Two new studies show a link between caffeine consumption and Alzheimer’s disease

Two new studies released just today show a link between caffeine consumption and the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers in Florida found that a daily dose of 500 milligrams of caffeine helped to reverse memory issues in mice. That's the equivalent of five 8 ounce cups of coffee. Click…

ByAboutBeveragesJuly 5, 20090Comments

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A Cold Brew, Anyone?

Hello everyone! I hope that you are all doing well and hopefully are somewhere relaxing and enjoying the evening, perhaps with a wine for summer fare (with or without the fare). If wine is not your choice this evening, then it might be a cold beer. If it is a cold beer,…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 24, 20090Comments

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On The Horizon…

Good evening, everyone! We have just put the finishing touches on our listeners choice podcast, "Wines For Warm Weather Fare," and want you to know that it will be available for your listening pleasure on Tuesday, June 23rd. In case you would like to imbibe along with us, the wines that…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 19, 20090Comments

News Wine

There is something to be said for savoring a nice glass of red wine…

I know, I know another article about the benefits of red wine. Well this one had a little something that stuck out from all the rest. It has some interesting information about how sipping and savoring a glass of red wine may allow you to gain more of the health benefits. Click…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 18, 20090Comments

Beer News

Beer and pizza for the men and women overseas

This is a story about an organization called Pizzas 4 Patriots who are dedicated to providing gifts from home to service men and women overseas. They will be sending pizzas to the troops for the upcoming holiday. In addition, MillerCoors will be sending 4,000 cases each of Miller Lite and…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 18, 20090Comments

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And The Winner Is…….

The poll results for the "Listener's Choice" podcast are in and the topic of our next podcast will be "Wines for Warm Weather Fare." The complete final results are listed below. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. Just remember that even if your choice did not win, these are…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 3, 20090Comments

News Vodka

If I had a nickle for everytime I said this… “I would enjoy Vodka more if it only had a hint of bacon.”

Sometimes the planets just align for great ideas to happen. Like the following article about a premium flavored vodka with just a touch of bacon. They even have a recipe section on their website to get your creative juices flowing. The first link is to an article about the new beverage…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 1, 20090Comments

News Tequila

Nectar of the Mayan Gods…. I’m talking about tequila of course!

An interesting article that adds an additional footnote to our episode 3 and 4 podcasts. It contains some more sipping tequila information along with an interesting legend about where the first blue agave plant grew. You should take notice that one of the people in the legend shares a name with…

ByAboutBeveragesJune 1, 20090Comments

Health News Tea

Green tea helping in the battle against leukaemia

Here is an interesting article about some research being done by a team led by Neil Kay at the Mayo Clinic. The team is working on killing leukamia cells with epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) an antioxidant found in green tea. The second link is just some general information about EGCG and green tea. …

ByAboutBeveragesMay 31, 20090Comments

News Wine

Despite the economy consumers aren’t buying less wine, just cheaper ones

Here's an article from the Chicago Sun Times about wines sales. Even though the economy has been difficult, wine sales by volume are up over last year. On the other hand wine sales decreased slightly showing that consumers still want their glass of wine but are looking for more value. They…

ByAboutBeveragesMay 20, 20090Comments

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