With the wider application of plastic PET bottle in beverage and wine packaging, the quality of soft drinks, soda, wine and many other products depends more on the quality of their packages.

) May 1, 2009 -- In a remarkable example of early adopter brand loyalty and genuine good-heartedness, Brava-Italia and Sexy-Italia energy drinks from Italy have been appearing in on-campus refrigerators at video-sharing powerhouse YouTube. These unique drinks are reportedly being consumed almost as fast as the refrigerators are being stocked.

) May 6, 2009 -- The Oldest career web site for the alcohol industry continues bringing together employers and job seekers with listings, news, company features and the only specific alcohol industry resume database. You can now include Alcohol Industry Forum to the list. WineandSpiritsJobs.com is a career site that specializes in the alcohol industry's three-tier system of suppliers, distributors, and retailers.

) July 30, 2009 -- Jolt OS, a leading iPhone application developer, today announced the 50 percent off summer sale of Flip 'N Drink™, a premier lifestyle application for the iPhone, offering hundreds of the highest quality cocktail recipes in a format that is easy to view, navigate and digest. Quality is key to Flip 'N Drink, from the design and ingenuity of the interface, to the artfully photographed cocktails and the "cocktailian conversations." All recipes have been hand selected and tested by Gary and Mardee Regan, authors of The Joy of Mixology and The Bartender's Best Friend and hosts of ArdentSpirits.com.

The NYC Wine Report (http://www.NYCWineReport.com), a trusted voice in the international wine community for unbiased wine reviews and a local source for what wines to buy, how much to pay, and where to get them in NYC, announces the launch of the New York City Wine Club in partnership with Yorkshire Wines and Spirits. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2794184.htm

Holographic communications agency activ8-3D is celebrating the success of their latest 3D-event with world soft drinks leader, Coca-Cola.

Holographic communications agency activ8-3D is celebrating the success of their latest 3D-event with world soft drinks leader, Coca-Cola.

) September 17, 2008 -- Wine Searcher, www.wine-searcher.com, participated in the International Wine Challenge Awards evening in London on 3rd September where over 850 guests attended to applaud the winners of the prestigious wine awards.

The International Wine Challenge launched 25 years ago is the world's largest wine competition. Held annually, it attracts entries from over 40 countries and this year had over 40,000 bottles of wine submitted for blind tasting.

) October 1, 2008 -- Today Neutrino Solutions, Inc., a company specializing in community and catalog software development, officially launches a content rich, social networking project called Barmano. Barmano is dedicated to bar and drinking culture, answering the who, what, when and where of the bar world. From friends living down the street to world travelers, they can find a place to share and discover new bars and drinks.

Barmano has a version in Spanish, French and German to help bridge the cultural gap and provide more depth of reviews and information from bar-goers, beer lovers and cocktail enthusiasts.

) May 14, 2009 -- Bar Exchange aims to be the largest free, online social networking and global exchange for bar professionals & young people wishing to move around the world and be pre-qualified to work in pubs, clubs & bars, hotels, restaurants & events.

Bar Exchange, a place to find work, recruit staff and make friends in the bar industry.

) June 16, 2009 -- Drawing upon expert industry knowledge and a wealth of technical experience, just-food has specifically aimed the new jobs board at food professionals and industry recruiters around the world.

With hundreds of food jobs online, candidates are able to search via keyword, country, sector and salary range. Users can create a profile to ensure they are notified when new positions that match their criteria are posted. Candidate shortlists and applications are manageable via account areas to keep track of all positions of interest.

CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been selected to design, develop and implement a new worldwide supply chain management solution for Diageo, the world's leading premium alcoholic drinks company that includes brands such as Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Smirnoff. The 4.5-year agreement has an estimated value of $7 million.

) November 25, 2008 -- Adon Kumar, the General Manager of Wine Searcher, www.wine-searcher.com, presented the results of the Online Mystery Shopping Study at the International Wine Clubs Association Conference in Vienna earlier this month.

A sample of 50 online wine retailers in the USA, UK and Europe were Mystery Shopped twice over an elapsed period of one month. The purpose of the study was to assess and benchmark a broad sample of online retailers and track retailer performance against online best practices. The study covered Wine Website design, E-commerce facility and retailer responsiveness to the mystery shoppers' requests for products and services.

) April 17, 2009 -- Premier provider of mobile "lifestyle" solutions, Drync, LLC today announced the release of a Free version of Drync-Wine, simplifying the way people research, remember, share, and purchase wine using their mobile device. Built initially for the iPhone, Drync-Wine is the only mobile wine application that scours multiple databases of nearly a million wine listings in real time to identify the exact wine you are drinking. Perfect for the wine novice and connoisseur alike, Drync-Wine delivers expert reviews, ratings, descriptions, and pricing. Users may snap a photo of the label, save the wine to their own virtual wine cellar, add their own tasting notes, and even purchase the wine all from their mobile phone.

