Feature: Paradise in Puglia…and Kids are Welcome
The port town of Brindisi in the south eastern Italian province of Puglia organised the first Negroamaro Wine Festival last week in collaboration with the international wine competition ‘Selezione del Sindaco’, where the visitors including kids of all ages enjoyed the paradise-like atmosphere with music, wines of the region and food, wri |
Wine Travels: Barolo and Barbaresco- Burgundy of Piemonte
Barolo and Barbaresco- two majestic Italian DOCG wines coming from two appellations barely 20 kms apart, have a lot of similarity with the Burgundy region, including the single varietal, price, terroir and micro-climates along with their penchant to highlight the historical vineyard, writes Subhash Arora who was at the Nebbiolo |
Vinoble 2010: A Curtain Raiser
In less than a week, the Alcázar of Jerez in South Spain opens its doors from the 30th May until the 2nd June for the seventh time to global visitors who love the Noble sweet and fortified wines, at the specialised show-Vinoble, to be organised by The Wine Academy of Spain and promises several first-time tastings and seminars while co |
Bordeaux Shines at Hong Kong Vinexpo
Vinexpo Hong Kong, the Asian avatar of the Bordeaux based biennial wine expo, opened yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention Center, featuring 840 exhibitors from 32 countries focusing on the most promising markets of Hong Kong and China. The continuing love affair of Bordeaux with these two markets continues with a fifth of |
Wine & Health: Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research
Boston University Medical School in the US has joined hands with ‘Alcohol in Moderation’ in the UK to establish the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research, with a group of scientists and medics who carry out research related to the health effects of alcohol, and includes specialists in related health areas like epide |
Government May Thaw on FDI Issue for Retail
India's government may make its first tentative steps to opening up the organised retail sector to foreign companies, a reform seen as dealing with massive supply bottlenecks that have kept inflation stubbornly high, among speculation that it may issue a discussion paper on further opening up retail, currently restricted to whole |
