Blog: A Tale of Two Universities
October 29 : A few years ago, at a private function at one of the dorms of IIT Delhi, we were not allowed to serve wine whereas in a public concert on the lawns of a college in Great Noida across Delhi, not only was a vodka brand advertised freely but it was served openly and practically pushed down the throats of the special invitees who |
We Recommend: Dogajolo Duo from Tuscany
October 29: Rarely do I come across wines with the same label where both of them are not only delicious but affordable and great VFM (value-for-money) wines and thus recommendable. Dogajolo Toscano Rosso, a young Super Tuscan and Dogajolo Toscano Bianco are a beautiful pair of wines that a couple may not be able to stop |
Tuscany Tops Wine Travel Destination Choice
October 22: Tuscany has been voted not only as Europe’s best but also World’s Best Wine Destination by the Travellers’ Choice Wine Destinations awards 2012 announced by the global travel company, Trip Advisor naming Sonoma county as the best wine destination of the US and Hunter Valley the best destination in the South Pacific.
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Bordeaux Bubble Bursts in Wine Auctions
October 25: As expected by experts, the Prices of Bordeaux wines have fallen significantly, with the global auction market for fine wines expected to shrink to about $400 million this year after crossing $500 million in 2011 and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, one of the five First Growths of Bordeaux, a hot favourite of the Chinese |
Rats! Moderate Wine Drinking might be Harmful
October 26: Most studies on wine have indicated that two glasses every day are good for cardio health, but a new study by researchers from Rutgers University in New Jersey claim that even moderate drinking can decrease the production of adult brain cells by as much as 40 per cent and there is anyway a fine line between moderate |
Sauvignoir: New Zesty Red Wine from White Grape in New Zealand
October 27: Peter Yealands, founder owner of the Marlborough based Yealands Estate has introduced an interesting red wine named Sauvignoir by using a blend of over 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% of Chilean grape variety Teinturier having dark red colour flesh, that gives the light red coloured wine its vibrancy, ostensibly with an eye on |
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