Blog: Mum’s Not the Word
It was surprising to see Mumm champagne being served in tiny coupes rather than the flutes and tulips at the Bastille Day celebrations at the French Embassy in Delhi on Thursday but I would have kept mum except that it was also the last day for our friend Jean Leviol, Senior Trade Counsellor at the Embassy who was leaving after six ye |
Wine and Spirits Delay EU FTA with India
After a barrage of print media giving high hopes for the EU to sign FTA with India thus reducing duties on imported wines and spirits from EU, it has resigned to the reality that the Free Trade Agreement between the two in the final stage is now being delayed because of the issue of lowering of duties on wines & spirits and cars, with India |
Maha Grape Shortage Expected in Two Years
If one believes Jagdish Holkar, President of All India Wine Producers Association, there is going to be a grape shortage in two years when the existing wine overstock is exhausted because of constrained production, since half the farmers uprooted their vines last year when they were unable to sell their grapes, writes Subhash Arora |
We Recommend: Schlumberger "S" at Olive Beach on Thursdays
The Wine Bar at Olive Beach is continuing with its Thursday Specials, offering 30% discounts on special wines by the glass in the evening with a limited but complimentary snacks though they seemed to have backtracked on the hot snacks being served initially, writes Subhash Arora who made a random visit and found th |
Global Perspectives: Climate Change may Impact Napa Wines
According to a study conducted by researchers at the Stanford University in California, there could be 50% less land suitable for cultivating premium wine grapes in high-value areas of Northern California even as some cooler parts of Oregon and Washington state would become correspondingly better for growing grapes, with divergent view |
Wine Health: Indian Cardiologist Validates Wine Benefits
As if to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ‘French Paradox’ on the American television, a leading Indian Cardiologist based in Delhi has confirmed and validated what has been said for the last twenty years since a programme was telecast in 1990 in the US, that wine in moderation and Mediterranean diet keep the heart in good |