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Bordeaux Wine Drama. Rain Arrives Finally
Every year Bordeaux vintners nervously look towards the sky to see when the rains will come and what impact they’ll have on the harvesting. Without much rain this summer, vineyard owners were getting nervous. Rain …
Wine shopping for ease and pleasure at Dubai Duty Free
Wine Retail in India leaves much to be desired; nor is the price exactly encouraging considering the steep mark-up on duty paid wines in India. However, here’s a tip for you: stock up on your …
SIWC, the Competition You Can Trust, to be held in 2011
The organizers of the Sommelier India WINE Competition (SIWC) are happy to announce that the wine competition will be held every alternate year, as is Vinexpo, France’s biggest wine fair. This decision has been made …
Celebrating Grenache, the Grape for all Seasons
Friday, September 24, 2010 has been designated International Grenache Day (IGD). For the first time this versatile varietal which is also the world’s most widely planted red grape will be celebrated around the world by …
Rémy Martin’s Louis XIII: surpassing status symbol
Rémy Martin, Cognac House #2 in the world, produces VS and VSOP in 20ml and 750ml bottles. They also have Louis XIII which some people don’t even associate with Rémy Martin as the name is …
German Fine Wines and Rarities to be auctioned
Three auctions of German fine wines and rarities are taking place on 24-26 September 2010 as part of the Centenary Celebrations of Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter or VDP, the oldest national winegrower’s association in the world. …
Wine Discovery New Zealand Conference
Scheduled for the first week in November, Wine Discovery New Zealand 2010, a celebration of New Zealand’s premium wines, alongside the International Conference of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, promises to …
The Wine Society, Delhi, AGM Report
The Wine Society, Delhi, held its 15th Annual General Meeting on 14th August at The Park Hotel, Parliament Street, New Delhi. This was the first AGM held without its Founder & President, the late Ghulam …
A Lazy Sunday sipping Wines of York
We were recently invited with a select few guests to spend a glorious Sunday evening to sip Sommelier India Wine Competition, (SIWC) 2009 award-winning wines from York combined with gourmet food at the very quaint …
Bulletin from MundusVini Wine Competition
Sydney one weekend, Neustadt, Germany the next. And it seems the rain has followed me from Sydney, via Delhi to Neustadt. It has not, however, put a dampener on the tenth anniversary of MundusVini, among …
Austrade at International Food & Drink Expo 2010
The momentum is picking up for IFDE 2010 which is scheduled to take place at the end of this year in Delhi with another leading international Government Body confirming their support. Austrade, the Australian Government’s …
3rd International Congress of Chinese Cuisine & Wine
The 3rd International Congress of Chinese Cuisine & Wine will take place in Hong Kong, a foodie paradise and now also an international centre for wine in Asia. Left: Ming Court at the Langham Place, …