At Delhi Wine Club Dinner, Ploof Scored With Food, Not Service

Subhash Arora offers his presidential comments on April 17's DWC dinner, where the chatter was on wines from family-owned estates in France. The salmon salad and lobster bisque were memorable, but the service left much to be desired ... more

Sainsbury Buys Burgundy Vineyard to Make His Wine

Britain's Science Minister Lord Sainsbury of Turville, who was in New Delhi last month, has bought a vineyard in Burgundy and hired Jeremy Seysses, Domaine Dujac's producer, to make wine for his private consumption, reports www.decanter.com. In a deal valued at £300,000, ... more

Top Portuguese Wine Producer Switches to Caps

A top Portuguese wine maker has announced that he is switching from corks to aluminum bottle caps, causing alarm in the world's biggest cork-producing country. Miguel Champalimaud, owner of the Quinta do Cotto vineyard, said that some critics had even ... more

Market for Camel Milk Makes FAO See Dollar Signs

The future of camel milk is so bright that the FAO predicts the dairy product could appear one day on European supermarket shelves, reports Anthony Fletcher for the website www.foodnavigator.com But although demand from the Sahara to Mongolia is booming,... more

Fast Food Could Affect Protein Digestion, Say Spanish Scientists

Fast food consumption in teenagers could lead to a decrease in protein digestibility, according to a team of scientists at the Zaidin Experimental Station in Granada, Spain. They have linked fast food rich in 'Maillard reaction products' to a decrease in protein digestibility, says Anthony... more