No. 664: : September 17, 2015

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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WBWE 2015: 7th World Bulk Wine Exhibition
Star Interview: William Hardy
Sep 14: William Hardy, the 5th generation winemaker of the Hardy family till 2012 and now the Brand Ambassador for the Accolade-owned Hardy Wine Estate in Australia was in India recently, conducting Master Classes at the Oberoi and ITC Maurya Hotels, followed by a dinner with the Delhi Wine Club. Subhash Arora spent exclusive time with him at the dinner table at La Meridien Gurgaon, chatting with him about the history and philosophy of the 160 years

Historical Vertical Tasting of Cabernets @KRSMA Estate
Sep 15: Perhaps it was for the first time in the Indian history that there was a vertical tasting of Indian wines, but certainly it was historical that the wines were tasted from only the magnum bottles as KRSMA Wine Estate organised the first-ever vertical tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon Magnums of ’11, ’12 and ’14, that too for a group of wine professionals only, writes Subhash Arora who was invited to partake in the unique tasting. A few years

Slightly Disappointing Performance by Indian Wines at DAWA
Sep 17: Although the tally of 14 Awards bagged by Indian wines at the decanter Asia Wine Awards announced yesterday is similar to 2014 (14) and 2013 (14), the quality of Awards has come down drastically with only 5 Bronze Medals and 9 Commended, with the last year’s Regional Trophy Winner Grover Zampa Sauvignon Blanc not making the cut but with the consolation of Vijay Amritraj Red winning the sole Silver medal. Grover leads the tally with

Passing By: Katia Bonaguro of Bottega Italiana
Sep 17: Katia Bonaguro, the Export Area Manager of Veneto-based Bottega SpA for India, Africa, Oceania, Israel and Turkey is in India to promote the Bottega Gold Prosecco doc and try to expand their wine and grappa portfolio with the existing importer Mohan Bros., writes Subhash Arora who had an exclusive dinner with her and Team Mohan Bros at The Wine company on Tuesday. A few years ago Gaia Gaja (pronounced as Gaya Gaya-former is

MundusVini 2015: Schneiderman of Pfalz with Personality and Charisma
Sep 17: The cliché that you spend a billion to make millions certainly does not hold true for Weingut Markus Schneider, located in the small village of Ellerstadt, 10 minutes away from Deidesheim, founded barely 20 years ago by the 19-year young Markus who recently spent around €10 million to make a modern winery to support the sale of 800,000 bottles a year, writes Subhash Arora who was one of the 100 plus judges who visited the family-owned

Wine & Health: Alcohol Study in India suggests Wine Drinking Better
Sep 17: A study conducted by a Chandigarh based Institute suggests that the risks of drinking alcohol in low income countries like India and Zimbabwe are higher than the middle and high income countries but the wine drinkers generally have the lowest hazards for cardiovascular disease, including a significantly reduced risk of myocardial infarction, compared with never drinkers. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, co-author of the paper from the Chandigarh-based

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