'Man With A Mission': Singapore Oenophile's High Praise for Arora |
On his widely read Web site, www.happyvines.com, Singapore's leading oenophile and a Vinitaly veteran, Remie Law , recounts his experience of judging the wine show's much-awaited competition and meeting a host of interesting personalities, including IWA President, Subhash Arora ... more |
Aussie Wines Edge Out Italians in American Market |
There's more good news for Australian wines. For the first time, they have edged out their Italian competition from the top spot in the US market, after growing by 13.7%, reports the news agency AGI, quoting figures released for January 2006 by the Italian Food & Wine Institute. ... more |
Bordeaux 2005 Matches Up to Hyperbole: The Times |
The much-hyped and heralded 2005 Bordeaux vintage was launched this month, and, for once, the wine matched up to the hyperbole, reports Jan MacQuitty of The Times , UK. . Better than the much-fancied 2000 millennium vintage, and in the same league as the other great ... more |
Real Estate Giant DLF Plans 100 Hotels in 5-10 Years |
As the real estate behemoth and mall developer, DLF, prepares to float an IPO, a director of the company has revealed that it will develop more than 100 hotels with 25,000 rooms in the next five to ten years.
Shakti Singh said in an interview with... more |
Organised Retail Accounts For 1% of Food Business: E&Y |
Just 50 hypermarkets are being operated in India by four or five large retailers, but with as many as 67 cities with populations of half-a-million or more, Ernst & Young expects this retail format to expand in a big way in the next four to five years, reports... more |
London Company to Host Wine Tasting at Homes |
A London-based company is cashing in on a booming new trend - private wine-tasting parties for well-heeled wine-geeks, reports Adam Lechmere in www.decanter.com.
Taste-In, which bills itself as "a completely new way to entertain and impress at home... more |
Service in Delhi Better Than in France: Maureen Kerleau |
"After all, ducks do swim in water," writes Maureen Kerleau after her return to Paris, sharing her impressions of the April 17 Delhi Wine Club dinner at Ploof, New Delhi. Kerleau was responding, tongue firmly in cheek, to some members questioning the presence of duck on the menu of a seafood restaurant.... more |