Blog: Leading Indian Producers making the Best Wines
January 18 : In the absence of any advertising for wine promotion, Indian producers are leaning heavily on the PR agencies which have gone berserk in using superlatives like the leading producers, making best or outstanding wines, that do not make long term impact on the marketing unless they focus on better quality. ‘Vinsura Vineyard is |
Want to get heady? Ask for a Sicilian
Jan 19: Sicilians have been known to hawk bulk wine but that has been changing with the emphasis now shifting to high quality wines some of which will be available for guided tasting at Masterclasses being conducted in four cities from 21-24 January by a Master of Wine from London and a group of producers led by Diego Planeta, the |
ITC Sommelier Gets Champagne Scholarship
Jan 21: Kathiravan Govindaraj, a Sommelier at the ITC Hotels’ Sheraton Park Hotel, Chennai, has been awarded the Champagne Scholarship India, based on the selection process started in the last quarter of 2012 for which the final result was recently declared. The scholarship affords him an opportunity to travel to the Champagne |
Passing By: Michel Négrier of DBR Lafite
Jan 21: Michel Négrier, Export Director for the markets outside Europe, of DBR Lafite was in India last week on his way to Thailand for promotion of wines from France, Chile and Argentina in the portfolio of the celebrity wine family from Bordeaux known for the First Growth Chateau Lafite. Subhash Arora had exclusive dinner with him at the |
St. Emilion Producers continue Legal Battle
Jan 17: The official classification of St. Emilion which was last updated in 2006 is under fire once again with three producers, Château Croque-Michotte, Château La Tour du Pin Figeac and Château Corbin-Michotte taking the matter to courts, unhappy with the decision of Classification . Château Croque-Michotte, Château La Tour du Pin |
Red Wine may counter ill effects of Red Meats
Jan 15: A study by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered that drinking red wine with red meat can actually prevent the build-up of cholesterol in the body, adding this could be the reason why red wine has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease. The scientists found that after eating red or dark |
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