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WineCare, a New York based wine storage facility, which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy last year, is at the centre of a complex legal battle involving millionaire collectors and a famous restaurateur.

A wine expert wellknown in India and a long time SI writer, Dr. Ariff Jamal (pictured, left, with Jaswinder Narang) was in the country recently to introduce Markus Molitor wines from the Mosel region of …

All across Southeast Asia, ‘No Durian’ signs on walls are a common sight. As a fruit, durian, tastes swell but smells horrible; it has often been turned into candy and chips or even pancakes. …

At a time when Australian wine giant, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is set to destroy its old commercial stock worth AU$35 million because of poor inventory management and several other reasons, all’s not gone …

On its way to becoming an exciting new youth drink is cola-flavoured wine, if that’s not a contradiction in terms. Your palate will perk up from a refreshing first sip. To top it all, it’s …

The five days of Vinexpo 2013 saw over 48,800 visitors from 148 countries, plus 2,400 exhibitors from 44 countries displaying their wines and spirits at stands that covered a total floor area of 40,000 sq. …

The official Champagne for FIFA for the next two years is Champagne Taittinger. The duration of the agreement, which terminates in December 2015, includes the 2014 FIFA World Cup (TM) and the recent FIFA Confederations …

The onset of summer inevitably brings with it the three things that I enjoy most, reading in my New Delhi study, travelling to vineyards meeting people from the wine world and, of course, sipping …

When its hull broke into two on June 18, the MV Mol Comfort sank off the coast of Mumbai. The ship that foundered in the Arabian Sea was on its way from New Zealand to …

Anyone who has spilt red wine will agree, the stains are impossible to remove. Well, the answer to all the problems of clumsy red wine lovers may lie in white wine. Yes, try white wine …

Pernod Ricard’s Champagne house, GH Mumm, famous for its Cordon Rouge or red ribbon that features on its labels, recently launched its 2006 vintage. The brand’s red ribbon, originally created in 1876 as a tribute …

In a pathbreaking initiative, Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, one of Italy’s most prestigious wine producers, has released the first vintage of Gorgona, a wine made by prisoners. The “Frescobaldi per Gorgona” project is led by Vice …