Wine Articles By Subhash Arora

Cotnari Wines of Romania please Indian Palates

Wine connoisseurs of Delhi were treated to a host of wines from COTNARI, ostensibly one of the top three wineries of Romania, which had participated in the first ‘INRO Summit’, organised by UBCCR at Hotel Pullman Aerocity on 3-4 June, 2025, writes Subhash Arora who also conducted a Masterclass with 6 premium labels and tasted all 18 wines showcased and found them to be of very good quality and felt there was space for them in the market for connoisseurs

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Wine Secrets of Romania

Romania may not be known much in India yet for its wine making history, tradition and prowess but it has been making wine for the last 6000 years and is known for its unique wines from indigenous grapes and during the communist regime in 1944- 1989, it has been producing high volumes at low costs for the Russians but after independence, several Western European winemakers have entered production and are focusing on quality, making it the 6th largest producer in Europe and 13rth in the world, writes Subhash Arora, sharing a brief wine history

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ProWein2025: Wine Paris comes closer to Prowein this Year

ProWein in has been larger than Wine Paris/ Vinexpo in terms of participation and influence but this year the latter wooed the stakeholders and succeeded in reducing this gap with some exhibitors even claiming that it had over taken ProWein, writes Subhash Arora who felt that Prowein needed to buckle up even as the two have come close since both are very important wine trade shows on the planet and needed to thrive

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Personality of GAJA wines-Winemaker or Territory

Great wines like GAJA are the result of a balance between man and nature with their interaction establishing the uniqueness of the wine, according to Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni Gaja, the three siblings who are carrying on the legacy set by the patriarch Angelo Gaja, known lovingly as the King of Barbaresco and Prince of Piedmont, who put Barbaresco on the world map and took a back seat only after 50 years of innovation and hard work, writes Subhash Arora with inputs from the family

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Polish divers discover 170-year old shipwreck in Swedish Waters containing Champagne

A group of Polish technical divers have discovered the wreck of a sailing ship 60 meters under the surface in the Polish Swedish border, that has over 100 bottles of Champagne almost 170 years-old and could be very valuable as it seems to be in excellent condition, writes Subhash Arora

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Focus OIV 2023: Evolution of Wine Production by Colour

The International Organisation of Vines and Wine (OIV) held a press conference yesterday at the 3-day Show- Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024 that opened from 13-15 February, on its latest statistical Focus, the “Evolution of World Wine Production and Consumption by colour”, with the conference led by John Barker, the OIV’s new Director General, and Giorgio Delgrosso, the OIV Head of the Statistics and Digital Transformation Department

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Turbulent times for Austrian Wines being tackled by AWMB

Last year was very challenging for the global wine industry and it was no different for Austrian wines. Inflation and high interest rates slowed down market dynamics around the world with wine sales coming under pressure. But the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (Austrian Wine- AWMB) took several corrective measures including a focused sales campaign in the domestic market and boosted export activity in order to somewhat ease the situation, writes Subhash Arora

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Château Margaux launches a Second White Pavillon Blanc Second Vin

Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux is the famous white wine from this First Growth of Bordeaux, which was introduced in the early 18th century as Château Margaux Vin Blanc de Sauvignon and rechristened in 1920 as such but that is going to change with the launch a couple of days ago of a second wine labelled as Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc Second Vin, writes Subhash Arora

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Report by Geisenheim to find Solution out of the Current Crisis

According to a survey conducted for the 7th time by the Geisenheim University on behalf of Prowein, in which around 2000 producers, importers, exporters, wine merchants and other important experts were contacted worldwide, the wine industry will have to adapt its communication to the needs of young consumers and undergo a structural clean-up of global surplus of wine production to succeed in reaching out successfully to the next generation of wine drinkers, writes Subhash Arora

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Wine and Beer to be available at 8,500 new retail locations in 2026 in Ontario

Consumers in the Canadian province of Ontario will be able to buy beer, wine, cider and seltzers at convenience stores, big box outlets, gas stations and more supermarkets in 2 years, marking a major overhaul in retail sale of alcohol, though mental health advocates warn that the plan to expand the retail availability could have harmful consequences, reports Subhash Arora

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The Story of Gaja in Montalcino

Angelo Gaja of Piedmont is known for iconic Barbaresco, Barolo and their single vineyard wines like Sori San Lorenzo, but within a relatively short time after he bought in 1994 and refurbished Santa Restituta di Pieve in Montalcino, his well-respected single vineyard Rennina and Sugarille labels are already making waves, with the generic Brunello di Montalcino being a great buy especially in the years when the single vineyard wines are declassified and used to make Brunello di Montalcino. Angelo Gaja shares his passion and beauty of hilly Montalcino

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Valdivieso to Launch Caballo Loco Blanco No. 1 in October 2023

After taking a decision to launch a white equivalent of the Iconic Caballo Loco wines using Solera System, the project that started in 2017 is coming to fruition with the wine bottled and resting, ready to be released in October this year, according to Christian Sotomayor, Import and Export Director of Valdivieso and Brett Jackson Senior Winemaker who were in Delhi earlier this week to meet the hotel F & B managers and brought an unlabeled bottle of Caballo Loco Blanco No. 1 to taste with Subhash Arora

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Antinori buys total stakes in iconic Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley

In a twist of events and thanks to his love for Napa wines, Piero Antinori has announced complete ownership of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, even as it already had 15% stake in the winery whose Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 beat the famous premier Bordeaux wines at Judgment at Paris organised by Late Steven Spurrier in 1976, writes Subhash Arora who believes his company Marchesi Antinori is a leader as a Tuscan producer with maximum participation in production in the global arena, especially Napa Valley.

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ProWein Business Report: No-Low Alcohol Wine Market Expanding fast globally

In a survey conducted among 2,500 wine experts from 47 countries about their plans for the current year by the recently published ProWein Business Report 2022, 46% of wine producers and merchants wanted to adapt their portfolio to market trends while 27% would like investing in innovative products such as the dealcoholized wines and found the ‘no-low’ category among the fastest growing beverage segments. Subhash Arora reports

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Chateau Loudenne – Historic Journey of the Bordeaux Chateau sold under Court Order

To most people wine is only what’s in the Glass but there is often history and several stories- especially with old wineries in Italy, Germany and France-especially Bordeaux Chateaux –one of which is Château Loudenne which has recently been sold to Christophe Gouache through commercial court order. Our Bordeaux expert John Salvi MW who turns 85 on 6 April 2022, has a vast experience of the region and has been following Loudenne for over 60 years and shares the outline of its intriguing history and fascinating story in his own words

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