WWS ‘12: Indie-Ruski Boy-oh-Boy
December 03: While we feel straitjacketed with bureaucratic, archaic and frequently frustrating wine procedures in India, we might find solace in knowing that Russia, one of the BRIC countries, is no less in following irrational and retrograde steps as the participants in the recent World Wine Symposium (WWS) in Villa d’Este heard tw |
Passing By: Charlotte Read of NZ Villa Maria
December 01: Charlotte Read, Shanghai-based Export Manager-Asia and Middle East for Villa Maria, the biggest family run winery in New Zealand was here this week on her annual pilgrimage to India to meet the trade when she met Subhash Arora for a chat and shared her views about the winery, their wines and the market.Based in Sha |
Taste of Tuscany and a Roman Experience
December 01: Like a fine wine Tuscany can offer an excitement that makes any wine and food lover want to go back, as did our guest writer Bhavna Bahl who was drawn to Tuscany again and re-visited three wineries-Col d’Orcia, Tenuta Torciano and Poggio Amorelli with a stop-over at the Gambero Rosso’s 3 Forchette2013 in Rome Our |
Gaja, Regal Italians Stars of HK Auction
December 03: For the first time Gaja wines will join hosts of other regal Italian stars like Solaia, Sassicaia and Ornellaia and lead the Auction of Acker, Merrall and Condit and in Hong Kong this week, making it the most diverse auction in the history of the leading auctioneer in Hong Kong, that will have a majority of wines from other part |
Making Restaurant Wine Lists
December 04: Restaurant Wine Lists are an important component of any wine programme and are as important to promote wine and add to the bottom line of a restaurant as they are important to give a better understanding of wine to the consumer, writes Niladri Dhar who asserts that any restaurant which claims to be
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French Wine Consumption hits a Record Low
December 05: Even as the Bordeaux Classified Growths struggle to match their wines with Indian cuisine and ride a wave of French red wine popularity in China despite their poor food-wine match, the latest national survey shows they are drinking water, coke and juices with their own cuisine, bringing down the average per capita consum |
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