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Sourish Bhattacharyya

delWine Excellence Awards to go National
Within days of announcing the first-ever wine awards of their kind in Delhi-NCR, the organisers of the delWine Excellence Awards -- Indian Wine Academy President

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Volcanic Romance in Sicily for Wine Lovers
There’s a new reason to visit Sicily; the rising popularity of the luscious wines from the slopes of Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. The region’s wine estates

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Want to get heady? Ask for a Sicilian
Sicilians have been known to hawk bulk wine but that has been changing with the emphasis now shifting to high quality wines some of which will be available for guided tasting at

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Restaurant Review: The China Kitchen at Hyatt
Sichuan's gods have heard our prayers. For those of us pining for Sichuan classics without the Kashmiri red chillies and Punjabi garam masala, there's finally a place to

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Wine Dinner: Special Treat for a Special Anniversary
When the Delhi Wine Club raised yet another toast to its most significant milestone yet - its fifth anniversary - this past Sunday, the Hyatt pulled out all the stops to serve a truly

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Mumbai Musings : Grover Ready to Shake Up Non-Premium Market
The wine scene in India's commercial capital is buzzing with excitement, fortifying its status as the country's No. 1 wine market, reports

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Great Wines, Iffy Food at West View Jacob's Creek Lunch
The Jacob's Creek Sparkling Wine and Reserve range were the favourites at a wine lunch at the Maurya Sheraton's West View restaurant, but the food couldn't

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New World Wave Sweeps Singapore As It Readies for WFA
Organisers of Asia's biggest wine show, which opens on November 2 at Singapore Expo, are wooing buyers from China, Korea, India, Thailand, and Malaysia, reports

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Academy Raises a Toast to Stanchart Platinum Spotlight
The Indian Wine Academy’s 2006 series of corporate events took off on Sunday, August 20, when Delhi’s crème de la crème, platinum card holders of the Standard Chartered

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Indage Plans Rights Issue, Greenfield Wineries & Wine Institute
The country's largest, and only publicly listed, wine company has unveiled an ambitious road map as it prepares to go to the market,

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Hyatt Lays Out Treat for The Eyes, Feast for The Palate
Dishes prepared with love and care by award-winning Australian chefs, luscious wines from Margaret River , a brilliant backdrop and convivial company. What more can you ask

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Sula's Rajeev Samant Scotches Diageo Takeover Speculation
On his return to India after a long tour of the United States, Sula's boss says he does not plan to sell 26% of his company's equity to the world's No. 1 alcohol company,

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Valladolid's Wines Make Spanish National Day Bash Rock
Fine wine from a region that's creating a buzz around the world, coupled with good food and lively music, re-confirmed Spanish Ambassador Rafael Conde's

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Tesseron Cognacs Enter India with Gorgeous Aromas, Long Finish
After sampling the offerings of a boutique cognac house, Sourish Bhattacharyya comes back with the feeling that finally we have a

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Lev Golitsyn International Wine Competition 2019 in Russian Crimea
There are several interested wineries that exist in Russia and Crimea some of which have hosted important OIV-based International Wine Tasting

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India's Openness to the World Impresses Frescobaldi
The man who represents the 29th generation of one of Italy's oldest wine-making families charms Delhi and gets impressed by the Indian ability to accept the best of each

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Wine & Heart Health Summit to Open on Feb. 14 at Napa
An international gathering of distinguished heart health experts, who will include Serge Reynaud, the father of the French Paradox, and R. Curtis Ellison, the professor who

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Share Your Knowledge, Mr Grover!
Our Judgment: The web site isn't even half as sexy as Grover's wines. Just another cyber salesman without the passion to educate. It is badly in need of substance and an overhaul.

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More Than Just Another Cyber Salesman
If there were an Indian equivalent of the Ebbys, the site for the best Indian wine web site would, without doubt go to the one set up by Sula Wines. This easy-to-navigate web

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Five Chateau Indage Wines Get Bronze Medals at IWSC
Five wines from Champagne Indage Ltd. have cleared a rigorous screen process and won bronze medals at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, which has been

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Mohit Sharma on Wining & Dining At the Park
The F&B Director of The Park says that star hotels are ready to expand their wine lists because the per person spend on alcoholic beverages is heading north. Wine importers

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Wine Enthusiast Celebrates India's Wine Culture With Cover
The English-speaking world's second-largest wine publication, Wine Enthusiast, has put India on the cover of its August edition. Obviously the outcome of the interest created

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Baci A Copybook Example of a Perfect Restaurant
Baci is Italian for 'kisses' and it deserves as many as you can plant on the cheeks of its smiling staff and talented chefs. Tucked away in a corner of Sunder Nagar Market,

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CMA, Taj Join Hands to Present The Taste of Germany
Nine Taj hotels and five visiting German chefs, sponsored by their country's agricultural marketing organisation, have combined to showcase the culinary depth and

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Satnam Overseas Eyes Global Market for Multi-Cultural Foods
In the new global marketplace, multi-cultural foods have ceased to be exotic. They have moved to the mainstream table, says Sanjiva Rishi of Satnam Overseas. A report by

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APEDA Chief Highlights Dynamism of India's Market-Oriented Agriculture
As Indian farmers discover the advantages of integrating with the world economy, the country's premier agricultural and food

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Wine Market Heading For Course Correction: Uttamchandani
The growth in the number of importers is not in sync with that of the Indian wine market, which is primarily growing in the domestic wine sector, says the man who

