Toast with Wine at Banquets, President told
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) With US President Barack Obama and Michelle the latest to be toasted with fruit juice at a grand state dinner in Rashtrapati Bhavan, a plea has been made to President Pratibha Patil to consider serving Indian wines, a "healthy beverage" whose medicinal properties have been well documented. In a letter to P  |
Sula Enterprise Valued at $100 million
Mumbai: Nashik Vintners Pvt. Ltd (NVPL), owner of Sula brand and majority- owned by Rajeev Samant, has touched the enterprise value of an astronomical $100 million, based on the divestiture of 15% stake in their existing stake by GEM India Advisors at $15 million to a Belgian based investment company Verlinvest SA which has €25 |
Wine & Food Feature: Fascinating Chile Wine n Food Evening
Chile has taken the lead by organizing a wine and food evening in which ten existing importers showcased about 50 wines from their current portfolio, reinforced with sea-food imported for the first time in Delhi, last Wednesday at Hotel Grand where around 250 invitees enjoyed the wines well past the announced closing time, Pisco is the |
Guest Article: Italy- Harvest Report ’10 for Piemonte and Tuscany
The 2010 vintage in Italy will be remembered among the least productive in terms of quantity and perhaps the sparsest but the overall quality is good, with scattered excellence here and there, writes Angelo Gaja giving insight into the provinces of Piedmont and Tuscany, taking example of his own premium wineries in Barbaresc |
World Vine Acreage Continues to Decline
Nov 10: The global area under vine has gone down by approximately seventy thousand hA, mainly as a result of the decrease in vineyards in the European Union (EU), as well as the reduction in the area under vine in the southern Hemisphere (except South America) and the US, according to a Press Release from the Paris-based OIV yes |
Austria ’10 to be More Expensive
Austrian wine lovers should get ready to pay more for the 2010 vintage, especially the white, since the Austrian 2010 harvest is expected to deliver one of the lowest yields in nearly 20 years; lower than the total normal wine consumption in Austria, thus putting immense pressure on the export quantity as well as resulting in an unusual price ri |
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