Virginia's one-of-a-kind Illegal Whiskey Unit -- a team of agents dedicated to busting up bootleg stills -- has fallen prey to state budget woes, leaving southwest Virginia's elusive moonshiners without a full-time, dedicated foe for the first time in decades.

The 1.5L cube is, Morris Zwick believes, the perfect size for selling his wine.

Local alcohol laws do not always look favorably on wineries sampling and selling their wares at farmers markets. Maryland restricts its 30 or so wineries to three special-event permits per county per year.

Some vineyards reported rain early in season; weather service says storms headed east, where harvest is still under way

There are 40 wineries in Tennessee and about 100 grape growers, with others getting on board.

Virginia winemakers are happy with the quality of their white grapes this season, but rainy days and cool May nights mean they have less fruit to work with and leave some vineyards scrambling.

The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee (WSWT) will partner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this fall on the 2009 "We Don't Serve Teens" campaign, a public awareness initiative aimed at curbing underage drinking.

The Food With Wine Coalition, representing the rights of Kentucky grocery stores, has renewed a proposal that grant the right to sell wine in grocery stores, the Bowling Green Daily News reports. This is the third such attempt by the group to win approval from state legislators.

The director of the N.C. Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement announced his sudden retirement Monday, eight days after reports that his agency bought all of its agents assault rifles and that two of the weapons had been stolen.

The retailers are trying one more time to pass legislation to allow the sale of wine in their stores

Study defines areas for improvement; state regulations to be evaluated

Tony Wolf, professor of horticulture, and Bruce Zoecklein, professor of food science and technology both in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, are recognized around the world for their research and outreach in the areas of viticulture and enology.

An effort to change state law so grocery stores can sell wine in wet and "moist" counties will probably come up again in the 2010 Kentucky legislature.

North Carolina consumers are about to feel another pinch in their wallets at the mall, the convenience store and most every retailer in between.

Some think a Fairfax County winery would preserve open space and boost tourism, others worry about traffic and drunken driving, and local officials say it would violate zoning laws.

Epcot kitchens turn up the heat for a global tasting experience worthy of every palate Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at the 14th annual Epcot International Food &Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. During the six-week, entertainment-packed event, park guests can taste fine cuisine and wines from the top "foodie" cities of the world.

Faculty from Greensboro's two public research universities teamed up to examine the growth of North Carolina's nascent grape and wine industry and ways the business side of the trade could be strengthened. Their results, published earlier this year, identified a burgeoning industry that's already making an impact on North Carolina's economy and has the potential to be a key crop as the trade develops and matures.

According to the official guidebook for the 2009 Epcot International Food and Wine festival, these once complimentary seminars are now going to cost a small fee in order to participate. The new cost of the seminars is now $8.

The St. Mary's County Farm Bureau wrote, "How can our growers compete if wine makers here are allowed to use no local product and buy much cheaper juice from outside the U.S.?"

A label on a Soledad wine that depicts a nude nymph flying across the night sky is too racy for Alabama's liquor control agency.