Fine Wines from EU may get Cheaper Next Year
Nov 26 : If one were to believe the recent reports in a group of national dailies, the government of India has softened its stand and is perhaps ready to reduce duties on high end wines, spirits and cars shipped from the countries in the European Union, but in no case is it a certainty when the next round takes place in February next year  |
WWS: Taste of Sicilian Etna Mountain in the Bottle
Nov 23 : Sicily has different terroir with the active volcano Mount Etna giving unique properties and local grapes that make interesting and age-worthy wines, according to Giuseppe Benanti one of Etna’s top producers who claimed at the recently concluded World Wine Symposium in Italy that it has the potential to become the Burgundy . |
Chile Wine Festival 2011: Cono Sur for the Connoisseur
Nov 26 : Cono Sur, a subsidiary of Concha y Toro and the second largest export of Chilean wines recently tied up with Sula Selections as the sole distributor in India for its wines. During the Chilean Wine Festival 2011 held in Delhi and Mumbai, the wines were tasted both in Delhi and Mumbai where they were launched with the Ambass |
Passing By : Thomas Webb of South African Thelema
Nov 23 : Thomas Webb, General manager and son of Gyles Webb who founded the highly awarded Thelema Mountain Vineyards with his wife Barbara in 1983 in Stellenbosch, one of the rich wine regions of South Africa, was in India recently and their importer, Wine Park organised press tastings in Mumbai and Delhi last week. |
Virginia Governor Promotes Wines in India
Nov 22 : It may be unthinkable in India to imagine Governor of Maharashtra and Goa, Shri K Sankaranarayanan Maharashtra and Goa or his counterpart in Karnataka , the second biggest wine producing region in India, Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj to go to the USA to promote wines from their States, but the Governor of Virginia, Bob McDon |
Champagne at Half Price- London to Delhi
Nov 26 : It is that time of the year when the Brits can smile and pick up their stocks of Champagne at half price at as low as £ 12 including the import tax and VAT at their favourite supermarket, but it is also interesting to find Laurent Perrier Brut Champagne by the glass with dinner at half price at the Hyatt Regency in Delhi making it wort |
