Pop! Prosecco explosion at Italian reservoir leaves drinkers wine-ing (VIDEO)

Sparkling wine lovers have declared a day of mourning after video footage emerged showing 30 thousand liters of prosecco being unceremoniously wasted after a tank exploded at an Italian reservoir. The tragic spillage was filmed on Tuesday in Conegliano Veneto, in the province of Treviso, after the pressurized tank exploded because it was overfilled by […]

Comeback of the cuppa: New generation of tea drinkers trigger sales surge

Sales of tea from grocery stores and supermarkets – as opposed to cafes – rose 3.5 per cent to more than £640million in the past year.  Meanwhile, spending on coffee, malt drinks and hot chocolate fell.  The figures show that a taste for a better quality cuppa is fuelling this sales surge.  According to trade […]

Cheers to good health? Heavy drinkers more likely to live to 85 without dementia, study says

The secret to a long, healthy life may come from a wine bottle instead of a pill bottle, according to a new study which found that moderate to heavy drinkers are more likely to live to the age of 85 without developing dementia. Although drinking multiple alcoholic beverages most nights of the week isn’t typically […]

Beer drinkers face 5p RISE in cost of a pint after increase in pub business rates

The rise in the rate, which is set to happen from the beginning of April, is believed to effect more than 17,000 pubs across the UK, according to business rent and rates specialists, CVS.  One pub in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire faces a 19 per cent increase in its business rates.  The British Beer and Pub Association […]