No. 552 : : May 22, 2013

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Wine and Passion in the Marche Region
Ethos Watches
Blog: On Wine getting better with Age
May 22 : During the recent promo of their new film, Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, the heroine Deepika Padukone talked about her past amorous relationship with her co-star Ranbir Kapoor and compared her relationship with wine since it gets better with age. But perhaps she is not aware that only FINE wines get better with age and even as these wines are maturing in the bottle, they remain closed for a few years before opening up again. Padukone vouched for

We Recommend: De Casta Rose by Torres
May 22: With the scorching heat hitting practically every corner of India, here is De Casta Rose -a pink Spanish wine from Torres that is refreshing when chilled and may be enjoyed with a variety of snacks and vegetarian foods without burning a hole in your pocket and at Rs.900 with some conditions applicable, is well worth the money, recommends Subhash Arora. This is a real treat for Rose lovers. Made from 65% Garnacha (Grenache) and 35% Cariñena

CMB 2013: Record Ratings for Rosés from Roussillon & Mancha
May 20: The results of Concours Mondial Bruxelles held in Bratislava on 10-12 May were declared last Friday with 2408 wines out of a total 8200 wines awarded medals but it was a consistent medal-winning score of all the Rosé wines in two different flights from Castilla la Mancha and Languedoc Roussillon Corbieres in his panel that was a record ratings for him, says Subhash Arora a regular judge who avers that the wines from these areas would

Fratelli wins First Real Medal at IWC London
May 20: Although Indian wines have been ‘Commended’ increasingly for the last five years at the International Wine Challenge at London, this is the first time that an Indian wine has won a ‘real’ medal by winning a Bronze for their Chenin Blanc 2012. It also leads the pack with three more 'Commended’ wines, the same honour being shared by Sula and a surprise entrant from Bangalore-based Alpine Winery for one wine each. If the Olympics had a

Selezione Internazionale Vini di Pesce: Nothing Fishy about it
May 21: Selezione Internazionale Vini da Pesce-International Competition of Wines for Fish, is a young international wine competition dedicated to wines suitable for fish and sea food, organised in the Marche region known for excellent fresh fish and sea cuisine, writes Subhash Arora who was invited as an international judge and feels it is a well-oiled, proficiently run boutique competition, quite relevant for wine and sea-food lovers. When I was invited

Muted Participation by India at London Show
There has been muted participation by the Indian wineries at the 3-day London International Wine Fair that concluded today with Indian Grape Processing Board not taking part this year but APEDA reportedly setting up its stand for food and beverages including wine and convincing four wineries to join, with none of the top wineries participating this time. Wineries participating through their wines are Fratelli, Mercury, Krsma and Luca.

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