Delhi Excise Duties Finally Announced
June 08: The much awaited Delhi Excise Policy has been finally announced with duty slab rates as applicable on the wholesale prices, resulting in a marginal decrease in wines whereas duty on spirits has been increased, writes Subhash Arora. The im  |
Wine Travel: Austrian Wine : Klinger Scores 100 Points
June 10: Willi Klinger and his team at the Austrian Wine Marketing Board recently organised a trip for select journalists, sommeliers and importers, that was near perfect and if rated on the Parker scale, deserved 100 points for planning, execution and |
Star Interview : René Barbier- Prince of Priorat
June 10: If Angelo Gaja is the uncrowned Prince of Piedmont (Piemonte), Rene Barbier who owns Clos Mogador in Gratallops in Priorat, certainly deserves to be crowned as the Prince of Priorat (Priorato) as he has been able to bring the obscure region in |
Nebbiolo Prima: Barolo Outshines other Piemontese Wines
June 10: After a recession hit 2008-09 that brought down the sales of all Italian wines in 2009, the market looked up in 2010 and Barolo production made a jump of 36% , while there was an average increase of 17% according to the figures released by |
Aussies moving from Beer to Wine
June 10: A report claiming that beer drinking in Australia, long known as a beer drinking nation, coming down to the lowest per capita since 1947 with the wine consumption gradually increasing to an all time high, may be an indicator of the fut |
Back to the USA for Vinexpo
June 10: Amidst the latest buzz about Vinexpo, the Biennial international wine show being held in Bordeaux from 19th June comes a statement from the CEO Robert Beynat that the show would be back to the USA after a gap of 8 years, if held in |
