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March 28, 2005

Dom Pérignon dazzles

Wine connoisseurs in India can now enjoy Dom Pérignon Vintage 1996, recently introduced by Moet Hennessy India. “Dazzling, absolutely dazzling!” was what Dom Pérignon’s Chef de Cave (Head of the Cellar) said when he first tasted the 1996 vintage.

International Wine Academy of Rome advises Enotica

Enotica wine cellar adjoining Travertino, the new Italian restaurant at The Oberoi in New Delhi, offers an extensive wine selection to pair with the restaurant’s fine cuisine including classical wines such as Amarone, Chianti, Brunello, Super Tuscan and Barbera, according to a press release.

When in Rome, learn about wine

Situated in a prized location near the Spanish Steps, the International Wine Academy of Roma was planned as a meeting place for wine lovers and is open to everybody.

Baptizing Wine

Your choice of wine and how you drink it is a matter of personal taste. This is what the French-born, English writer, Hillaire Belloc, had to say, “All – or nearly all – Red wine is better for having just one or two drops of water poured into the first glass only.

Is wine food?

French vintners are seeking an end to advertising restrictions as part of an effort to build sales. They are working towards convincing the nation that wine is a food with nutritional value.

France has too much wine

France is converting 200million liters of excess wine into industrial alcohol and for the first time this includes premium AOC wines from the Bordeaux wine producing region.

Wine reduces risk of lung cancer

Spanish researches have found that drinking red wine may reduce one’s risk of lung cancer. Compared with non-drinkers, red wine drinker’s risk decreased 13 percent with each glass consumed per day. The findings were reported in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology.

Controversial film upsets wine establishment

“Mondovino” which is Jonathan Nossiter’s documentary about the globalization of wine has impressed movie critics while upsetting some of the most recognized wine experts in the world. The documentary is a passionate defense of small wine producers who resist homogenization and has angered some in the French wine establishment.

Wine Spectator classes online

Wine Spectator European bureau chief James Suckling is conducting a Wine Spectator School class on Bordeaux wine that explores its history, vineyards and important chateaus. This class is being conducted online. Visit www.winespectator.com to learn more.

UK’s oldest wine magazine sold

Harpers, the UK's oldest wine magazine, was recently bought by an American ex-pharmaceutical company as part of a wider deal involving Harpers' parent company, Highbury House.

Oxygen does not affect wine

Oxygen plays no important part in the ageing of bottled wine, an Australian study has found. The studies found that the evolution and maturation of wine would be accelerated with small but measurable amounts of oxygen entering via a closure, but that red wine continues to mature anaerobically without oxygen ingress through the closure.

Delhi liquor laws change

Delhi has changed its liquor laws to allow consumers to buy imported wines from wine shops. Previously only bars and restaurants with a wine permit were able to sell wines.

Vinsura wine available in Delhi

Sankalp Winery of Vinchur Wine Park, Nashik has started marketing their Vinsura vineyard wines in Delhi. These wines are being distributed by Hema Connoisseur Collections. Sankalp wines are cheaper than Sula, Grover or Chateau Indage wines

March 19, 2005

Hyderabad Wine Club event on Chilean Wines

The club organized a wine dinner on 18th March 2005, Friday at “Mainland China” with a range of wines from Chile. The Valdivieso Sauvignon Blanc and the Merlot 2001 (Tierruca) were among the wines served.

March 05, 2005

Gurgaon Wine Club Event at Sarovar Park Plaza Hotel

Gurgaon wine club will host a wine tasting event with four wines from Cremaschi Furlotti, Chile. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay are the white wines and the reds will be Carmenere and Cabernet Saivignon. Cheese, breads and snacks will be provided by the hotel which is a new addition in Gurgaon. The event will be held at Sky Lounge, Sarovar Park Plaza Hotel on March 21st, 2005.

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