Howdy, folks! Welcome back to Booze In The News, where you’ll find the latest, funniest and most obscure newsworthy, alcohol-related bits all in one place.

1. As if the water pumping laws due to endangered salmon species weren’t enough, Northern California wineries now must face a new threat: European moths. Apparently, it is a very popular practice for California vintners to sneak over award-winning grape vine cuttings from France to propagate their own crops, despite its illegality. Theory has it that these non-native crop destroying moths were accidentally smuggled over with one of these illegal vine cuttings. More paranoid vintners suspect other wineries of doing it on purpose to stymie their competition.

2. If police burst down your door, yelled at you and handcuffed you naked in an attempted drug raid only to admit later that they had the wrong guy, what kind of apology would you expect? For a family in England, the police thought it fitting to give them a bottle bottle of  Pilsner Urquell and some pink flowers.  What kind of justice is that?! They could have at least given the family a twelve pack.

3. From the Olympics to the… Cuervogames? Jose Cuervo is launching a sort of American Gladiator for people with a passion for Tequila. Events include such challenges as an “Agave Air Walk,” “The Tumbler,” and of course culminating with a “Cocktail Mix-Off.” Figuring out why these events require the skill of former Olympic athletes and “well known celebrities” the Jose Cuervo press release promises is the real challenge.