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Blog: I’d Rather be WET
There is a spate of WSET courses being offered in India now but I had considered the possibility of doing the Advance Certificate and Diploma to meet the future demand for wine education six years ago but decided against it since they involved spirits tasting as well. As a wine-only person, I refused to do or conduct the courses- I’d rather it  |
Two US Biggies Divesting Wine Portfolios
Global meltdown with a glut of wine and pressure on prices has made two of the big US-based corporations decide to divest their wine portfolios, with Constellation Brands planning to get rid bulk of its non US wineries and Brown-Forman Corp placing the wine business for sales, putting a question mark on the marketing plans of some |
Passing By: Roberto Rosato Bava from Barolo
Roberto Bava, owner of the Piemontese winery Bava, known as much for his Barolo as his passion for chocolates and music was in India recently for four days to launch a Rosato (Rosé) wine made primarily from Nebbiolo grapes, exclusively for the Indian market through his importer FineWinesnMore of Mumbai, writes Subhash Arora |
Study: Richer and Older Brits Drink More
The annual Health Survey for England has released a study the results of which might be difficult to digest by the Indian alcohol consumers: more affluent professionals as also older Brits exceed the recommended daily levels of alcohol consumption than those earning less, presumably as they can financially afford to drink more, with |
Wine Taster Jailed for Killing under Influence
A San Francisco woman learned the hard way about driving under influence (DUI) of alcohol when a fun day of wine tasting at Sonoma Wine Country in July ended in the death of two people and injuring several others and she was awarded prison sentence of 44 months last week. Our California correspondent Rishi Vohra reports, explorin |
Study Predicts Skewed Growth of Hotel Industry
Dec 17: The research conducted by a leading independent global property consultancy recently indicates that the demand for hotel rooms per day in India will grow at a CAGR of 10.3% during 2010- 2013 but the supply will grow at an annual growth rate of 15% implying more supply than demand and pressure on the occupancy rates, ex |
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