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The latest from the drinks industry events, roundups, reports and encounters.
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After three years of launching Chandon sparkling wine in the country, the LVMH Group holding company Moët Hennessy India recently opened doors to its state-of-the-art winery in Dindori, Nashik to a very selective group of media and trade. The property built on 21-acre of land in the wine capital of India is also the…
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The wine importing company Wine Park owned by Vishal Kadakia has entered the domestic wine market with the launch of a limited edition brand called The Daily Dose. As the name suggests, The Daily Dose aims to be a solution to the needs of a daily wine drinker. The wine has a very interesting,…
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Here’s a good news for beer fans. India’s connection with Canada is about to get stronger with the scheduled entry of one of its finest beer brands called 1793 KROY into the Indian market by mid-2016. The winning premium beer brand from Canada is all set to expand to 32 countries this year and Mumbai…
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The six-day long Make In India event starting February 13 will be marked as India’s first ever global event to encourage the local manufacturing industry. The 10 sectors invited to be a part of this initiative are aerospace and defence, automobile, construction, food processing, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, information technology and textiles. Many “micro” businesses including…
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In September this year, there was a historical moment, which defied the notion that India couldn’t produce a good quality cabernet sauvignon. The occasion was the first-ever vertical tasting of cabernet sauvignon wines from KRASMA Estates. At the end of the tasting at the Oberoi Hotel, Bangalore, a room full of industry experts, wine…
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The phrase “wine is made in the vineyard” received much attention recently when wine writers questioned some of Bordeaux’s first growth producers about their heavy financial investments in upgradation of the cellars. This also was an indication of a cautionary measure to have control over a bad vintage, which obviously reasons against the above-mentioned argument.…
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The second edition of the World Whiskies Conference held in Glasgow in April 2008 was a special one. It marked a significant moment in the history of the global liquor industry as the heads of world’s two leading spirits companies came face to face. Paul Walsh, former Diageo and Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) Chief and…
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At 4 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon a group of media and hospitality professionals are gathered at Novotel Hotel, Mumbai for the tasting of a newly introduced champagne brand. Jean-Noel Girard, International Sales Director, Champagne Devaux is about to present the three champagnes from ‘D’s collection when he observes a growing chatter in the room.…
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“All through the nineties I met people. Crowds of people. Met and met and met, until it seemed that people were born and hastily grew up, just to be met”. – Carolyn Wells, American Author and poet There is something about social gatherings. Not everyone can claim to have mastery over the art of surviving…
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The article has originally appeared in the Feb-March 2015 issue of Sommelier India Wine Magazine.
