Michelangelo- International Wine Awards of South Africa
Asking an Italian about Michelangelo would perhaps invite a scorn and a frown but in South Africa it has a different connotation, where the 14th Michelangelo International Awards wine competition is underway in Stellenbosch, writes Subhash Arora who has been invited as one of the international judges. Founded by a PR person with no |
Chile: Koyle- Iconic Wines in Making
Named after a native Chilean plant, this new premium winery from Colchagua Valley is sure to become iconic before the end of the coming decade, believes Subhash Arora who met the winemaker Cristóbal Undurraga and shared the vision and vine growing philosophy of the Undurragas and tasted the limited range of wines they currently |
Wine Health: Women Advised to Switch from Beer to Wine
Although it may not significantly affect the 150m case beer market in India, women may like to consider the results of the study which concludes that women who drink beer regularly seem to have a higher risk of developing psoriasis, though the researchers concede that the connection does not apply to light beer or wines or |
Chardonnay Cheater of Australia Sentenced
The recent judgment pronounced in the case of a Riverland wine company and its managing director where both have been fined more than A$351,000 for falsely selling Sultanas as Chardonnay grapes should send warning bells to the lawmakers in India that they need to move fast to regulate the industry to prevent such frauds in the
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Poles may Show India the Way
Indian drinkers are considered to be rigid, hard core liquor drinkers but a new research into the drinking habits of Poles by CBOS, a consumer research company, finding that 21 per cent of drinkers chose wine while only 17 per cent opted for the national drink vodka, implies that there is a possibility that a small percentage of Indian liquor dr
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CWG to Boost Wrong Tourism for Wine
Less than two months before the scheduled Commonwealth Games, the tourist hot-spots of North India like Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and parts of Jammu and Punjab are heavily booked due to the holidays announced by the local government, according to Assocham, but the Delhi hoteliers have reported much lower room bookings fro |