career in accounting, this mother of three and trailblazing sommelier has turned her life over to a business in the wine industry—a sector that generated $219.9 billion in 2017.
Two sections of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) that were dropped from the 2017 federal tax reform law were subsequently added to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, signed into law by President Trump on February 9, 2018.
PITTSBURGH – Who is Gifford Pinchot? Chances are, even the folks who whiz through the $2,000 questions on “Jeopardy” would be stumped by that.
JAMAICA, Vt. (AP) More than 50 teenagers from New Jersey are in trouble in Vermont, where state police say troopers broke up a party involving a "vast quantity" of alcohol.
The American wine industry generated almost $220 billion for the US economy last year, with sales of wine in the country increasing at an almost uniform annual rate.
A lot of us drink. Too many of us drink a lot. Worldwide, each person 15 years and older consumes 13.5 grams of pure alcohol per day, according to the World Health Organization. Considering that nearly half of the world doesn’t drink at all, that leaves the other half drinking up their share.
Substance abuse researcher Jason Kilmer of the University of Washington presented a talk on Monday explaining the social, physical and psychological effects of substance abuse. The talk was titled “Beer Goggles to Blackouts: The Science of Substance Use.”
Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with a range of health issues including weight gain and obesity. These are risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and certain cancers.
My roommate and I could use help understanding the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Her older brother back in New Jersey is apparently struggling with drinking problems. This is according to her mom.
The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board canceled the license of Tacoma’s first marijuana retailer at noon Wednesday because of a $1.4 million delinquent tax bill.