No. 665: : September 24, 2015

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Moët Hennessy India Private Limited
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Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd.
Sula Vineyards
Fratelli Wines
KRSMA Estates Pvt. Ltd.
WBWE 2015: 7th World Bulk Wine Exhibition
FSSAI Chief Malik Transferred out
Sep 24: After being the CEO of the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for barely a year, Mr. Yudhvir Singh Malik has been suddenly transferred out of the organisation with effect from today with orders that were issued late Tuesday evening amidst speculations that he might not have handled the Maggi Ban case properly and under pressure from the MNCs and various national business and commerce Associations, according to media reports

Thumbs Up for Indian Wines at JW Marriott Delhi
Sep 23: The improving quality of Indian wines has finally started tickling the bones of 5-star hotels and though not the first time such hotel has stocked Indian wines, JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity launched a projected on Monday, christened as ‘Celebrating Select Indian Produce’ in which 6 top-ended Fratelli wines are being featured at reasonable but further discounted rates at the Launch to showcase to the guests the fineness of Indian wines, writes

Testing Your Palate with Judges at the HKIWSC
Sep 23: The 8th edition of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition is being held in Hong Kong from October 5-9 with wines and spirits from across the globe but judges only from Asia, except one customary VIP judge who will be the award-winning winemaker Neil McGuigan, CEO of Australian Vintage, writes Subhash Arora who has been invited to judge at all the editions and will be again India’s voice at the competition.

Penfold Grange 2011 dethroned as Top Oz Wine
Sep 24: Australia’s most popular and top-rated brand Penfold Grange has taken the backseat for its 2011 vintage due to the poor climatic conditions during the grape growing period, but managed to keep the vertical for vintages uninterrupted since the conception in 1951 but fortunately their top white wines have come to the fore instead with the senior white winemaker helping to win the white winemaker of the year award at the International Wine Challenge

Leela Looking to Lighten Burden by Selling of Stake
Sep 22: With the galloping interest costs and a sluggish hotel industry, the debt-laden Leela group has decided to sell 24% of their stake after selling of the Goa property at US $111 million (Rs. 7.5 billion) to Malaysia-based conglomerate Met Tube Sdn Bhd recently by entering into a so-called business transfer agreement to sell. Vivek Nair, Chairman and MD of the luxury chain, has reportedly said, “We are talking to three to four international investors

Brits drinking more Two-Buck- Chuck from Supermarkets
Sep 24: If the new research as reported by Daily Mail is to be believed, millions of British wine drinkers are trading down and drinking two-buck-chuck, the cheap plonk costing under £3 in the super markets, with sales of bottles of wine priced between £1 and £3 soaring by 130 per cent during the last year, with supermarkets and discount shops entering a price war. Millions of shoppers across Britain are opting for bargain, with sales of bottles of wine

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