Indian Wine Promotion in Canadian Capital
March 12 : Indian wines are part of the wine and biryani tasting at the Brand India Expo 2012 being held in Ottawa for 2 days on March 13-14 by the High Commissioner of India in the Canadian Capital but one is not sure that the venue is the perfect spot for wine promotion or if there would be any direct impact on exports since the wine purchases are mostly controlled by the powerful Monopolies in Toronto and |
Indian Wines Confirm their Success at Prowein
March 10 : Although fewer Indian wineries participated in Germany’s annual Wine Fair held in Düsseldorf from 4th to 6th March, interest was as keen as ever, a proof for those having taken part for the second year running, that the more people become familiar with your wines, the deeper their interest, writes Maureen Kerleau, a regular visitor to the Show. Indian wines have now become an accepted feature of the |
Bangalore International Wine Festival goes Official
March 12 : International Wine Festival 2012 held in Bangalore last week was organised by Karnataka Wine Board, making it perhaps first such official event held by a governmental agency giving it an extra dimension of importance and a rare, if not the first such step taken forward by the government to recognize and cooperate with the growth of wine culture in the country, writes Sidd Banerji who travelled from |
Napa Valley Vintners: Coming Together Napa Style
March 09 : Napa Wines are considered among the best in the world today but a lot of credit to their popularity goes to the promotional and educational activities undertaken by the producers who formed their own association, Napa Valley Vintners which collects funds for its expenses through Annual Barrel Auction which fetched them a record $ 3.1 million last month, writes Subhash Arora who attended this event of |
Vinisud 2012: Tips for Sommeliers from Top Sommelier
March 09 : The taste of what’s in the glass may be only what matters to sommeliers but there are other additional factors that are relevant, according to the World’s Best Sommelier 2010, Gerard Basset MW as he shared while conducting a Master Class on ‘Varieties of the Mediterranean’ including an exclusive tasting of 12 Mediterranean wines at Vinisud 2012 held last month in Montpellier, writes Subhash Arora who |
Days of Wine and Wealth over for Indonesian
March 09 : Print media in America is full of the story about Rudy Kurniawan, the young Indonesian millionaire residing in California who was once known as one of the world's upcoming collectors and dealers of rare wines, being arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday with charges of trying to cheat wealthy buyers with stocks of more than $1.3 million worth of counterfeit wine. "Mr. Kurniawan's days of wine and wealth are |
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