No. 595 : : April 03, 2014

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Sula Vineyards
Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd.
Big Banyan, Premium Wines
Varietal & Reserve Wines
Fratelli Wines
Harvest 2014: Sweet and Sour for Maha Crops and Indian Wineries
Apr 03: The unexpected unseasonal rain with hailstorm has affected the grape and other agricultural crops to an extent not seen during the last 15 years, making the 2014 challenging with the vintage suffering significantly although there are exceptions and the loss has not been uniform with Sula, Grover and Fratelli anticipating a good overall vintage, writes Subhash Arora. The unexpected rains and hailstorms caused major damage in wine grape

Fratelli to introduce more New Labels soon
Mar 31: Fratelli is going to launch barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay which are already maturing in the barriques, with the possibility of a Gewürztraminer also being added in the portfolio of premium wines, according to Alessio Secci who is currently in India for the 2014 harvest and chatted up with Subhash Arora at a private Soiree with Sufi Music, Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Santo and other Fratelli wines and dinner organised by a partner, Kapil

Fooling Around With Wines à la Leela Gurgaon
Apr 02: In an effort to promote wine among its guests and potential clients, Hotel Leela Gurgaon has chalked out an 11- month wine calendar with reasonably priced wine dinners tied up with complimentary wine tastings, a programme quirkily launched on April Fool’s Day as ‘Fooling Around With Wines,’ writes Subhash Arora who has been keenly awaiting the wine initiatives of its wine enthusiast Aussie General Manger, Michel Koopman and endorses the

Vinisud 2014: Best of the Best- Basso and Basset
Mar 31: One of the big privileges of attending the Vinisud biennial Wine Show in Montpellier is that one gets to meet top sommeliers of the world, like Paolo Basso who was selected the Best Sommelier of the World in 2013 and Gerard Basset MW,MS,MBA,OBE , awarded the title earlier in 2010, writes Subhash Arora who attended all their Master-classes about Mediterranean wines and later interviewed them. ‘Cool climate, balanced, richer, gives

Bordeaux En Primeur 2013: News, Views and Frenzy
Apr 02: Although brushed aside by wine experts earlier as an avoidable vintage, the 2013 has turned out to be a complicated vintage because of the climatic conditions and will be remembered as a winemakers’ vintage with some good reds and many dry whites wines available, writes Pallavi Vatsa who is attending En Primeur 2013 in Bordeaux on behalf of delWine and feels the Sauternes sweet wines were delicious. Viola l’ En Primeur! As every year En

Everybody can get 100 Points by Robert Parker soon
Apr 03: Come June and every person with expensive tastes can receive 100 Points by Robert Parker, a lifestyle magazine being launched by one of the stellar wine critics Robert Parker who revolutionized the global wine industry by initiating the extremely popular 100-point rating system, in collaboration with publishers Hubert Burda Media, according to a joint Press Release. The deal has been signed by Hubert Burda Media and The Wine Advocate

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