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| Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dies at 94 Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94. |
| Dairy farmers pamper cows to boost milk output When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all - a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds. |
| Some wine grape growers turning to dry farming methods Vineyard manager Steve Thomas grasps the trunk of a zinfandel vine, a redwood of the vineyard, gnarled with age and planted in the days when irrigation meant a barrel of water on a horse-drawn cart. |
| Chicago company recalls meat for E. coli concerns Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination. |
| 59 die drinking tainted liquor in India Locally brewed liquor apparently tainted with lethal chemicals killed at least 59 people in southern India over the weekend, police said Monday. |
| Prices soar for Memorial Day fixins' for barbecues Hamburgers and hot dogs? Check. Lighter fluid? Check. Beer? Check. More money? |
| Louisiana vineyard struggles for recognition Travel down the winding, two-lane road where oversize houses with names like "Beau Regard" or "Ville Belle" have become the biggest cash crop, and you will come to a little gravel lane leading to some of the last farm land left in an area once known for agriculture. |
| Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim food costs Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it's inexpensive. |
| South Korea asks US to limit beef imports South Korea's president suggested Tuesday that his country would seek to ban imports of U.S. beef from older cattle amid a public backlash against his government over fears of mad cow disease. |
| Ranchers prosper by ignoring factory-farm model It's been said that hot dogs - like laws - are something you never want to see being made. |
| McDonald's, others pull tomatoes over salmonella McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other U.S. chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak. |
| Salmonella a reminder to follow food safety tips A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been hospitalized as the government investigates the source of the tomatoes responsible for the illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Italy to check Brunello wine production standards Italy has set up a panel of experts to check if Brunello di Montalcino meets production standards, following an investigation into whether some of the wine might have been cut with other grape varieties, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday. |
| Old N.Y. wine region shifts to different vines A half-century ago, Vince Bedient spent his days chopping down trees for his father's sawmill, stealing time during harvest to haul farmers' grapes to a Welch's juice factory. |
| Beer makers increasingly turning to viral ads Anheuser-Busch is generating lots of buzz with an ad equal parts bawdy and hilarious, but you won't see it on television, and it barely mentions the beer it's advertising. |
| Chicago chef named nation's best at food 'Oscars' A Chicago chef known for his ethereal cooking - as well as the tongue cancer that nearly ended his life - was named the nation's top chef Sunday by the James Beard Foundation. |
| Kim Cattrall puts sex on the menu at food awards Is there anything sexier than food? |
| USDA papers: Burger recall followed riskier procedures While the Topps Meat Co. churned out millions of frozen hamburgers a month, beef ground one day was often stored and "reworked" with meat from another production cycle, government documents show. |
| Winners of the 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards The winners of the 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards include: |
| For about $500 a season, you can have own farmer Environmentalists recommend buying close to the farm. But actually buying the farm? |
| Foster's writes down wine assets; CEO resigns Foster's Group Ltd. said Tuesday its chief executive, Trevor O'Hoy, has resigned and the brewer and wine maker has written down the value of its global wine assets. |
| Bud fans weigh possible Belgian takeover More than any other beer, Budweiser is an American icon: Its Clydesdale horses are fixtures of Super Bowl ads, and even the label is red, white and blue, with an eagle swooping through the "A" for Anheuser-Busch. |
| Politicians oppose Belgian bid for Anheuser-Busch U.S. politicians are already protesting Belgian brewer InBev's unsolicited $46 billion bid to buy Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. and absorb the iconic brewery to create the world's fourth largest consumer products company. But it appears lawmakers have little leverage to stop the deal, which might ultimately be approved on antitrust grounds. |
| Lawmakers approve subpoenas over food testing Lawmakers voted to subpoena nine companies responsible for analyzing the most dangerous food entering the country as part of an investigation that gained more urgency with an outbreak of salmonella from tomatoes. |
| Politics an obstacle for InBev's Anheuser-Busch bid Belgian brewer InBev is offering a big payday to shareholders of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., but its bid to create the world's largest beer company is already facing a major obstacle - U.S. election-year politics. |
| Organic alcohol sparks new cocktail trend Call it hedonistic environmentalism. Or maybe just eco-conscious imbibing. Either way, those who want their dirty martini to be a little cleaner are increasingly pouring organic spirits into their glass. |
