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No. 948 : : March 25, 2024
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Subhash Arora, our editor and chief content provider at delWine, met with a serious car accident a few weeks ago. He is recovering well but is unable to write at present. Hence, this edition (#948) of delWine is a collection of ten of our older features, some even as old as 15 years, but still very relevant to the Indian Wine Industry. Mr.Arora will be back at the helm very shortly; in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these articles. Wishing you all a Happy Holi from all of us at delWine! - Natasha Vohra (Asst. Editor, delWine)


Star Profile: Bernard Magrez of Bordeaux
April 15 2008: Bernard Magrez, billionaire with a passion for wine has spent over 40 years developing vines and wines in France and other countries with Japan being his latest entry. Subhash Arora who met him at Chateau Pape Clement, one of the 34 estates he owns, profiles the celebrity wine producer. The morning after I arrived in

Report: Do Expensive Wines Taste Better ?
April 18 2008: Evidence from a large sample of blind tastings indicates that individuals who are unaware of the price do not derive more enjoyment from more expensive wines and that both the prices of wines and wine recommendations by experts may be poor guides for non-expert wine consumers, reports Subhash Arora

Excess Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
April 15 2008: According to a new study presented on Sunday at the four-day annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in San Diego, drinking alcohol in excess can greatly increase the risk of developing breast cancer amongst post-menopausal women. The study was carried out by a team led by Dr. Jasmine

Feature: Maison Pierre de Maison Sula
May 06 2008: Maison Pierre, launched in Gurgaon yesterday, is the latest offering from Sula Vineyards; a low-priced value- for- money import from France that may compete with domestic labels and cause ripples in the quaffable wine market, reports Subhash Arora. At a recent wedding where there were only the rich and the richer, where

Vinitaly Seminar : Insight by Indian Importer
April 28 2008: At the recent edition of Vinitaly, Vikash Gupta, Director of Vinner Enoteca, was invited to speak at a conference where he shared his views as a wine importer and his vision about the future of the Indian wine market. Subhash Arora, who was present at the conference, reports. A full house listened with rapt attention when

Miguel Torres: Tower of Spain
April 12 2008 : France has a tower (Eiffel), Italy has Pisa and England has Tower of London. India has one too (Qutab). Spain too has towers; Torres, called Miguel Towers, says Subhash Arora who had a luncheon interview with the Wine King of Spain, who is on a short visit to India. "Torres" translated into English means "Towers".

Wah Taj.. Aah Taj..Ugh Taj!
March 24 2008: The increase in excise duty on imported wines to 200% in Maharashtra seems to have affected the service and wine supply at the five-star hotels in Mumbai, if one goes by what Subhash Arora discovered at the Taj Mahal Hotel there recently. Walking from the new wing at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel to the

Tasting of a Wine Dinner in the Making
March 24 2008: Marcus Mathyssek, Executive Chef of Hotel Hyatt Regency was totally in control of a recent wine dinner at Aangan Restaurant, from choosing the one-off menu, to executing it meticulously with his team. Subhash Arora, President of the Delhi Wine Club spent an evening testing and tasting the preparations tweaked by

Surrogate Advertising under Government Scanner
March 10 2008 : The Union Health Ministry has taken a grim view of the rampant surrogate advertising by the alcohol and cigarette industry in India and plans to take strict measures of surveillance with the help of Information & Broadcasting Ministry so that it may be stopped. When the bear baron Vijay Mallya started a new airline,

Study Recommends Middle Age Drinking for Heart
March 10 2008 : People who start drinking in middle age are 38 percent less likely to have a heart attack or other heart related problems than abstainers, even if they are overweight, have diabetes, high BP or other heart risks, a US study published last Friday indicates. A research team headed by the lead author Dr. Dana E King, an Associate

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