Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

New Study Highlights Problem of ‘Second Hand Drinking’

Second-hand smoke, breathed in by someone other than the smoker, has been shown to cause health issues.  So now anti-alcohol advocates are seizing on that concept to demonize bev/al.

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Jack Daniel’s Host Firefighters at Chase Rice Concert

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, which combines the legendary Old No. 7 whiskey with a fiery cinnamon liqueur, has partnered

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Moet Hennessy USA to Move Corporate HQ to 7 World Trade Center

Moët Hennessy USA has signed a 15-year, 82,000-square-foot lease on the 35th and 36th floors of 7 World Trade Center. Moët

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Atlas Brew Works to Release a Sustainable Beer

The Washington, D.C., brewery’s latest sustainable limited release is Ugly & Stoned. The tart, aromatic, and deep flavored beer was

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Charlie Barra, Mendocino Vintner, Dies at 92

We interviewed him several years ago.  Here’s our story: The year was 1942.  Pearl Harbor had been attacked just a few

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DISCUS to Host Tasting of Spirits from 100 Craft Distillers

The event will be at the National Press Club in Washington on July 23, from 6-8 p.m.  In addition to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., the American Craft Spirits Association is also

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