May13
Wine May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Several studies have shown that moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. But is wine the cause, and what specifically in the wine? Two new studies suggest wine does play a role and that chemicals in the grapes may help.
Apr15
Be on the lookout for the new Bacardi Flavor.
CDI will be launching this exciting new Bacardi Flavor next Friday.
Experience a new realm of flavor with BACARDI® TORCHED CHERRY™ Flavored Rum. Barbados cherries and torched plant aloe are fused together to create this bold flavor that mixes with all your classic favorites.
BACARDI® TORCHED CHERRY™ & COCA-COLA®
Enliven your COCA-COLA® with the new, exotic taste of TORCHED CHERRY™.
BACARDI® TORCHED CHERRY™ TORCHADE
Take your lemonade up a notch with the smooth, bold taste of TORCHED CHERRY™.
ENJOY OUR PRODUCTS RESPONSIBLY. www.bacardi.com
Apr15
The Rating Game by Greg Altieri
I hark back to a cartoon I read over twenty years ago – First frame shows a customer tasting a certain wine in a wine shop…customer exclaims, “This is awful!” Second frame: store person says “The Wine Speculator rated it 90 points”. Customer says “I’ll take a case”.
Never has a picture spoken truer words and little did that cartoonist know how strongly prophetic that piece would be twenty years later. The specter of the wine rating still exists and more than ever wields far too much influence and further numbs the individual’s ability to exercise his/her own judgment. Taking it a step further, its 1984 (George Orwell) all over again; forget about the freedom to make decisions and the freedom to form impressions based on one’s individual development of sensory faculties.
The great aspect of this business, however, is that usually there are no right or wrong answers – just opinions. We’re playing a subjective game; we all should keep that perspective. The gray area (read: individual preference) should far surpass the black and white (the arbiter of taste), yet I keep hearing the horror stories.
