Vintners Try Out New Wine Pouch

Slashfood has reported that Indulge Wines, a California company, is now selling wine in a pouch. Each pouch equals two 750mL wine bottles, and apparently, it's eco-friendly. Fewer fossil fuels are needed to transport the product in a pouch versus in a bottle, and the wine is drinkable up to 30 days after opening.

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Who's Second To Coke? Diet Coke, Of Course

According to Chicago Breaking Business, Diet Coke has officially unseated Pepsi as the No. 2 soda behind Coca-Cola. This is a huge blow to Pepsi in the Cola Wars, as Pepsi and Coke been fighting each other for the "king of cola" title for years.

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Alcohol In Moderation May Prevent Heart Disease

According to BBC News, moderate drinkers may experience between a 14 and 25 percent decrease in their risk for heart disease, compared with non-drinkers. However, before you decide to tip the bottle, experts say this is not a reason to start drinking. Scientists say that the same results can be achieved by leading an active lifestyle and eating healthy.

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Has Coca-Cola's Recipe Been Leaked?

An episode of NPR's This American Life claims it may have found the original recipe for Coca-Cola. Where has it been hiding all this time? In a 1979 newspaper, of course.

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Reminiscing About Retro Sodas

Do you remember Crystal Pepsi? How about the horrors of Coke II? Urlesque remembers 16 sodas that you will never be able to drink again. Growing up in the 90s, I remember Surge very well. I also remember Orbitz, which tasted awful, but I couldn't help loving those little lava lamp orbs.

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Starbucks' Trenta Holds An Entire Bottle Of Wine

Remember Starbucks' new 31-ounce Trenta size? It can hold an entire bottle of wine, according to this video.

Amish Smuggle Illegal Milk

According to The Daily, many Amish and Mennonite dairy farmers are making Prohibition-style milk runs to sell raw milk illegally across state lines. Raw milk smugglers could face police raids, fines and even jail time.

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What Did Celtics Drink 2,550 Years Ago? Beer, Of Course!

According to Wired, early Celtic rulers in Germany celebrated with beer flavored with mugwort, carrot seed and henbane. Some say archaeological find could inspire some "extreme brewers" to create a modern version of the ancient drink. Would you try it?

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Starbucks Introduces Super-Sized Drinks

According to Reuters, Starbucks is introducing a new 31 oz. cup for iced beverages, naming the new size "Trenta." While the serving size may seem like a bit much, the company maintains that unsweetened beverages in the new size will be 90 calories or fewer, and sweetened beverages in the size will not contain more than 230 calories.

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Tainted Wine Scandal Hits China

According to AFP, six people have been detained, wineries have been shut down and bottles have been pulled after it was discovered that some wine in China contained chemical additives. Reports indicate that some wines were doctored and then falsely marketed as famous brand name wines.

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Robotic Tea Pluckers

The food industry is becoming more automated everyday, and now it looks like our tea is being robotically harvested. According to this Daily Nation article, a research institute found that tea plucking and pruning machines reduced costs by 80 percent compared to their human counterparts.

Mozart Bananas

It seems l ike food producers are always looking for new ways to increase product quality, and here's a really interesting one: playing classical music. According to The Japan Times, a Japanese fruit company is using Mozart's music to ripen it's bananas. I have no idea if this actually works, but apparently it's selling well. And it's not only fruit companies who are "going bananas" for the classics. A Japanese sake brewing company is using Mozart during the brewing process.