Wine Travels: L’amore di Amarone della Valpolicella
The Ante Prima Tasting organised by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella for Amarone 2006 confirmed that though it may not be the best vintage of the decade, the wine is still the king in Veneto, writes Subhash Arora who tasted over a hundred wines from the area which sells more of Valpolicella but basks in the glory of the growin |
Nature may help end Great Grape Glut
The grape glut that the farmers of Maharashtra and Karnataka suffered last year due to recession and over production may not be a headache this year due to the Downy Mildew hitting hard most of the growing areas suffering heavy un-seasonal rains last November and wiping off a significant portion, writes Subhash Arora.Almost every |
UB Pioneering Promos in Home State
Bangalore-based UB group is planning several pro-active steps to market its wine in the state of Karnataka where they are treated as outsiders. They are helping entrepreneurs to set up wine bars and wine boutiques including one of their own to be opened during the next couple of weeks, writes Subhash Arora There is a cafeter |
We Recommend: aI love the Saturday Wine Club
Ai Restaurant, part of the Olive restaurant chain has started the Saturday Wine Club which offers 4 wines with Japanese snacks at a price of Rs. 950 +taxes, making it a fabulous opportunity for the younger clients to taste and enjoy wine . Subhash Arora highly recommends it for wine-lovers of any age. AD and his team are known for |
Possible Cure for Alcohol Intolerance
Researchers have discovered a compound that can repair a defective alcohol metabolism enzyme, a discovery published last month on the online edition of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, suggesting the possibility of treatment for those affected by the inactive enzyme.If you experience flushed cheeks, nausea and ra |
Bulli No. 1 to Take Sabbatical
Chef Ferran Adriá, Spanish master of the art of molecular gastronomy who re-defined the culinary art has announced plans to shut down his highest rated Michelin 3-starred restaurant El Bulli, near Barcelona for two years in 2012 and 2013.Revealing at a press conference last week at the Madrid Fusion, the Mecca of food shows, held in Ma |