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Royal Blush leaves Prince Harry red-faced
Features10 Sep 2012

Royal Blush leaves Prince Harry red-faced

Art on wine bottle labels is a well-accepted marriage of marketing and wine. But here’s one piece of art work the British Royals will not be saying cheers to. Prince Harry’s infamous Las Vegas nude …

Bollywood meets Sonoma Wine Country
Features09 Sep 2012

Bollywood meets Sonoma Wine Country

Bollywood was the star of the 20th Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction. The colourful event, hosted over the weekend of September 1-2, saw guests and hosts dressed in Indian clothes, Bollywood style! The theme this …

Villa Maria celebrates 50th Vintage
Features29 Aug 2012

Villa Maria celebrates 50th Vintage

It has been a year of celebration at Villa Maria in New Zealand. October will mark the culmination of their year-long celebrations thatmark their 50th vintage. When Sir George Fistonich broke away from his family’s …

VDP – Bedrock of Traditional German Viticulture
Features28 Aug 2012

VDP – Bedrock of Traditional German Viticulture

The concept of appellation is usually attributed to the French, but in 1910, the Germans were the first to form an association of quality estates:Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP), or Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, …

Delhi gets a taste of Germany’s finest wines
Features28 Aug 2012

Delhi gets a taste of Germany’s finest wines

The German embassy in New Delhi continues to promote German wines in India. A special wine tasting was held in early August during the visit of wine critic and co-author of the Gault Millau Wine, …

China Kitchen at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, turns five
Features24 Aug 2012

China Kitchen at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, turns five

Hyatt Regency’s specialty restaurant, The China Kitchen has been celebrating its fifth anniversary with a month long promotion. If you hurry, you may still have a chance to participate in its lucky draw – the …

Mount Gay Rum ushers in World Rum Day in Delhi
Features22 Aug 2012

Mount Gay Rum ushers in World Rum Day in Delhi

Delhiites got another reason to celebrate on August 16 – it was World Rum Day. Celebrated in India for the first time, World Rum Day was ushered in with calypso, Caribbean jazz and the rum …

Pernod Ricard Chairman dies of heart attack
Features21 Aug 2012

Pernod Ricard Chairman dies of heart attack

Patrick Ricard passed away suddenly on 17 August 2012 after a heart attack at the Ricard family island of Bendor. He was taken to hospital in Toulon, France, in the afternoon of the same day …

Raffles celebrates 125 years with Billecart-Salmon
Features21 Aug 2012

Raffles celebrates 125 years with Billecart-Salmon

What better way to mark a landmark anniversary than to break out the bubbly. But when that bubbly has been exclusively bottled for you then it becomes even more special, writes Soni Sangwan. The Raffles …

USL launches “Black Dog” 21 Year Old
Features20 Aug 2012

USL launches “Black Dog” 21 Year Old

The best way to enjoy the Black Dog 21 Year Old is to allow it to rest on your palate for 21 seconds. This will allow you to experience all its hidden nuances, say Scotch …

A singular cuvée from the House of Mumm
Features12 Aug 2012

A singular cuvée from the House of Mumm

Mumm has replaced its 130-year-old Mumm de Cramant cuvée with the newly introduced Mumm Blanc de Blancs, a limited release prestige cuvée in celebration of 130 years of vines in Cramant. The cuvée comes from …

Changing of the Guard at Prowein
Features09 Aug 2012

Changing of the Guard at Prowein

Danila Avdiu (left) of Messe Düsseldorf is stepping down as project director of Prowein, the leading trade fair for the international wine and spirits sector, from 31 December 2012. Her successor has not been named …