Blog: Of Petrol Aromas and Pee Flavours
August 06: At a recent lunch in Austria with a couple of Masters of Wine among others, the issue whether petrol aromas in Riesling was a quality or defect came up. A well known Rhone producer had just introduced his Alsace wines and made a comment that the much described petrol aromas and flavours in an aged Riesling was in fact a wine fault. There are many such descriptions in Tasting Notes which coul  |
Delhi Excise Issues Licenses for Imported Wines
August 10: Just as the hotels and restaurants had started getting dried up one after another, the Delhi Excise loosened their grip and released the first lot of excise licenses for imported wines for the current year 2011-12 but standing firm on charging the annual license fee of Rs.600, 000 for an effective period of at best seven months and a half, with no one daring to openly protest against injustice due the governme |
We Recommend: Gaja Dagromis at The Oberoi Gurgaon
August 08: If you love to drink the best of Italian wines and travel only first class but don’t mind paying for the economy or using your ‘free miles’, head for the new ‘The Oberoi Gurgaon’ where one of the top end Barolos- Dagromis from the legendry Angelo Gaja is listed for only Rs, 4500 ($100) and I have been assured that the prices won’t be increased for a while, writes Subhash Arora. While having lunch at the 361 Res |
Incredible India Wines in Switzerland
August 09: Most Indians do not realise that Switzerland too makes high quality wines but neither do Swiss know about the recent wine industry developments in India. Participation of wines from nine Indian wineries in the ongoing annual Festival in Geneva from August 5-14 will give the Swiss a chance to taste and learn about the Indian wines, thanks to an opportunity that fell into the lap of the Indian Grape Pro |
Countdown begins for WineFuture Hong Kong 2011
August 08: Three months from today wine celebrities, experts, connoisseurs and media personalities will congregate at the AsiaWorld Expo in Hong Kong to attend a 3-day global conference to discuss and assess the issues and challenges faced by the wine industry with the famous film Director and winemaker Francis Coppola as the Guest of Honour at the WineFuture Hong Kong 2011, to be held on November 6-8, |
Formula One to Serve Wine at Le Luxury Cafe
August 08: A few months after opening its luxury Café at the flagship outlet in April at the MGF Metropolitan Mall in Saket Delhi, the Creme Brew L’Otel Café owned by the Formula One Coffee Co. has announced addition of wine and beer to add to its 'Casual Luxury' feel and large menu options, according to a company announcement. Cremebrew L'Otel Café, named originally as Cremebrew Le Café says it has recen |
