Page 2 - Wine
Undercover wine tasters
It's a pity that good imported wines are so expensive in India
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Why I love wine
With spirits, one gets drunk; with beer you mostly burp
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Kingsland, Soul Tree to form JV, UK set for bulk wine imports from India
We believe there is a clear market opportunity for Indian wine, especially in the Indian restaurant sector, said Ed Baker, managing director at Kingsland Drinks
The wine hubs of Bengaluru
The Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone 2013 is a complex bouquet of ripe fruit, liquorice, and black pepper, with hints of chocolate
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The game of wines
Climate change over the last 30 years has had multiple effects on the wine industry - some beneficial, others not quite as much.
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The six categories of wine drinkers
Constellation Wines US had instituted Project Genome which grouped American wine consumers: enthusiasts, image seekers, savvy shoppers, traditionalists, satisfied sippers, and overwhelmed drinkers
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Wine policies in India
With the Modi juggernaut powering back to a thumping majority in the recent Lok Sabha elections, what does this presage for the wine industry in India?
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The perfect pairings
How does one choose cheese with wines? Wine Folly provides six useful tips
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Grab your corkscrew: Italy's best Brunello di Montalcino may be here
Brunello's 2015 vintage will be uncorked starting January, and winemakers and oenologists say it will be one of the finest on record
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Summer in a glass
Long a neglected category, it is now coming into its own across the world as a versatile wine that blends freshness and vibrancy of white wines with some of the complexity and characteristics of reds
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The New World
I've covered sparkling and white wines; the reds of France; and reds from Italy, France and Spain. Which brings me to The New World: red wines from the rest of the world, outside Europe
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The best of red wines
The Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone 2013 (Rs 6,825 in Bengaluru) is sublime and complex, with a full-bodied taste and lots of ripe fruit and spice on the palate
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New year, new cellar
Italian prosecco is quite trendy and a relatively inexpensive bubbly from the Glera grape
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How old is an old wine?
The garagiste Thunevin Bad Boy is full-bodied with loads of coffee, toast and fruit aromas, silky tannins and a juicy finish
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Global wine production rebounded to a 5-year high in 2018: Report
This year's European output, excluding juice and musts, rose 19% to an estimated 168 mhl
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Where the spirit is freed
To increase demand, you have to make it easier to import or produce wine, as well as make it easier to sell the stuff
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The 8,000-year-old history of wine is replete with instances of fraud
The Phylloxera epidemic devasted vineyards in Europe in the second half of the 19th century such that wine production in France fell from 8.45 bn litres in 1875 to only 2.34 bn litres in 1889
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What are principal wine regions of France, and what do they produce?
French wines rarely give the name of their grapes on the label
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Matching cheese and wines is an art: Here are a few pairing hints
Paired with Baluchi's Indian (all non-veg) cuisine, what stood out was the Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja, 2004 paired with Badami Bater or Sofiyani Pork Ribs
 "Matching cheese and wines is an art: Here are a few pairing hints")
Secret to selling wine on the internet? Just make it yourself!
The challenge lies in making something better than rotten-berry swill
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