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Say Sante to Soccer With Delhi Wine Club, Hyatt Regency & Olive

The Anheuser-Busch Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California may keep pitching for beer's superiority (see the news item and our comment), but Indian Wine Academy and Delhi Wine Club President Subhash Arora wishes to go down in history as the first human being to mix  ... more

Natural Corks Still Popular in US, But Screw Caps Gain Ground

Natural corks remain the most popular and frequently used closure; and while synthetic closures and technical corks are the most widely used alternatives, screw caps continue to make healthy inroads, according to the Wine Business Monthly's 2006 Closure Survey.  ... more

Beer Healthier Than Wine, Says Anheuser-Busch Professor

A beer specialist has told food scientists that a swift ale is a better choice than fermented grape juice for health-conscious booze hounds, reports The Register. At the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting, Professor Charles Bamforth said: "Beer, if you looked at it holistically,  ... more

India's Top Fuel Retailer Plans to Tap Retail Market Boom

Indian Oil Corp, the state-owned Fortune 500 oil company, plans to tap the mall rush. Lured by the footfalls at retail hubs, it plans to set up petrol pumps at multiplexes and hypermarkets to improve its auto fuel sales,  ... more

It's Chemistry! Experts Discuss How to Perfect Wine's Nose

America's leading nose experts, conferring at the Sacramento Convention Centre, are formulating new ways to manipulate wine lovers, right down to their brain cells. As these top wine researchers, who have gathered ... more

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