|
|
|
|
|
SAI organises Best Sommelier of India 2025 Competition for World Stage
|
|
The Sommeliers Association of India (SAI) has announced its first event in India-the 2025 SAI Best Sommelier of India Competition. This first-of-its-kind competition, internationally recognised and affiliated with the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI), will be held in Mumbai from 21-23 January 2025. This will be a significant step to promote the profession of sommeliers, one of the legs so important to improve the quality to international levels and profession and provide a platform to compete with the best in the world, writes Subhash Arora
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Enthralling Delhi Wine Club Dinner hosted by Chilean Ambassador at his Residence
|
|
The Chilean Ambassador to India, H.E. Juan Angulo and his wife Patrizia recently hosted a wine dinner at their residence, exclusively for the members of Delhi Wine Club, serving primarily Chilean Cuisine and Chilean wines. It was not only historical but enthralling for the members, writes Chairman Emeritus Subhash Arora who was touched by such fine details he went into for organising it over two weeks, keeping aside his ambassadorial hat and mixing freely with members at the Dinner
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Vinous Treat by Tastin’ France 2024 at French Embassy
|
|
French wine lovers in Delhi enjoyed the annual vinous treat by Tastin’France, organized by Business France at the French Embassy on 6 November, 2024, from 2-6 pm, with 11 French wine and spirits producers from Languedoc, Bordeaux, Champagne, Burgundy, Roussillon and Rhone Valley etc. showcasing over 100 wines and spirits, before moving to Prowine Mumbai where more wines from producers await the connoisseurs on 8-9 November, writes Subhash Arora Thougs.
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
SulaFest back at Sula Vineyards in February 2025 after 5-year Gap
|
|
SulaFest, India’s iconic wine and music festival will make a grand comeback in February 2025 after a gap of 5 years. Though the exact dates have not been announced yet but historically it has always been held during the first weekend of February and if the common sense prevails the possible dates would be 1-2 February 2025 but the management might prefer second weekend instead for the relaunch due to practical reasons, writes Subhash Arora who has thoroughly enjoyed several editions.
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
J’NOON Red 2022 strikes Gold at MundusVini 2024
|
|
After Fratelli Sette winning a Gold Medal in the very first appearance at MundusVini at the 33rd edition in the Summer Tasting last year, Fratelli J’NOON Red has hit the Bulls eye with a Gold Medal and the White variant bagging a Silver, whereas last year’s Gold winner Sette has to be satisfied with a Silver, writes Subhash Arora who feels there has been a quantum jump in the Medals Tally for Fratelli with 1 Gold and 3 Silvers
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Hill Zill: Maharashtra Policy killing nascent Fruit Wine Industry
|
|
Maharashtra has been one of the most progressive Indian States for promoting wine industry but seems to be hell bent to destroy the nascent fruit wine industry, with the leading producer Hill Zill Winery having shut shop and Moonshine Meadery having few chances of survival, writes Subhash Arora who finds it unfortunate because this segment is equally important from national perspective as thousands of tons of fruit are still being wasted and it is a provider of employment to farm workers pan India-beyond Maharashtra
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Chile Summit India 2024 on a Business Mission to Delhi and Mumbai
|
|
The first Chile Summit India 2024 being held on 27-30 August in New Delhi and Mumbai, seeks to promote wines, fresh fruits and nuts, as well as salmon, besides various other activities to promote trade between Chile and India, writes Subhash Arora who was at the Opening Ceremony at the Taj Mahal Hotel and later at a wine Tasting at the Chilean Embassy, organised by Wines of Chile as a part of the summit
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
French Crémant sales grow as Champagne slows down
|
|
Champagne sales are declining with 299m bottles of Champagne sold in 2023 registering a decrease of 8.2% compared to the previous year, while the sales of French Crémant which have been going up for the last 10 years, increased by 5.7% in the same period, according to the Fédération Nationale des Producteurs et Élaborateurs de Crémant (FNPEC). Subhash Arora reports
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
After Sula Vineyards, its Fratelli Wines going Public now
|
|
If you regret not investing in December 2022 of the IPO of India’s leading wine producer Sula Vineyards, and have FOMO, here is another opportunity to invest with the second largest wine producer, Fratelli Wines shortly going public through a complex integration with another family group, the multibagger Tinna Trade Ltd. which is being traded on Bombay Stock Exchange, writes Subhash Arora
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Pernod Ricard sells its Wine Portfolio
|
|
Pernod Ricard is very pleased to announce the signing of an agreement to sell its international strategic wine brands like Jacob’s Creek, Camp Viejo from Rioja Spain and Brancott Estate from New Zealand to Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), a consortium of international institutional investors and owner of Accolade Wines. Subhash Arora reports
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Chandon records best Result at Decanter Wine Awards with 100% strike rate
|
|
At the recent Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), India managed a respectable position with a tally of 18 Medals with 6 wines bagging a Silver and 12 managing a Bronze with no Gold in sight, and Chandon managing a 100% Strike Rate with all its 4 labels winning a medal, including their latest offering last year, with their debutant still wine Aurva Shiraz Reserve 2021 winning a Silver, writes Subhash Arora
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Red Wine Production falls globally as other categories gain, says OIV Report
|
|
According to a report prepared by the Statistics Department of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), based on the data provided by the 50 member States including India, global red wine production has dropped from 48% to 43% in the last 20 years, while white wine share including sparklers, has gone up from 46% to 49%, and Rose seeing a growth of 1.5% to 8% during this period, writes Subhash Arora.
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
WIPS cleared by Maharashtra Govt. will benefit Sula the most
|
|
Maharashtra State Government has finally passed the proposal to re-introduce the Wine Industrial Promotion Scheme (WIPS) which was started in 2009 to help the local wine industry but discontinued in 2020-21 with disruption due to Covid-19, writes Subhash Arora who says it was already announced in early January this year and that the lion’s share would naturally go to Sula Vineyards which has been the biggest contributor of VAT.
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Wine is a Gift from God, says Pope Francis in Vatican
|
|
The diversity in culture for Christians and Hindus came to the fore, on 22 January when the idol of Lord Ram was consecrated with much fanfare in Ayodhya and a Dry Day declared in parts of UP to solemnize the occasion whereas Pope Francis addressed a gathering of wine producers assembled in the Vatican on the same day and said that wine was a gift from God and a true source of joy for its consumers, writes Subhash Arora
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|
|
Maharashtra Wine Producers to have a Windfall
|
|
Wine producers in Maharashtra are a happy lot post-Covid with higher production and sales, and now with a welcome increase in profits as the state government is set to disburse the annual subsidy of 16% of VAT for the suspended period of 4 years and also revive the Wine Industrial Promotion Scheme (WIPS) for the next five years with the cabinet approving the proposal, writes Subhash Arora who feels it will significantly help the producers and indirectly benefit the farmers as well
|
| ...Go to Article |
|
|
|