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Forget candy bars or soda. In Pennsylvania, new vending machines may start dispensing wine as early as this month. It's a controversial move in a state that has long restricted the sale of bottles of wine and spirits to state-owned stores.

Have you ever wondered why sometimes your server looks slightly annoyed when you tell them you're having water with your meal? Or that she is more worried about the level in your wine glass than you? Or why many restaurants went to free re-fills on soda a few years back without batting an eye?...

Americans can now buy a bottle of wine out of a vending machine as if it were a Coke or a bag of Cheetos. No surprise how that's playing in France, the self-styled wine capital of the world and a place not known for its tolerance of bourgeois enterprise. Well, the French are not only turning their...

Prince Robert of Luxembourg is a rebel of sorts. His Domaine Clarence Dillon produces four of the best-known wines in the world, and now he is attempting to expand his business by making more affordable wine on a larger scale.

Starbucks is exploring new ways to bring coffee lovers back, from selling CDs and instant coffee to offering free WiFi. And now, in what may be its most daring attempt yet, it's getting into wine and what it's calling "coffee theater."

The nickel wine sale at Bev Mo just started! Hundreds of wines (263 to be exact) are just a nickel when you buy a first bottle of the same wine. Confused? The first bottle is the regular price, the second bottle of the same wine is $.05. Join its free ClubBev! membership program to get the deal....

Wine enthusiasts have launched an all-out war on legislation under consideration in Washington, D.C., to limit their direct access to wineries' offerings. The goal of HR5034 is ostensibly to allow states to control whether alcohol -- including wine -- can be shipped into or out of state, and to...

Resveratrol, a substance found in red wine, could slow age-related disease and extend patients' life spans. But GlaxoSmithKline has suspended a trial of a resveratrol drug as a result of safety concerns.

Unemployment remains at 9.7% but there are signs that the job market is improving slowly. In March, the economy added 162,000 positions. Job search engine Indeed.com found that for the first time in 2010, there were fewer than 10 people per job posting in major metro areas like Washington, D.C.,...

To a vintner, the letter's opening paragraph could not have been more chilling: "You have received this letter because we determined that your business operation will be impacted by the State Quarantine for European Grapevine Moth." The insect that sucks grapes dry had made its way to California's...