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A Perfect Dinner with Drouhin Wines at The Claridges
The Claridges, an old-world hotel in the heart of Lutyens's Delhi , lays out the best of contemporary European cuisine to match the fine wines of Joseph Drouhin, reports

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Sovereign Impex Releases Wildekrans Chenin & Sauvignon Blanc
The wine importer who had become synonymous with Valdivieso, especially Caballo Loco No. 7, expands portfolio with South African

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Leela Group Announces Five New Hotels, Rs 108-cr Net Profit
After reporting a Rs 108-crore net profit, the 20-year-old hotel chain has unveiled a plan to spend Rs 1,014 crore on expansion and refurbishments over the next four

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Engerer Explains Latour's Obsession With Quality
The Bordeaux First Growth's Monsieur President dislikes the word technology. Excellence and quality are words that come more naturally to him. SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA

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South African Wines Sizzle With Seekh Kebabs
Wine and food matches are waiting to be discovered all over the world. All you need to make them work is a generous hostess, an open mind and some great wines.

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Orient Express to Unveil India's Most Ambitious List
For 20 years, the Orient Express at New Delhi 's Taj Palace Hotel has been a fine-dining restaurant with an impeccable reputation. Now, it's ready to set tough benchmarks in

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Bollywood's New Heroine Savours Her Glass of Wine
The world's most prolific film industry, which made VAT 69 a national symbol and Johnnie Walker the screen name of its most loved comedian, is making wine a fashion

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The Fire Test: Aussie Wines Hit It Off With Indian Food
India doesn’t figure in the top 15 markets of the Australian wine industry, yet John Rogers of McWilliams has good reasons to bet on our discerning palate.

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Wine Kept Out Of India-Chile PTA
But Indian wine companies can examine the possibility of taking advantage of Chile's liberal land ownership rules and acquire vineyards in that country, Wine, a product which Chile

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The Amazing Story of Cakebread Cellars
Karen Cakebread was in New Delhi, where she spoke at length with SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA about Cakebread Cellars, which was voted as the most ordered wine

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The Wonderful World Of Wine
Wine is becoming the preferred alcoholic beverage in an increasing number of countries in the world. Even in Russia , which has traditionally been a nation of vodka drinkers, wine today accounts for

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An Unforgettable Antinori Experience At Hyatt
Alessia Antinori wowed Delhi with her charms, her abiding romance with India and her father's epoch-making wines, reports SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA. Whenever Alessia

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Young F&B Professionals Discover the Wonderful World of Wine
SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA reports about an IFE-India 2005 workshop where upcoming F&B decision-makers got a taste of the United

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Brindco Announces Forays Into Wine Production
India's largest wine importer, Brindco's Aman Dhall, has just acquired one of Barossa Valley's top ten wineries and is on the way to financial closure of a deal with a

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Hospitality Industry Cheers IFE-India Guided Tastings Organised By The Indian Wine Academy
At IFE-India 2004, the decision-makers of the hospitality industry and wine trade came to sample the heady stuff from countries as

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Treasures of The Indian Table
For the adventurous palate, India has a lot to offer. And with Indian cuisine, in its many incarnations, is among the top four sellers in the world, the market for all-India culinary tours can only grow, writes

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Have Money, Will Eat
As restaurateurs get more and more creative with their menus, outwardly mobile Indians and the growing number of expats who are making India their home don't mind spending the dosh to get the dish of their

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Global Grubhound
Remembering the best meals that you have had on your travels can be a salivating experience. Share them with Sourish Bhattacharyya, our peripatetic gourmand. "Umm!" I gushed as the gelatinous white

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Five-Stars May Lose Duty Benefit On Wine Imports
Under pressure from the domestic wine lobby, and owners of non-five-star hotels and small restaurateurs, New Delhi may withdraw the customs-duty exemption scheme for

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Lungarotti Wines Rock With Kebabs & Curries
“The Indian palate is used to complexity,” says Lungarotti's Leonardo Ricci to support his bullishness about the Indian market. Italian wines, moreover, are riding a

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Hyatt Starts Selling Wine Dinners To Top Clients
Just as the novelty of complimentary wine dinners was wearing thin, top clients of the Hyatt Regency Delhi started approaching the hotel to replicate their best wine dinners for

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Cheeses To Have Before You Die
When you’re in Europe, spend quality time at shops selling speciality cheeses -- it’s best to buy your favourite cheese from its country of origin, writes Sourish Bhattacharyya. Salvatore Scarpino, maitre d' of

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Made in Rioja, Married in India
How do Riojan wines stand up to a robust Punjabi meal? As we set out find an answer, we discovered two eminently drinkable wines from Saenz de Santamaria. I was disappointed not to find Saenz de

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Maharashtra's Policy Fallout: Grape Farmer Have A Ball
Grape growers are having a party at the expense of wine producers after the state doubled the special excise duty on bulk and bottled imports, reports Sourish Bhattacharyya.

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Two Blockbusters From Bordeaux
A Sunday afternoon spent savouring two wines with two distinctively different styles from the two banks of the River Gironde can only be memorable. By SOURISH BHATTACHARYYA

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South African Wine Industry Eyes Indian Market
It has been less than a decade since South African wines appeared on the horizon of the international market, but they've already established an enviable presence. Now, the world's

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Passion Drives India's Own Wine Advocate
Aakash Singh Rathore spent two years taking nerve-jangling rides on rural roads to discover some gems and plenty of warts in India's fledgling wine industry. Sourish Bhattacharyya

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