We Recommend: Piper Heidsieck Rosé Brut at Delhi Airport
August 23: Piper Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage NV Brut Champagne being sold at the Delhi Airport at a special discounted price of $ 37.50 a bottle is an excellent offer from Remy Cointreau at the Duty Free shop and gives a rare opportunity to taste or gift a wine currently not available anywhere in India, writes Subhash Arora who picked  |
Mondial du Pinot Noir: Tasting Pinots in Switzerland
August 23: There were over 1300 samples submitted at the 14th edition of Mondial du Pinot Noir international wine competition held between August 19-21 at Sierre, the Swiss Capital of Wine, located in the biggest Swiss wine region of Valais and the base for several ski resorts including the famous Crans Montana, writes Subhash Arora |
Passing By : Sebastien Papin of Billecart- Salmon Champagne
August 24: Sebastien Papin, the Singapore-based Brand Ambassador for Asia/Pacific for the medium sized family owned Champagne Billecart- Salmon was in Delhi last week with Vishal Kadakia of The Wine Park , Mumbai to meet potential customers when Subhash Arora had a brief chat with him at Hotel Shangri-la and tasted two |
Pizza Huts gets upgraded by introducing Wine
August 23: After a successful pilot run, Pizza Hut, the traditional quick service restaurant (QSR) chain, owned by America's Yum Restaurants is in the process of upgrading itself to a casual dining restaurant in India by adding wine and beer to its menu in Delhi and Bangaluru where it had tied up first with wines from Four Seaso |
Wine & Health: Drink Wine and Lose Weight
August 24: Sugar content in alcohol has long been considered to add body weight with a review of earlier studies finding no clear link but a new research at Navarra University in Spain suggests that while heavy drinkers put on fat, moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine may protect against rather than promote weight gain. Academic |
Wines of South Africa: Human Rights Study Questioned
August 24: An investigation by Human Rights finding the living conditions of South African wine and fruit farms dismal and dangerous with their earnings being among the lowest in the country, has been challenged by WOSA and several representatives who question the basis for the selection of interviewees and lack of independently verifi |
Roman Wine Jars Discovered in Ship Wreck
August 24: A statement from the Florida-based RPM Nautical Foundation has announced that a US archaeological mission in collaboration with Albania has found the well-preserved wreck of a Roman cargo ship off Albania’s coast, complete with some 300 wine amphoras, dating back to 1st century BC..The 30-yard long wreck |
