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From Archives 2008: Wah Taj.. Aah Taj..Ugh Taj!
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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.
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From Archives 2008- Wine Health : Confessions of a Wine Drinking Alcoholic
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Moderate wine drinking has proven medical benefits according to several studies. But going beyond limits can have dangerous consequences and one can succumb to alcoholism as a wine writer Alice King, author of High Sobriety: Confessions of a Drinker admits in this article written by her in the Daily Mail.
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From Archives 2008 – Champagne: All that Sparkles is Not Gold
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When you think Champagne, you think millions of tiny bubbles doing acrobatics in a light golden exciting liquid but think again. If golden champagne is seen as a celebratory drink, there is pink champagne to celebrate romance.
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From Archives 2008: Wine from Kerala Kokonuts
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A Kerala farmer who had earlier the top state government award for being the top coconut farmer and had got the process for making wine from the fruit patented last August is in the process of getting it done also in several other countries. He is hopful that the government will follow Maharashra model and make it easy to make wine from Kerala Kokonuts
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From Archives 2007: Wine for Asia 2005 –Well Worth The Visit
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Recently concluded Wine For Asia 2005, at Singapore was a gold mine for those who find wine a four letter exciting word. There was also a silver mine and a bronze mine, for where else would you get the opportunity of tasting about a 100 award winning wines from Decanter Awards, MundusVini (International Spirits Award) and Wine for Asia Awards? … and that too at your own pace and without anyone coming between your palate and wine.
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From Archives 2008: Big may not be better in Wine Service
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Big wine glasses are being blamed for millions of people consuming twice as much as they think according to a National Drug Research Institute study conducted in Australia
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From Archives 2003: Valdivieso Chilean Wines Uncorked In Delhi
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Delhi Wine Club presented a range of Vin~a Valdivieso Chilean wines at their monthly dinner at West View Restaurant in Hotel Maurya Sheraton on Monday night. The menu for the 5-course meal was designed by the Chef, Bill Marchetti to match the wines to be presented for tasting with the food. 30 club members attended the dinner.
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From Archives 2010 : From the Heart of a Wine Evangelist
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Over the years people have addressed me as a wine journalist, writer, judge, Cavaliere, sommelier, vino, wine promoter, importer, educator, consultant and some even think I am from the hospitality industry, with a recent journalist even dubbing me as a wine warrior. But I would best describe myself as a wine evangelist- with a difference.
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From Archives 2008 : Mumbai World’s First to Taste Brunello 2003
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Visitors to Vinitaly India in Mumbai were given a double treat. Not only were they able to taste Brunello di Montalcino, some of the top red wines of Italy but they were the first ones in the world to taste the just-released 2003 vintage
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Shangri-La: Wine by the Glass with Class
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Hotel Shangri-La in Delhi has become the first hotel serving 32 wines by the glass, using the Italian Enomatic wine dispensing machine that ensures fresh and unoxidised wine for almost as many number of days.
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From Archives 2007 : IFE-India 2007- Record Participation & Turnout
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The 5th edition of IFE- India excelled not only in the country and company participation, it had a record attendance of over 6000 people. The 3-day show concluded successfully last Saturday with many of the exhibitors announcing their return next year.
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From Archives 2007 – IFE-India 2007: Record Participation & Turnout
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The 5th edition of IFE- India excelled not only in the country and company participation, it had a record attendance of over 6000 people. The 3-day show concluded successfully last Saturday with many of the exhibitors announcing their return next year.
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From Archives (2007): Arora Lambasts Government on Duties at IFE-India
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Subhash Arora, President of the Indian Wine Academy, lambasted the government for irrational duties on wines during his sectorial presentation at the inauguration of the 5th edition of IFE-India yesterday.
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From Archives (2007): Wine Feature- A Date with Burgundy Beauties
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Wines from Burgundy can vary from mediocre to sublime but they are never boring. Tasting wines from 3 well-known producers organised by Sonarys last week was a delectable experience, says Subhash Arora who was present at Hotel Taj Mahal on the Thursday afternoon.
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From Archives (2007): Feature- Now Drink Gold with Wine
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One of the latest arrivals to hit the Indian wine market lets you enjoy Gold in a different fashion-You don’t wear it, just drink it with wine. Tiny 1-micron pure gold flakes floating in the bottle give the Barossa Valley ‘Gold’ Chardonnay shimmering looks besides making it a party protagonist.
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From Archives (2007): Resveratrol in red wine controls diabetes in rats-Study
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Even relatively low doses of resveratrol–a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine–can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a new report published by Science Daily on Monday
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