Dry January

London-based Portman Group calls on government for “Low & No Alcohol Consultation”

The Portman Group is urging the UK government to do more to encourage the uptake of low & no alcohol drinks and launch a consultation on low-alcohol descriptors. The consultation would seek views on updating the terminology around the various ways in which products below 1.2% abv are marketed. The alcohol marketing regulator hopes to […]

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French Super Chef Alain Ducasse Reduces Wine Prices to Discourage “Dry January”

Internationally famed French Chef Alain Ducasse declares war on the “Dry January” trend.  At the beginning of January, Chef Ducasse was “horrified” to see New York diners drinking iced tea at lunch and not wine. Shortly thereafter he launched an initiative to entice patrons of his restaurants to drink wine during the first month of

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