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Training wine people
Get the people concerned to taste wine more often - taste, not just drink. Hotels and restaurants need to institute training programmes
Wines for summer
This is the time to have white wines, rose' wines, and sparkling wines - the colder the better
Body and aroma
For the summer, there are few wines more suited than a Rose, which combines the crispness and balance of whites with the tannins and smoothness of reds
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Raise a toast to good health with wine
There's evidence that moderate consumption of wine - particularly red wine - keeps you healthy and happy
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Raising a toast to Easter
The St Urbans-Hof Riesling from the Mosel region in Germany is a 90-point wine that was ranked 56 on the Wine Spectator Top 100 list in 2008. It has an elegant expression with racy minerality, crisp a
Wineries of north Karnataka
What has facilitated the survival of these wineries is the demand for wines in the economy segment priced at less than Rs 150 per bottle at retail
Celebrating wines
SulaFest is not really a wine festival anymore - it's now a landmark music festival, with bands such as Gentleman's Dub Club performing to capacity crowds
What they call port wine in Goa
Since the Portuguese had come to Goa about two centuries before port was invented, they couldn't have brought the wine with them
On a wine trail in Nashik
It is clear that wineries with good facilities for visitors will gain significantly both in image as well as in commercial terms
Wines from foreign shores
In India, sales of imported wines have grown from a few thousand bottles in 1986 to nearly 5 million bottles in 2014
When wine is your pudding
How about topping your meal with a sweet wine? Here is a beginner's guide to dessert wines
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Wines for 2015
Among Cabs, I would recommend the Vallonne Cab Classique 2011 (reserve) and the Charosa Cab Reserve, as well as the Krsma Estates Cabernet Sauvignon
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The finest Indian wines
The quality of many Indian wines is increasing by leaps and bounds every year, particularly for those units that have their own vineyards
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The rise and return of Grover Vineyards
Grover Art Series Sauvignon Blanc 2014 bagged the Sauvignon Blanc International Trophy at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards held in Hong Kong recently
