Wine and moviesThursday, July 08, 2010,10:22:07 PM
Some of the movies in the west have been inspired by the aura of wine and beautiful stories have been spun around the grape vine. As a wine connoisseur it would be interesting to know some of these. Some famous and not so famous movies made around the wine theme are: A Good Year, Sideways, Walk in the Clouds, Bottle Shock. Then there is a slight different genre about the excess of ....
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World Wine CalendarThursday, July 01, 2010,10:29:15 PM
For all the die hard wine enthusiasts, here is a list of wine events across the globe that you can add to your travel itinerary. There are some events that also take place in India, the Delhi wine show and the International Wine Fair in Mumbai. Both these events are attended by Indian and International wine houses wanting to promote their wines in India. Though Pune is not far behind and ....
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The fragrance of wine!Friday, June 18, 2010,12:58:45 AM
Often people wonder if the aromas in the wine are artificially added or natural. They are naturally created during the fermentation process of the wine. For example we often find touches of vanilla in a Chardonnay that has been fermented or matured in the barrel. There is some similarity in the world of wines and perfumes. Making a perfume requires an extensive and meticulous research, laboratory process and marketing. Every year attempts are made to ....
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Classifying winesFriday, June 11, 2010,12:01:17 AM
These days with the growing trend towards wine consumption, some enthusiastic few, have started building their own wine cellars at home here in India. I have had people asking me about how to store wines and classify them. Here are a few tips : There are table wines, still wines, single estate wines, signature wines, etc. but what details should be taken into account in order to classify....
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Switzerland Day:3 Thursday, June 03, 2010,11:39:27 PM
Here I am, after a short break back with my wine adventures. Over the last few weeks we, travelled across the European winescape with a bus load of my International Vintage Masters Class, sipping wine in some of the most exotic locations. After a month on the road, touring through Italy, Hungary and Switzerland, we were on the last day of our trip. We were finishing our study tour in Switzerland and headed back to our respective countries for a ....
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Touring through SwitzerlandThursday, May 13, 2010,11:47:09 PM
It was day two in lovely Switzerland. After a nice breakfast of yummy Swiss croissants with some good coffee and crisp alpine air we were ready to hit the road again and visit the canton of Valais, which has approx 5300 Hectares of vine. The first stop for the day was Cave Gerald Besse. This domain has 16 hectares of vineyards located on the slopes of the Alps with 14 different grape varieties....
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Touring through SwitzerlandFriday, April 30, 2010,12:29:27 AM
What is that first thing comes to your mind when you think of Switzerland? Probably the lovely picturesque landscape, chocolates, watches etc and now I think you could consider adding Swiss wines to the list too! They have some yummy wines that aren’t necessarily easily available in the Indian market (considering most of their produce is mostly consumed within its borders). Their wine region is relatively small, about ....
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Touring through hungary day 3Friday, April 16, 2010,01:05:50 AM
Our study tour has taken us (my Masters class and me) from spending two weeks in Italy to Hungary. We were to spend a total of five days in Hungary before heading to Switzerland for a week. During the last couple of days we did get to visit some breathtaking landscapes and taste some great wine. We had spent a day in the Tokaj region and then were back in Budapest. There is a different charm to the Central Europe; it is quite ....
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Touring through hungary : day 2Friday, April 02, 2010,02:39:31 AM
Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia as its neighbors. Budapest is its capital with the Danube dividing the city into Buda and Pest. I think it could be counted as one of the most beautiful Capital cities in the world, with a variety of architecture speaking of its immensely checkered past - the Celtic, Romans, Ottamans, Hubsburg and later the Communist rule have left a ....
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Touring through Hungary: DAY 1Friday, March 26, 2010,12:48:31 AM
After touring two weeks in Italy, I had boarded a train from Venice to Budapest, Hungary. This was a summer to remember, the group of 30 fellow travellers was the best company I could have asked for. After our crazy yet fun train adventure it was back to serious business — business of tasting some of the finest wines that Hungary had to offer, travelling across some breathtaking ....
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Touring through Italy: day 9Friday, March 05, 2010,12:18:11 AM
This was our last day in Italy. We had spent two lovely weeks in this part of Europe and were completely overwhelmed by what each new day brought along. Now, we were ready for the second leg of the journey that was a train journey from Venice to Budapest the capital of Hungary, little did we know what crazy adventure awaited us on the way! We were headed to Hungary for a closer view of its viticultural heritage. But before we move on, here is the account of ....
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Touring through italy: day 8Friday, February 26, 2010,01:24:57 AM
For those who are tuning in late to this column, over the last few weeks we have been travelling though the Italian landscape visiting various establishments related to wine. It was a journey I undertook with a group of thirty of twenty-one different nationalities on a study tour as part of my two years International Vintage Masters on Wine and Vine management coordinated by Ecole Superieur d’Agriculture d’ Angers, France. It has been an ....
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Touring through italy: day 7Friday, February 19, 2010,12:26:15 AM
We were on the last leg of our journey across Italy, we had spent the last few days exploring the varied and relatively diverse Italian countryside and now it was down to the last three days. The group dynamic of our diverse and varied travel mates seemed to be getting better every passing day. I had made it a point to wear Indian clothes on this trip with the idea of building "Brand India"! Which sure was working. I had carried bindis....
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Touring through Italy: day 6Friday, February 12, 2010,12:25:40 AM
We had already spent a day in Tuscany and were totally enjoying it. I had been to Italy a few times before but this was completely different, with the point of view of discovering the rich vine-wine culture that Italy has to offer to the world. We were not only learning about Italy but were also living and interacting with thirty other classmates from twenty-one different nations. It was a complete international-integration. We all ....
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Touring through Italy: day 5Friday, February 05, 2010,12:45:57 AM
We were to spend a total of nine days touring through the Italian (wine) landscape before proceeding to Hungary and Switzerland. It was indeed a summer to remember, each day power packed with visits, meeting people, interesting discussions and new discoveries, all related to wine. The first four days went by rather quickly and happily. We had spent time in the regions of Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige, Lombardia and Emilia Romania and were ....
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