) June 15, 2009 -- Hello Vino takes the difficulty out of buying wine by delivering personalized recommendations to a iPhone or iPod Touch.

Hello Vino - Free iPhone/iTouch Application

The free app, available through iTunes, selects the perfect type of wine to go with a meal or occasion, or to give as a gift. Wine shoppers need only install the app, and answer a few simple questions to get a specific wine recommendation. Hello Vino offers beginning wine consumers an easy way to make an educated wine purchase both in the store and at a restaurant.

) November 7, 2008 -- GetThemIn today announces the launch of its debut Facebook application (http://apps.facebook.com/getthemin) that allows people to buy each other real beer, wine or other alcoholic drinks for the first time ever.

GetThemIn Facebook Application Screenshot

Leading industry publication to provide wine reviews, scores to Snooth's expanding database (PRWeb Mar 31, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2281234.htm

) December 17, 2008 -- Cargo, the independent fashion trade show and shopping event, is back for its 2nd installment. This time, the two-day event will feature lifestyle pop-up shops from some of the industry's hottest brands. Open to the general public, apparel, footwear and accessories brands will now be able to sell wholesale to retailers as well as have the opportunity to sell discounted inventory directly to consumers.

Cargo's Shopper's Delight

) September 18, 2008 -- What better occasion to enjoy a delicious bottle of wine than during a romantic dinner? Wine lovers who log into their CorkSavvy.com online accounts within the next two days are automatically entered to win a romantic dinner for two at the Union Square Café in New York City.

Union Square Café, located in Manhattan's East side, is renowned for its outstanding wine list. The American eatery was twice awarded The New York Times' three-star rating and also earned Zagat Survey's #1 ranking as New York's Most Popular Restaurant for an unprecedented eight years.

) November 19, 2008 -- CorkSavvy (www.corksavvy.com), the website where wine lovers get savvy, just launched a Wine Journal and Virtual Bottle Rack for Facebook. With CorkSavvy for Facebook, users can share notes on wines they've tasted or purchased with anyone across their social network.

Never Forget That Delicious Wine

) May 27, 2009 -- Vinfolio today released current performance indicators for the global wine auction market updated through April, 2009. Wineprices.com Fine Wine Indexes indicate that prices continue to climb, as all indexes are up year-to-date (YTD). Specifically, each of the three indexes representing the most heavily traded fine wines are posting double-digit increases YTD, despite still being down 25% to 30% from 12 months ago. All signs indicate that this upward trend will continue in the coming months.

) October 28, 2008 -- Wine Enthusiast Magazine has rated Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça "Very Good (85-89) Recommended." This is the highest rating Wine Enthusiast Magazine has ever awarded to any cachaça. We are very proud of this rating.

Rio Joe's Silver Cachaça continues to receive high ratings and awards from nationally and internationally recognized wine and spirits magazines, raters and competitions.

) October 6, 2009 -- CorkSavvy.com, a leading web site that offers educational resources and interactive tools to help users get savvy about wine, announces the launch today of a "White Label" E-Cellar--a free, customizable version of CorkSavvy's popular virtual wine cellar tool that allows users to quickly catalog and organize wines that they own, like, or wish to buy.

E-Cellar & Wine Journal

) April 22, 2009 -- Fast cars invade wine country, including a rare, black Enzo Ferrari. Exotic car enthusiasts will meet at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma on May 3, for "Drive for a Cure" to raise awareness about epilepsy. Car lovers can see these incredible vehicles and stay for the Ferrari Challenge Race Event.

There are only nine black Enzo Ferraris in the world. Go to www.VinoPrimo.com to get a look at this fantastic car from every angle.

) May 20, 2009 -- Vinfolio, the foremost fine wine and collector services company, today announced the launch of the first phase of the Vinfolio Marketplace, a fine wine online marketplace for buying and selling the aggregated contents of privately owned cellars. The Vinfolio Marketplace integrates Vinfolio's cutting-edge wine store with VinCellar, its innovative online cellar management application, enabling access to the $500+ million in wine managed by VinCellar users. The ability to offer hundreds of thousands of unique items for sale positions the Vinfolio Marketplace to quickly become the world's largest fine wine marketplace.

) February 25, 2009 -- ClassicWines.com unveiled a significant upgrade to its popular wine search web site. Dubbed ClassicWines 2.0 the new site brings social networking and community tools to ClassicWines, the leading online wine search engine and Internet guide for wine, and brings new meaning to company's slogan of "Drink. Learn. Share."

