No. 587 : : January 29, 2014

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Grover Zampa
IndSpirit 2014, 24th January 2014 at Crowne Plaza Today Gurgaon, India
Sula Vineyards
Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd.
Big Banyan, Premium Wines
Varietal & Reserve Wines
Fratelli Wines
Miraculous Growth expected for Grover Zampa
Jan 28: Post the merger of Grover Vineyards with Valle de Vin, Grover Zampa is set to record a miraculous year-on-year growth of 150% over 2012-13, according to the CEO Sumedh Singh Mandla and Kapil Grover, Director of the merged identity, that would catapult them back to the second spot this year, writes Subhash Arora who interacted with several senior management officials during his visit to the Great Grover Stomp last Saturday at their Nashik vineyards. This would sound unbelievable to most, including me, but it was creditable to find out that company

Launch: Charosa enters to create ripples in the Indian Wine Market
Jan 28: On January 24th 2014, Charosa winery launched its three series of wines at a closely-knit yet grand event at Pali Village Café, Mumbai among media and consumers alike. delWine Correspondent Rishi Vohra who was pleasantly surprised to find these Indian wines both food-friendly and of exceptional quality, reports. Despite a wine industry of barely two decades, India has been struggling to create a place for itself on the international wine map. Wineries have been increasing their offerings in an attempt to lure consumers with their lower priced wines

Star Chef: Thinking Chef Sujan Sarkar @Olive
Jan 29: The new Chef de cuisine- Sujan Sarkar who has joined Olive from London to look after the cuisine at the Delhi and Mumbai restaurants, is a Thinking Chef with a lot of experience, ideas and determination to take our taste buds to another level and make us visit Olive more often, writes Subhash Arora who had a long chat with him while discussing the innovative Menu he designed exclusively for the Delhi Wine Club Dinner on Monday at the Olive Beach Restaurant in Chanakyapuri. When I met up with Shailesh Jha, The General Manager of Olive Bar and Kitchen,

Passing By: Michael Honig- Sustainable Sauvignon König of Napa
Jan 29: Michael Honig, President of the medium sized family-owned Honing Vineyard and Winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley, was in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai on his first-ever visit to India when Subhash Arora who had met him earlier during his travel to Napa Valley in 2012, tasted with him at Rick’s Bar the two Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc last Monday . During my last visit to Napa Valley organised by the Napa Valley Vintners Association (NVV) of which Honig is currently a Board member, I had briefly met Michael as I was ready to leave

Delhi Restaurant Manager wins Scholarship to Hungary
Jan 28: Deepak Shettigar, a New Delhi based F&B professional, has been awarded the inaugural BorVilág – VinCE Scholarship for 2013-14 that takes him to Hungary next month, according to a Press Release by the London based Peter Csizmadia-Honigh who has been instrumental in organising the scholarship and the visit to Hungary. The Ł2,000 BorVilág-VinCE Scholarship has been created by Peter Csizmadia-Honigh in association with VinCE, Hungary's leading consumer wine magazine, and Creative Services Support Group, an innovative charitable

Chine leads in Red Wine Consumption
Jan 29: China has become the world’s largest red wine consuming nation breezing past France and Italy presumed to be the leading red drinkers till now, according to the market survey commissioned by Vinexpo, the international wine and spirits exhibition which holds the global exhibition biennially during every odd year and whose biennial Asian show will be held from 27 to 29 May in Hong Kong, the traditional venue. While most people would believe that France, Italy and the US are the biggest nations drinking red wine, China (including the Special Administrative

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