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Blog: Doomed Drinking Denizens of Kerala
Aug 25: The recent decision of the government of Kerala, the highest per capita liquor guzzling State of India, suddenly puts the drinking population in a fix with the legal sales being phased out in 10 years but sparing the 5-star hotels. They will soon have to figure out how they can quit the health and wealth damaging habit or find underground  alternatives to procure their tipple. ‘I would walk a mile for a Camel’ was a popular slogan coined by R.J. |
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Kerala Faces Partial Prohibition in Phases
Aug 22: If the proposal of the Congress-led United Democratic Front government in Kerala takes a concrete shape, the State faces a total prohibition after 10 years of a weaning away period, resulting in the annual loss of Rs. 8500 crores (Rs. 85 billion), but hopefully the existing bars and wine parlours will continue to be allowed to function. A 2-hour meeting that took place at Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s official residence to discuss the excise policy |
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Profit in the Wine Bottle with a Possible Hole
Aug 25: Following the increasing consumption of imported wines in India there have been frequent attempts to attract High Networth Individuals (HNI) to invest in fine wines by financial services which offer to buy, store and sell for you directly or through funds but in the absence of any statutory obligations in India. As the risk factors are not clearly spelt out, readers of delWine are advised to take their own decision but by exercising caution and restraint, |
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David Wright and the US Winery Troika at Prego
Aug 25: David Wright, the Divisional Manager for Asia-Pacific for the Washington-based Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) was in India last week when Subhash Arora met him over dinner at Prego Restaurant at the Westin Gurgaon where he presented wines from three different wineries in three different American States-Washington, Oregon and California-paired with dishes crafted deftly by the Italian Chef de Cuisine Emiliano di Stefano. As I was chatting |
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California Quake caused Damage in Napa but no Body Loss
Aug 25: Napa Vintners suffered a double whammy with the drought stricken valley hurt by the California earthquake on Sunday morning, that was the biggest in 25 years and damaged equipment and thousands of bottles and barrels of wine at many wineries now busy with harvest, but fortunately there was no body loss except a few injuries reported. The epicenter of the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern California yesterday, the strongest |
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Curtains for the Grand Dame of Bordeaux
Aug 27: The grande dame of Bordeaux, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, part-owner of the legendary family estate Chateau Mouton Rothschild vineyard, who was an actress until her father's death in 1988 forced her to abandon her career, took a final bow last Friday in Paris due to complications in an operation, according to the family sources which also announced that the funeral will be held on September 1. The Rothschild dynasty made its name |
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