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Australian Industry and Trade Minister Paul Holloway recently led a group of 30 business leaders to India, which staged a series of seminars on Australian wine.
Bordeaux is harvesting grapes grown in 'close to ideal' conditions – and all the indications are for a spectacular vintage. It's a region that unfailingly talks up even mediocre years, but there are few who disagree that 2005 is looking to be an extraordinarily powerful, ripe and extracted vintage. Read more at Decanter.com.
The 2001 Château d'Yquem vintage was released to Bordeaux négociants this afternoon. The vintage has been keenly awaited, with critics worldwide singing the wine's praises. Read more at Decanter.com
Wine Spectator pointed out that according to researchers at Stony Brook University in New York, a glass or two of wine with dinner could also help to keep cancer away from parts of the digestive tract. A study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology found that wine drinkers are half as likely to develop colorectal cancer as nondrinkers.
The cream of the wine world gathered in London last night at a glittering presentation of the second annual Decanter World Wine Awards. Over 300 winemakers, producers and proprietors from a dozen countries celebrated 72 regional trophies – and the keenly anticipated International Awards. The Château Indage Ivy Chenin Blanc 2003 and the Château Indage Ivy Merlot 2003 received commendations.
The EU and the US have overcome a major hurdle in resolving a 20-year argument over trade names – but their agreement has been called 'an absurdity' by some in Europe. The new Wine Accord is the first phase of an agreement on the wine trade that will help protect names like Champagne, Chianti, Madeira and sherry.
Murli Dharmadhikari hopes that as Iowa's first state enologist he will help craft a distinctly Iowan wine for the curtain call in his distinguished career. Read the article about this Indian American in the Des Moines Register
While the Indian wine market has been stuck to around 3.5 million bottles the last three years, the exports from the country are constantly on a rise at an annual rate of over 9 per cent. At present, India exports about 10 lakh bottles a year. Vineyards like Grover Vineyards expect this rate to grow to 15% this year.
What really motivates people in India to consume alcohol... is it a tool for socialisation or is it a sure-fire way of getting high? An overwhelming majority, as per consumer studies conducted by Champagne Indage Ltd, the largest producer of wine in India, suggested it was the latter.
The program, the first of its kind on the East Coast, will focus on cool-climate varieties grown in the Finger Lakes and Long Island. Cornell, which is located in Ithaca, already has enology and viticulture programs at the graduate level and has long conducted research, as well as outreach programs for New York wineries. It also has one of the best hospitality programs in the world.
International Food, Drink and Hospitality Exhibition (IFE India) - India's leading trade focussed platform for launching exports will be attended by the cream of buyers from the import, retail, hotelier and restauratuer communities. More information can be found here.
“Read and taste; taste and read. Better still, join or start a tasting group; compare impressions. This is the best way to learn the many types of wine.
To lift the spirits of tourists to Goa, the Pratapsinh Rane government has lowered tax on liquor, notes a recent report in The Indian Express.
Wine for Asia, an international exhibition reaching out to the Asian wine and spirits markets, organised by Singex, is taking place from November 10 - 12, 2005, in Singapore.
Did you know the British Government wine cellar holds 39,000 bottles of wine worth an amazing £700,000? But only 1,950 bottles – one in 20 – are made in England or Wales. The majority come from France, Italy and Australia.
This summer a high-ranking delegation of 19 top Indian government and industry leaders toured Napa Valley to see what our fledgling wine industry might gain from the California example. Napa County has 44,000 acres of grapes and is a $9.5 billion industry.
If you’re looking for a reasonably priced wine to bring home from France, consider Muscadet from the Loire Valley. It’s made from a grape called Muscadet or Melon de Bourgogne.
An English vineyard has been named the world’s top producer of sparkling wine at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.
A small but significant change has come about in Americans’ drinking habits – wine has overtaken
beer as the nation’s favourite alcoholic drink. The annual Gallup Consumption Habits poll in the US says that 39% of Americans drink wine more often than any other alcoholic beverage.
“Keep it simple,” says world-renowned wine writer Hugh Johnson. “Unless you are ready for in-depth study, don’t complicate things by mixing elaborate food with ambitious wine.
Dr Ariff Jamal, Chief Wine Maker and Export Director of Albert Bichot from Burgundy joint The Wine Society for an educational evening onwines in general and Albert Bichot's Burgundy collection. The event was held at the Maurya Sheraton on August 28th, 2005.
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