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It would be hard not to notice the recent trend for alcohol-free wine and spirits. Overseas, entire stores dedicated to an alcohol-free drinking experience are popping up in major cities. Alcohol-free spirits are hitting the drinks list and non-alcoh...

Concessions at 12 beaches and public parks will be available over the summer, the Government announced today. Officials said proposals could be submitted for more than one location but that only one location would be awarded to each applicant. Anyo...

Designated drivers will be offered complimentary alcohol-free drinks on Friday nights this month in a bid to combat drink driving. The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it would offer free “zero proof cocktails” to customers at the Pickled Onion on F...

Wil Weber: 1941-2021 An engineer whose innovations transformed the island’s soft drinks industry has died. Wil Weber was 78. Mr Weber, who was born in Chicago, had a 55-year career in a family industry – his great-grandfather, Phillip Weber, mov...

A decision by soft drinks company Coca-Cola to transfer the Bermuda distribution rights for its portfolio of beverages will lead to job losses, the general manager of John Barritt and Son Ltd warned yesterday. Wholesale distributors Butterfield and V...

Ma’Layah Swan might be only five years old, but already she knows the importance of good marketing. As the co-owner of Zam’s Lemonade, she hands out business cards to whoever will take one, wherever she goes — birthday parties, the grocery store, wai...

May 4 was International Sauvignon Blanc Day. It was appropriate then, that on the following day, more than 50 producers of this wine from California, France and New Zealand gathered in the town of Kelseyville for a grand tasting. This community of ...

A proposed sugar tax could cause “painful price hikes”, a soft drinks producer warned yesterday. Bruce Barritt, general manager of John Barritt & Son, said higher costs faced by distributors would be passed along to customers and hit island producers...

Last week I discussed the Bermuda Government’s Sugar Tax Consultation Paper, which at best could be described as pseudo-consultation. Based on the comments I have received, a further consideration of the issues arising from sugar tax seems appropriat...

A proposed sugar tax should not concentrate on sodas, the head of an island soft drinks distributor said yesterday. Bruce Barritt, general manager of John Barritt & Son warned that a fresh tax on soft drinks could impact business and jobs. He said: ...

If you suspect that I am about to tell you how, during the American Revolution, patriot Paul Revere shouted this phrase and warned of the approach of British troops, I can assure you that I am sticking to a wine theme only. We have just landed Ridgev...

In 1305 a Frenchman was elected as Pope Clement V and decided to settle in Avignon, France rather than Rome. He built a new home, which of course became known as The New Chateau of the Pope, although the Romans had planted vineyards in this area many...