Imported Wine Sales hit Delhi Excise Roadblock
After a poor December month due to a mishap leaving the city in a somber mood, the sales were limping back into the buoyant season but wine sales in Delhi have hit a sudden roadblock as the new excise procedure effective February 15 has shut down supply of imported wines with Indian wines also in a dilemma, and though the  |
Chianti Classico Collection ’13: Wake Up Call from the Black Rooster
After years of stunted growth due to the declining Italian market and the price hit from the export markets, the Consorzio of Chianti Classico has decided to catch the bull by the horn and announced measures to improve the image and establish its superiority over the cheaper cousin Chianti docg and improve market share, writes Subhash |
Feature: Zonin, Barboursville Virginia and Jefferson
Casa Vinícola Zonin, the family wine company headquartered in Gambellara in the Veneto Region, has nine states in nine regions of Italy but not much is known about the estate bought in 1976 by the visionary president, Gianni Zonin in Barboursville Virginia and showcased by John Salvi MW after his recent visit that was combined |
Book Review: Tom Hyland looks Beyond Barolo and Brunello
Written by an American journalist, wine traveler and taster Tom Hyland of Chicago, his book, ‘Beyond Barolo and Brunello’ released on February 15, is a personal insight into over 550 wines produced by 492 wine makers across all the 20 regions of Italy, looking not only at the two most popular wines but a whole range of daily drinking and |
Study finds harmful Residues in 90% French Wines
A French study testing 300 French wines has found that 90% of the wines had harmful pesticide residues left from the chemical treatment of vines, although the levels were below the threshold of toxicity, suggesting more such studies and perhaps sending a recommendatory message favouring drinking organic and biodynamic wines though |
Wine and Health: Red Wine may help Hearing Loss
It may be years before the message reaches out to the deaf ears of our politicians, bureaucrats and decision makers in India about the advantages of wine for health when drunk in moderation but a recent study interestingly suggests that resveratrol found in red wines also has the potential to protect against hearing loss and cognitive decli |
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