| Top dog: Rivalry between Kraft, Sara Lee heats up America's two largest hot dog makers are waging a wiener war as grills fire up this summer, hoping to win over customers and secure the No. 1 spot atop the stagnating frank market. |
| FDA still hunting source of salmonella in tomatoes Federal health officials haven't yet traced the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes but, amid an outcry from farmers, are clearing innocent crops as fast as possible. |
| Health officials crack down on unpasteurized milk Dairy owner Mark McAfee started selling raw milk in 2000, marketing it to customers who believe it contains beneficial microbes that treat everything from asthma to autism. |
| Taco Bell, Wendy's starting to use tomatoes again Two fast food companies are putting tomatoes back on the menu now that federal health officials have identified tomato crops that are safe from a salmonella scare. |
| New York can fine chains that don't post calories New York City is set to start fining chain restaurants that don't post calorie counts on their menus by next month. |
| Salmonella can ride water into tomatoes Pick a tomato in the blazing sun and plunge it straight into cold water. If that happened on the way to market, it might be contaminated. Too big of a temperature difference can make a tomato literally suck water inside the fruit through the scar where its stem used to be. If salmonella happens to be lurking on the skin, that's one way it can penetrate and, if the tomato isn't eaten right away, have time to multiply. |
| Tomato consumer tips With the outbreak from salmonella-tainted tomatoes in its fifth week, what's the latest consumer advice? |
| Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store. |
| EU official wants cheaper fruit and vegetables The European Union's farm chief called on Tuesday for the comeback of the curvy cucumber and other odd-shaped produce, part of proposals to ease market restrictions on fruit and vegetables amid rising food prices. |
| Thousands of peaches stolen from Japanese orchard Thousands of peaches popular as good luck gifts for newlyweds have been stolen from an orchard near Tokyo, police said Tuesday. About 5,000 of the so-called "hanayome," or "bride" peaches, disappeared from an orchard overnight at Ubaguchi just west of Tokyo, said Masaki Kanemaru, a police spokesman in Yamanashi prefecture (state). |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos. rejects InBev's $46B bid Anheuser-Busch Cos. rejected an unsolicited $46 billion purchase offer from InBev Thursday, just hours after the Belgian brewer appeared to set the stage for a hostile takeover bid. |
| Anheuser-Busch to quit selling alcoholic energy drinks Anheuser-Busch Cos. will quit selling caffeinated alcoholic drinks as part of a legal settlement, attorneys general for several states said Thursday. |
| 'Buns and Guns' fast food eatery opens in Beirut At the "Buns and Guns," the chefs wear military helmets, the food is wrapped in camouflage paper and the advertising slogan is "a sandwich can kill you." |
| South Korea lifts ban on US beef imports South Korea lifted its ban on U.S. beef imports Thursday and the government, paralyzed by weeks of tumultuous demonstrations, warned it would not tolerate further protests. |
| French winemakers protest to demand government aid Winemakers in southern France have burned two police cars and vandalized supermarkets during protests to demand government aid. |
| Wisconsin flooding may mean pricier organic foods Richard de Wilde was still reeling from the more than $600,000 in damage that last summer's flooding did to his organic vegetable farm when new storms swept through this month, dumping rocks, gravel and silt on some acres, washing away fences and contaminating fields with runoff. |
| Wine company Constellation Brands' profit jumps Constellation Brands Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 50 percent, lifted by price increases as well as strong sales of its new higher-margin wine brands such as Clos du Bois and Wild Horse. |
| Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation? |
| NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind. |
| Fast food chains ditch trans fats to meet NYC ban Fast food restaurants have been changing their recipes to adapt to New York City's trans fat ban. Here are some of the menu overhauls at major chains: |
| Bourbon producers see amber-colored future To Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity. |
| France risks losing wine production crown to Spain France will lose its spot as the world's largest wine producer to Spain unless it can shake some of its outmoded traditions and boost sales to younger drinkers and consumers overseas, the country's independent wine producers say. |
| Ben & Jerry's makes `Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road' Ben & Jerry's has done it again: Hoping to honor rocker Elton John before his first-ever Vermont performance, Vermont's crazy-cool confectioner has whipped up a flavor just for him - "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road." |
| Dolly destroys Texas cotton, sorghum crops Hurricane Dolly probably doomed South Texas's cotton and sorghum crops already damaged by heavy rains earlier in the summer. But analysts said the loss, while devastating for local producers, will have only a short-term effect on the markets. |
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