Bagged or boxed? Wine targets green shoppers
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Set the dining table, light some candles and crack open a nice bag of wine.
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Eighty-five percent of users responding to a recent survey said environmental factors are important in planning IT operations, but only one quarter said they have written "green" initiatives into their company's purchasing processes. Meanwhile, critics of "green IT" say if vendors can sell by making their products appeal to that "feel-good" aspect of the market, then they know they'll get money out of it.
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People are spending more on ethical products - such as organic food -  than on beer and cigarettes, a report shows.
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Eco-friendly shopping may be fashionable, but critics argue it wonât reduce global warming.
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Consumers require more advice on how to choose ecologically sound products, a report claims.
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It's amazing what kind of items can be advertised as "green" these days: a grocery-delivery service, a projection HDTV and a home-automation system, to name a few recently pitched to me.
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MILWAUKEE - Betty Ann Fischer has been old enough to buy liquor for more than 50 years. So she was a little surprised when a grocery store clerk asked to see her identification before selling her a bottle of wine.
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Martha Stewart is at it again. The lifestyle guru is adding wine to a brand empire that already includes everything from towels and wall clocks to patio furniture and houses.
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The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is. In Japan, robots are doing it.
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Spanish scientists find that drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk. Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela found that the tannins and
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Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria. Scientists in Turkey have discovered that these leftovers, or pomace, are effective against a range of bugs.
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Supermarkets must do more to help customers make environmentally-friendly choices, a consumer group says.
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Waitrose launches a green packaging initiative to cut down use of damaging plastic containers.
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Wine lovers may look askance at once-a-year bubbly drinkers, grumble about âamateur nightâ and get ready to uncork that special bottle.
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So far, supermarket chains have pumped $2.8 million into their campaign for more licenses to sell wine, while package stores, liquor wholesalers, and beer distributors have raised $857,000 to defeat the plan at the polls in November.
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As with so many other businesses, wine stores are turning to computers to help keep track of new varietals and vintages.
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A new technique to preserve grapes for mass-market wine may prevent the drink causing allergies, a study says.