"People with a desire to learn and experiment with wine now have a new place to gather, interact and meet with people who are passionate about wine and wine lifestyles," explained Mark Shay, Founder of ClassicWines.com. "The goal of this upgrade was to help our audience learn from each other, not just the experts."

) June 24, 2009 -- Wine Searcher, www.wine-searcher.com, released its API in partnership with two leading wine information and technology providers, CellarTracker and Cor.kz. This solution allows a combined user base of over 700,000 users to locate and price their favorite wines from anywhere and at anytime.

Wine Searcher, the world's biggest and most used wine search engine attracts over 9 million visitors to its website each year. In 2008, users made 32 million searches on its database of 3.7 million wine offers and viewed 55 million pages of wine information.

) September 10, 2009 -- The free online BAC calculator is completely free to use and distribute. Unlike other online BAC calculators that are available, this one can be added to any website or webpage on the Internet in order to reach the widest possible audience.

FREE BAC Calculator

) February 23, 2009 -- Wine Guardian® wine cellar cooling units are commercial grade climate control systems designed specifically for high-end residential wine cellars, institutional wine rooms, restaurants and commercial storage facilities.

) November 20, 2008 --
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a free, totally paperless electronic coupon service, offers ten ways to
save serious money on Thanksgiving dinner this year.

) December 23, 2008 -- Celebrate the launch and cocktail premiere of the Little Black Dress Club!

) October 9, 2008 -- The Miami International Wine Fair is one of the largest wine fairs in America, expected to attract over 7,000 industry professionals and wine aficionados who will have the opportunity to taste nearly 1,200 wines from 15 countries encompassing 65,000 square feet of exhibit space. Scheduled for October 25 through 27, 2008 the Miami International Wine Fair ranks among the top five wine shows in the country and attracts a growing national trade audience in addition to Florida-based consumer and trade influencers.

) December 16, 2008 -- Marketing Matters With M7 is a top-rated podcast for marketing professionals. For 2 years, Lisa Orrell, the President of M7 Inc., an award-winning marketing agency in Silicon Valley, has hosted it. And her latest interview is with Steve Cecil, a 20-year company and product-naming expert. In this new episode, they discuss the importance of naming to build a successful brand, and Steve answers what companies need to be aware of when creating a new company or product name.

) October 28, 2008 -- A different kind of wine website made its official debut this month. Vino Primo, or www.VinoPrimo.com, is the "Everyday Wine Lover's Guide to the Vino Lifestyle."
Vino Primo doesn't sell wine. Instead, this new electronic magazine helps casual wine lovers navigate the sometimes complicated and intimidating world of wine with fun and humorous information. This e-zine rarely talks about how many points a wine scored at a particular competition. But it gives readers the inside scoop on everything fun about wine. Vino Primo tells readers about the "wine rules" on occasion, but also encourages readers to break those rules at every opportunity.

) May 21, 2009 -- Vinfolio, a fine wine and collector services company and CellarTracker, the largest wine cellar inventory management tool, announced plans to integrate CellarTracker with Vinfolio's recently announced Vinfolio Marketplace, a fine wine online marketplace for buying and selling the aggregated contents of privately owned cellars. The addition of CellarTracker as a source for wine in the Marketplace to VinCellar, Vinfolio's online cellar management application, brings together over 135,000 users with more than 12 million bottles at an estimated value over $2 billion.

) September 16, 2009 --The First Mission Bay Wine Festival celebrates ripe bacciferous fruits of the fall. Excellent wines, unique and wonderful foods, and intimate jazz will consume the gracious rim of Mission Bay. The Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa hosts this exquisite autumn afternoon on Saturday, September 26th.

Mission Bay Wine Event Flyer

) August 7, 2009 -- Jet Set Games™, Inc., today announced the availability of Who's Buying™, the first multiplayer game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that decides who pays for dinner, drinks, or anything else that requires someone to cough up some cash.

Who's Buying features three multiplayer games of skill and chance that test players' reflexes and hand-eye-coordination. Two of the games support up to four people, making Who's Buying the first game for the iPhone and iPod Touch to allow four people playing simultaneously on a single device.

Dalas-based Grape Ranch agrees to a deal with The Wine Frog of Fort Worth to distribute its popular Frozen Rose wine beverage throughout Texas.

) November 3, 2009 -- The founders of Top Wines are wine lovers who have worked with the Australian wineries for many years and have decided to share their connections and expertise with Australian wine industry and enthusiasts via their new website. In addition to providing wines from many smaller family-owned vineyards which are only available in limited quantities and rarely through traditional channels, Top Wines arranges for special value pricing.

According to Chris F, Marketing Manager,
"We recognised an opportunity in the market to provide an online winery tour experience. Many people like to visit the wineries and its region to experience new wines from passionate boutique winemakers who lovingly care and handcraft beautiful wines."